The mural was done after the painting “The Singing Waiter” by British painter Jack Vettriano. It is located in Studio City in a beautiful entertainer’s backyard with a bar, swimming pool and fountains.
The Singing Butler mural after Vettriano
Looks like Hand painted Wall paper
Gold metallic background with hand painted ornamental painting of chinoserie style.
The wall behind headboards in the bedrooms stays mostly empty because of lacking artwork. It does not have to be that way. The picture below shows some detail of a mural I did behind the headboard in chinoise style. That is a style where art is hand painted on silky wall paper. In this case I painted the wall first with a golden paint and afterwards hand painted some flowers with birds in the colors of the bedding.
Looks like handpainted wallpaper
Lake Como Mural
Lake Como is a picturesque lake in the North of Italy, very close to the Swiss border, and surrounded by mountains. It is also the home of the famous actor George Cloney. The mural was done for a residence in famous Brentwood of Los Angeles. The house you see in the mural is the home of my clients.
Detail of the Italian Lake Como Mural
Sky Mural with Parrot
The upper part of the wall is the continuation of a tropical wall mural on the adjacent wall. I painted a parrot and some top leaves of palm trees which are complementing the other mural nicely.
upper part of the wall with a sky, parrot and palmtrees
Hand Painted Faux Papyrus Scroll
Hand painted scroll (it is not paper); the scroll is painted, the iron rod too. The trompe l’oeil mural is in a hallway;
the quote was chosen by my client. The entire hallway was first painted in a very light and subtle faux finish, an ideal background for the papyrus scroll.
Hand painted faux papyrus scroll with quote
Hand painted Kitchen Floor
hand painted wooden kitchen floor
Ornamental Painting on a wooden floor all around the room; here a kitchen in Country style.
The paint is durable, and will not come off during floor cleaning. Good sealing of the painting will prevent this.
The original floor was an old oak parquet floor which did not match the overall style of the home.
To paint the floor was a good solution. Everything is possible.
Interested in such a floor?
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Diningroom Mural Tuscany Brentwood
Italian Landscape for a diningroom in a Brentwood residence.
The Tuscan Sky continues on the ceiling.
How to refinish the hallway railing
- Faux Finish for Hallway Railings
Is your home all white? In the 70s it was very trendy to paint everyting in the house white – the walls, the bathrooms, the railings, the windows – just everything.
I figured it is a lack of contrast, right? So where do you start in changing it? Sure you can paint the walls and the trims. But what about the railings and doors and windows?
I was hired to refinish the hallway railing in a “white house” and suggested an espresso brown for the railing.
First you would sand the wood and paint it with a primer. When it is dry you add the first color: a chocolate brown. Let it dry. Mix the glaze, it needs to be one tone darker. Add the glaze and let it dry. Mix another glaze and add some water to it, it should not be very thick. Use the glaze until all white spots are gone but the wooden structure would shine through. Finally seal it. Does this sound complicated? I hope not. You always have the chance to contact me, in case you have a “white house” and need some contrast. Happy painting.
