This pommegranate tree is part of abig mural in the hallway of a Bel Air residence.
It was done completely in Old World style, featuring an Italian landscape, trees, cypresses, lemons, grapes and flowers.
The background is like a faux finish, sublte colors and fading. It reminds of the Da Vinci times when the world was calmer and more relaxed.
Playing Kids is a mural we did out-doors. The kids are in life-size as well as the dog and the cat.
Our client wanted his own kids painted on the walls as an everlasting memory.
This mural is in Switzerland and I remember very well when we did it: It was in April and it was still very cold.
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This table is a Must See indeed!
I restored this table made out of solid wood and decided to give it a very special look. I chose the legendary and beautiful French Fleur den Lyss symbol and hand painted it in the middle of the table.
The table has 2 extension leaves.
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This is a wall of a garage which was white. My clients did some very nice land scaping and added a pavillion tent which looked very good with the typical Greek colors blue and white.
It is a typical Greek setting that you fnd on very many islands of Greece.
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Swiss Cheese Bench
Swiss Cheese Bench
When you think of Switzerland what comes first in mind? Chocolate, of course but also the famous Swiss Cheese. Right?
In 2005 this bench was exhibited in Zurich and everyone loved and could memorize it.
Such a bench is great for restaurant’s waiting areas or for a garden or patio.
If you like something special which will catch anybodys attention, you should have such a bench.
The bench will be customized with an appropiate design for your business or with any design of your choice.
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.
Faux Finishes are not out!
If you might have thought that this traditional wall finish is not trendy any more, you must know that it is still an option to bring life into your home.
I have done many faux finishes in homes which were completely white. All the walls. The hallway, the bathrooms – white, white, white with no contrast at all.
Antique scroll Mural
This is a hand painted antique scroll on papyrus. The paper is not real paper, I faux finished the texture, so it is all painted! My client gave me some quotes she liked which were rounding up the whole mural.
The mural is in the entry way on a wall which connects kitchen and living room.
