Saturday, March 25, 2006
ESCAPE TO THE FOREST AND WATCH THE DEER FROM YOUR IMAGINARY LOG CABIN. THIS BOYS BEDROOM FEATURED A HARDWOOD FLOOR, WOOD BEAD BOARD, AND PLAID FLANNEL TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE REALISTIC. WITH WILD GRASS, MULTIPLE TREES, FLUFFY WHITE CLOUDS, AND BEING THIS CLOSE TO AN EIGHT POINT DEER WAS EVERY BOYS' DREAM. THIS MURAL TOOK 18 HOURS TOTAL.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
FINDING NEMO MURAL
JUST KEEP SWIMMING, JUST KEEP SWIMMING. THIS OFFICE WAITING ROOM WAS ONCE WHITE AND BLAH, UNTIL NEMO AND HIS FRIENDS DROPPED MANY A JAW. I CREATED THIS 27FT MURAL AT AN AUTISM CENTER FOR CHILDREN AGES 5-12. THIS ANIMATED OCEAN SCENE HAS MADE THIS WAITING AREA A CHEERFUL PLACE TO BE. INCLUDED IN THIS MURAL ARE THE CHARACTERS NEMO, NIGEL, CRUSH & SQUIRT, DORY, MR. BUBBLES, AND GILL. THIS PAINTING TOOK 32 HOURS.
FAMILY TREE MURAL
TOGETHER IS OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE.
THIS CONTEMPORARY FAMILY TREE MURAL WAS CREATED USING ONE COLOR DEVELOPING A WATERCOLOR RESULT. THIS TREES DIMMENSIONS ARE APPROX 15X15FT. EACH FAMILY MEMBER HANGS FROM THE TREE IN A WHITE FRAME WITH GREEN RIBBONS. IT IS VERY UNIQUE AND A JOY TO LOOK AT. THIS TREE TOOK 8 HOURS.
FROG MURAL
A LEAPING FROG THROUGH CATTAILS MAKES THIS BATHROOM MORE APPEALING, BY GIVING YOU THE "OUT IN NATURE" KIND OF FEELING. THIS MURAL WAS CREATED USING A VENETIAN PLASTER SUEDE LOOK IN OLIVE GREEN FOR THE BACKGROUND. THE CATTAILS WERE PAINTED IN METALLICS. THE CERAMIC FROG WAS A LATER ADDITION PURCHASED IN FRANKENMUTH, MI. THIS PROJECT WAS 7 HOURS TOTAL.
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE BORDER
THIS BERRY SPECIAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE ROOM WAS DONE FOR A LITTLE GIRL. ALL WALLS WERE PAINTED 3/4 THE WAY UP WITH PINK. THE REMAINDER TOP 1/4 OF THE WALLS WERE LEFT WHITE. THE TWO COLORS WERE SEPERATED WITH A WHITE CHAIR RAIL MOULDING. I HAND PAINTED EACH STRAWBERRY TO CREATE A BORDER. FINISHING TOUCHES INCLUDED ORIGINAL STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE COLLECTIBLES, DECORATIVE TWINKLE LIGHTS, AND CLING ON'S.
CAT IN THE HAT MURAL
THIS CAT IN THE HAT IS VERY TALL, BUT IT FIT ON A SPECIAL BOY'S WALL. EACH DAY CHANGES HIS PERCEPTION AND THIS DR. SEUSS MURAL IS NO EXCEPTION. THIS CAT LOOKS ALIVE AND IS REALISTIC JUST LIKE THE BOOK AND MOVIE. THIS MURAL IS PAINTED ON A 8X10' WALL, AND TOOK 7 HOURS. THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE WALL HAS A FLOATING WATER APPEAL. CAT IN THE HAT IS PAINTED FROM THE WAIST UP AND HE IS APPROX 4FTX4FT.
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
GREAT DANE MURAL
HER PARENTS SAID NO, NOT EVER, NOT NOW, HER PAINTED GREAT DANE IS SPECIAL FOREVER AND NOW. THIS MURAL WAS DONE FOR A 10YR OLD GIRL. OTHER WALLS ARE PURPLE AND BLUE. FINISHING TOUCHES INCLUDE A CUSTOM DOG COLLAR ATTACHED WITH VELCRO AND A REAL DOG TAG. THE COLLAR IS CHANGEABLE AND REMOVEBALE. WOODEN LETTERS WHERE PAINTED AND NAILED TO THE WALL TO SPELL GREAT DANE. THIS PAINTING TOOK 6 HOURS.
ALL ABOARD!! THOMAS THE TRAIN MURAL
ALL ABOARD!! THIS THOMAS THE TRAIN MURAL TAKES YOU OVER AND UNDER THE TUNNELS TO UPPER TIDMOUTH STATION, WHERE YOU MUST PICK UP PASSENGERS AND DELIVER PACKAGES. THOMAS AND HIS FRIENDS WERE PAINTED ON A 8X10' WALL. ABOVE THE MURAL IS A SKY FULL OF FLUFFY DIMENSIONAL CLOUDS. THIS MURAL TOOK A TOTAL OF 42 HOURS.