Monthly Archives: November 2009
Wall mural: Tuscan landscape through wine room window
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Faux Painting, trompe l'oeil, tuscany, wall mural, wine
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Detailed trompe l’oeil architectural window emerges from a complete room faux painting treatment, opening on a Tuscan vineyard landscape.
Reworking mural, faux & custom art portfolio
posted on November 30, 2009 in Digital, Updates
and tagged Art Portfolio, Photo Galleries, Reference Materials
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Moving from San Diego to Pittsburgh has left the usual upheaval in the details, and I've been working to un-overturn the cart, if you will.
Faux wood finish | Viejas Casino
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog
and tagged Faux Painting, faux wood grain
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This is the “after” picture of the faux wood finish I created up at Viejas Casino & Outlet Center in Alpine, CA for the Viejas design team. Faux painting with automotive paint systems was a chore, but the result was …
Scenic painting at Viejas | faux wood finish
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Scenic Painting
and tagged exterior painting, faux wood grain, viejas casino
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This faux wood finish was accomplished with an automotive paint system (heavy chemicals, respirators, heavy gloves) for exterior durability.
Scenic painting, Viejas Casino: before
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Scenic Painting
and tagged exterior painting, faux wood grain, viejas casino
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This is what the fiberglass “logs” looked like before we started the new faux painted “wood grain”: freshly sandblasted, scrubbed, and…
Scenic painting | Viejas Casino and Outlet Center
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Scenic Painting
and tagged San Diego, showcourt, viejas casino
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I spent a few weeks here first in the fall of 2001 with a crew of six faux painting these huge fiberglass clad “logs” to look like wood.
Scenic painting | SeaWorld San Diego
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged Faux Stone, San Diego, Scenic Painting, SeaWorld
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I worked as scenic artist on the set in LA studios, then led scenic painting touch-up & tie-in work at installation site in San Diego.
Kids room: circus theme painted furniture
posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Project Design
and tagged circus playroom, Faux Painting, Furniture, painted furniture
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This crackle faux finish was designed from colors of the room’s circus “tent” walls and inspired by from circus wagons & carousel ponies.
Vintage San Diego Padres logo mural on brick
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged brick, San Diego Padres, wall mural
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This is part of the Lucky D’s project, rendering vintage logos for San Diego sports teams on the newly sandblasted brick walls. The paint style is “vintage or “distressed” as if the murals had been painted a while ago and …
Faux stone wall finish
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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This is one of my favorite pictures from one of my best faux painting projects in San Diego. The colors of this “limestone” finish were developed to be both neutral and yet warm up the entryway, lobby and staircases of …
mural drawing | full size transfer
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged vertical blinds, wall mural
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This shows clearly how the drawing got made so crisp and accurately on the uneven surface of the vertical blinds: I drew it on paper first!
mural painting | at the beginning of the city
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged sky paint, vertical blinds, wall mural
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Here you can see the chalk drawing on the blinds before I masked off the finished sky part of the mural.
cityscape mural | early stages
posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Architectural Drawing, Murals, vertical blinds
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I like this picture to remind me of how many steps there really were in pulling this mural project off.
Mural on vertical blinds | tough surface to paint
posted on November 28, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Murals, paint surface, vertical blinds
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Vertical blinds were extruded with 1/8″ wide grooves, making it a challenge to get down clean lines for the architectural drawing involved.
Cityscape mural on vertical blinds
posted on November 28, 2009 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Iwata, Murals, vertical blinds, wall mural
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The secret? Translucent glazy colors mixed right for two trusty Iwata spray guns, and a lot of careful masking.
Faux wall finishes in progress: wallpaper
posted on November 27, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting
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Here is a rich detail shot of the stencil work on the Lucky D’s wallpaper prior to the aging/highlighting process. The repeated pattern is done twice, first in red over the green ragged background, then in gold metallics. Photo by …
Faux brick, faux wallpaper, and trompe l’oeil
posted on November 12, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting
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This project never got much press because they botched up the bar and closed it after a couple of months. Owner Dave Egan is a good guy and has made a comeback with new concept, new look, the whole thing. …
Chalk painting at San Diego’s Little Italy Festa
posted on November 12, 2009 in Analog, Chalk Painting
and tagged Little Italy, San Diego, starry night, van gogh
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This version of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” is approximately 8′ wide and 6′ high and took one sunny Sunday to create…
