Mural week 2...it's in the details!

Week two...details, details!

Now that we had our sky, land, water, environment in...

it was time to fill this large mural with a few details.

If you missed reading about Carole Mayne and CerroPaint 

building the foundation of this mural...

check it out here.

Anatomy of a Mural, week one...

I was recently commissioned to do a mural 

by new homeowners

who wanted to add memories of their

600 acre Colorado ranch into their new home in 

Rancho Santa Fe California.

We started with a 22 foot wall,

a scale drawing and lots of paint and brushes.

Life of a stencil...

Royal Design Studios

 is my go to stencil resource.

#1

 because they have a wonderful selection of stencils

+ 

  Annie Sloan Chalk Paint stockist.

#2

They're local here in San Diego and close enough to get to 

when I need a stencil right away.

Just a chair...

This is a chair

I worked on after finishing up the closet doors for Rita.

She just had this chair delivered, 

gorgeous fabric,

but the wood painted gold metallic just wasn't right.

Working with Modello...

At first...

when my client Rita wanted me to do an elaborate design 

on these closet doors,

 in a room that already had so much design details...

I hesitated!

"Are you sure you want that much going on in here?"

I said.

"Yes, I like pattern on pattern,"

Rita said.

Update on a desk...

This poor little darling...

was headed to the trash bin at a thrift store.

Lucky me...

I am very lucky it seems...

in all my years (and it's been quite a few)

I've had mostly wonderful jobs and clients to go right along with them.

It's been a very, very rare case when I had a client I didn't like!

This week was a fine example!

Lesson learned...

I just bought this piece from another dealer...

and spent way more than I normally would on a piece of furniture!

Especially since I would have to repair & paint

to get it ready to go into my shop at

Urban Barn.

A peek at a few new pieces...

I was busy Monday painting a few new pieces 

I need to get out of the work space for a few more to come in...

always the story around here!

Paint Magic with Fireplaces...

Cement cast fireplaces...

in so many homes,

 and people just aren't sure what to do with them!

I say...paint em out!