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Painted faux stone arch detail, Pittsburgh

posted on July 15, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , , ,    

Faux painting Pittsburgh: faux stone detailFaux painting details of stone “blocks”, properly befitting the main entrance of a historic home in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

More faux stone pictures from Pittsburgh painting

posted on March 11, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

Picture 1665East coast faux painting project continues with new pictures, painting faux stone block throughout an old home main entry and stairwell.

Pittsburgh faux stone painting progress 2/25/2011

posted on February 28, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

… all the natural light in the stairwell is heavily filtered. I’m happy to say that this finish is stubbornly bright and warm on cloudy grey days.
 
 

New pics: Faux stone painting in Pittsburgh

posted on February 14, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged ,    

After a long time of working only on the computer since arriving in Pittsburgh, I’m blessed with two great opportunities to paint again.

New Year faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh

posted on January 18, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , , ,    

Faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh starts with paint samples, using Flickr photo galleries cloud-style to share with out of town client.
 
 

Faux stone entry | main archway

posted on February 14, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

This picture just captures the shady & stately interior feel in pleasant contrast to its splashy views of San Diego bay.

Faux stone entryway details continued

posted on February 13, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

Here’s a shot looking from the lower foyer the other way up the staircase archway. You can see the faux stone block pattern adapted to each stage of this carefully articulated entry.

Faux stone entry details | stair archway

posted on February 3, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

Okay, birthday week and pagan midwinter are over, its officially the new year and back to work. Continuing on the faux limestone entryway documentation, this picture reveals some of the “inset” panel painting I did in the unusual plaster archways leading …

More faux stone painting in grand entry

posted on January 17, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged ,   1 Comment

I always wanted to publish this picture because it gives a great sense of those overwhelming moments that happen on jobs where you wonder how you got this far into it, and then, when and where does it end?  I …

Faux stone wall finish in grand entryway

posted on January 12, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,   2 Comments

Keeping in mind that these walls are completely flat plaster, I think the perspective with the wall and painted faux stone block pattern coming at you on the left tells the story nicely….
 

Scenic painting | SeaWorld, San Diego

posted on December 2, 2009 in Analog, Scenic Painting and tagged , , ,    

This is a one day bit of faux stone painting fun on the SeaWorld installation in San Diego.
 
 

Faux stone wall finish details

posted on December 1, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged ,    

I took a lot of these kinds of shots to show the level of detail and the interrelationship of the painted details with the real ones.

Scenic painting | SeaWorld San Diego

posted on November 30, 2009 in Analog, Scenic Painting and tagged , , ,    

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.

Faux stone wall finish

posted on November 29, 2009 in Analog, Faux Finishes and tagged , ,    

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 …