Murals by Los Angeles Muralist Gabrielle

How to make a room look bigger – Restaurant Mural

Mural for a restaurant featuring a Swiss city at the beautiful Zurich Lake

The restaurant had a small and long room which they used for private parties but it was not booked as it should.

The wall where you see the mural is a fold-able door which is connected to the main room of the restaurant.

We faux finished this wall first, then added a window mural to open up the small space. The intention was to make the room look bigger with an additional window. The result was fabulous! The restaurant owner told us later that it was much easier for him to rent out the room for private parties and events.

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Greek Wall Mural for the Backyard

: Greek Mural

This is a wall of a garage which was white. My clients did some very nice landscaping and added a pavilion tent which looked very good with the typical Greek colors blue and white.

It is a typical Greek setting that you will find on very many Greek islands. If you are a fan of Greece and have a backyard wall you will like this wall mural.

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admin, November 10th 2009 | Tags: european art, european master mural, european mural, european muralist, Garden Mural, greek mural, los angeles mural, los angeles mural art, los angeles muralist, los angeles murals, mural, mural art, mural painter, muralist, murals, wall art, wall painting
Posted in Backyard Mural, Commercial Murals, Floral Murals, Garden Mural, Landscape Murals, Nature Mural, Outdoor Mural, Trompe L'Oeil Mural

Romantic Old World Italian Mural with Angel

: sleeping angel

The sleeping angel is part of a very romantic mural featuring one of greatest European ballerinas.

In-midst a French old world landscape the angel has no intentions, no interference – it is pure - it is a forgotten part of a world which was full of detail, romance and love.

If I could go back in time I would go back when life was easier and you could find the love for details everywhere. If you see the Ballerina on my website you will understand…

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admin, October 27th 2009 | Tags: angel art, angel mural, bel air mural, bel air muralist, beverly hills, Diningroom Murals, handpainted mural, hollywood, los angeles artist, los angeles mural, los angeles muralist, mural paining, muralist, old world mural, Old World Murals, santa monica
Posted in Bedroom Murals, Diningroom Murals, Faux Finish Art, Figurative Murals, Floral Murals, Hallway Murals, Landscape Murals, Livingroom Murals, Old Master Murals, Old World Murals

How to make a room look bigger

Choose a templateFor the bathroom I got a picture (in this case from the Interior Designer) and I used it as a template; it was a tropical scene which the client liked a lot.
Step 2
Make the draft (design)

You can do a little drawing or use your painting computer programs such as Photoshop. I always take a picture of the blank wall and copy and paste the mural elements into the photograph. For the tropical mural I took some elements of the photo and combined them with other ideas like hibiscus flowers, tropical plants and so on.
I will show you a detailled draft in my next article.

Step 3
Paint the mural
If the mural needs a light coating you would do this first. For the tropical landscape I used a white surface because of the different colors (sky and forest)
Then you do the outlines; I use charcoal – I would not recommend pencil or any other paint.
Fill in hte background colors for the sky and forest, so a foliage green and sky blue which I . Use light colors and systematically add the details. You can do them freehand or project them. For this mural I used the projector only for the plant named bird of paradise in the right corner.

Step 4
The mural’s details would be added at the end, some highlights, deeper tones and little lines here and there. It has to come alive.
After it was finished I sealed the mural with a matt finish to protect it from moisture.

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Unforgettable Ray Charles – Georgia on my Mind

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admin, September 29th 2009 | Tags: art, artist, georgia, Music, ray charles
Posted in Landscape Murals, Music

Panda Bear Mural – Let the Children play

: the wall was painted with non-toxic paint in a light-green before I applied the mural.

lI I did the panda bears for a twins nursery in La Canada on 2 walls.

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admin, September 18th 2009 | Tags: foothills mural, handpainted mural, kids mural, kids murals, La Canada, La Canada Muralist, La Crescenta, los angeles mural, los angeles muralist, mural art, mural for children, mural for kids, mural for nursery, mural paining, mural painter, muralist, murals, Nature Mural, nursery mural, panda bear mural, panda bears mural, panda mural, panda murals, wall art
Posted in Bedroom Murals, Landscape Murals, Murals for children, Nursery Murals, Wildlife Mural

A romantic mural after the painting of N. Lancret – the progress

A 17th century mural after the painting of Nicholas Lancret (1690-1743). Let’s become romantic…

This is a blank wall. Look at it. Do you see anything special? No, it’s just a wall in a room which is the dining room of a private residence in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles.
My own artistic viewpoint: A challenge. Need for creation. Empty space. Liveless space. I searched and found a wonderful painting which was finally chosen by the client.

The draft for the mural can be seen at the end of this blog.

Right side of the wall, next to the door. I decided to paint a french landscape which was typical for the 17th century paintings.

The angel is sleeping – tranquility is the keyword.

The landscape is growing, more trees and bushes. Roses around the angel – it’s timeless. No need to rush. Tranquility.

People are entering the scene. Musicians playing old instruments.

A girl – still in no motion. Flower in her hair. A little smile…

The musicans come alive.

The star, the highlight of the mural is beginning to come into existence. It’s a beautiful lady…

Here she is:
Mademoiselle Marie de Camargo. One of the first famous ballerinas in Europe. She might have been forgotten but when I found her it made me feel happy. She is history. She is wonderful. She is dancing forever…