After 15 years of painting murals I know better. No matter what the man says – Listen to the woman. When you meet your clients and Daddy brings in stacks of pictures of castles, but Mommy says, “I’m not sure what I want,” – Listen to Mother. Otherwise, you spend a couple days painting scrolls […]
Anticipation – More Painting Ideas for Baby Girls Nursery
Hi Colleen . . . is it ready yet? I love getting that phone call from a client. I also hate getting that phone call from a client. Anticipation – it’s a double-edged sword, full of eagerness and dread. I was eager to detail this painting with my Sharpie because it’s the last thing I […]
Border Choices for Baby Girl’s Mural
My first instinct was to go with classic ‘baroque’ ornaments for a border around the mural. Even though it’s for a baby, I liked baroque for it’s timeless elegance. I used this sketch as my inspiration. A few different shades for backgrounds and then I quickly sketched the pattern. These are just samples for the […]
Designing a Pink Nursery for Baby Girl
Before I got to my clients’ home yesterday, I was speculating what colors they had in mind for their soon-to-be-born baby girl. I guessed aqua/turquoise & brown. I was wrong. And I’m so glad I was. There’s just something about pink nurseries. (Especially when you’re a mom to 3 boys/men and a grandmother to a […]
Safari Mural for Little Boy’s Room
When it comes to painting murals, I like nothing better than repeat business for the same client. They know me, I know them and it’s just . . . comfortable. I have an appointment tomorrow with a repeat client, but this is extra-special. I painted their almost-4-year-old’s nursery before he was born. Now we’re planning […]
Dinosaur & Kitty Mural . . . and Sunflowers!
The end of last week turned out to be quite the whirlwind. Thursday started with this mural. , It was for two little girls, sharing a room. The oldest loves dinosaurs (read: Land Before Time) and the youngest loves kitties. It should’ve been really simple. Dinosaurs. Kitties. How difficult could that be? And I […]
Anatomy of a Mural – Completed Project
Finished! Finis! Done! I finished this mural yesterday afternoon. How. Lay. Loo. Yah. It’s not that it was a tough project, or a particularly long one. Just over 5 days and I had breaks in between each working day. So it was a little easier on my body. The clients were wonderful. And are very […]
Anatomy of a Mural – How to Paint a Bridge
Or – maybe how not to paint a bridge. It happens. I won’t say it happens every time I paint a mural, but it does happen. Call it an ‘uh-oh’. Or maybe ‘oops’. Even, WTH do I do now? Today it happened. With the bridge. Day 3 of this mural started out fairly easy and […]