The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Event Art Strings 2004 Art Strings 2004 Here Here are a couple of pictures Sandy working on her painted violin. I masked out the entire instrument so I can prime the front without getting paint on the bare wood which I intend on staining later. After painting the background, I check to see that the paper template I made for the artwork fits on the face of the violin as I have planned. See photos of the finished piece.