Murals & Trompe L'Oeil paintings have become a unique and appealing way
of adding personality to a business or home
Consideration for the architectural detailing, colour and mood of the
environment creates bespoke artwork which is both individual and sensitive
to the style and period of the setting.
Trompe l'oeil is a French expression which simply translates as 'trick the eye'. It describes
a painted illusion, a visual joke, specifically designed to fool viewers into
believing that what they are seeing is real.
It is only when they come closer to inspect the work in more detail - perhaps
even as they reach over to pick up a realistically painted wine glass -
they realize to their delight that they have been duped.
A good trompe l'oeil mural can blur the boundary between fantasy and reality,
making the viewer believe they are looking out onto a Provencal or Tuscan landscape -
even from the confines of a windowless room.
Provencal Window Video
This is the third video I have produced and this time I chose to paint a view of the Provencal countryside complete with lavender fields and a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.
Venetian Window Video
This is the second video I have produced. This mural is something I have been meaning to paint for some time.
I have always been fascinated with the eclectic facades and contrasting wall textures of the city of Venice and wanted to try and reproduce this with paints.
Crumbling Wall Video
This was my first video and I chose to paint my crumbling wall simply because it is my favourite effect to paint.
Please follow the above link to find out more about the association of which I am a member.
DIY SOS
Follow the above photo-link to see more, including pictures of Gordon Collett and myself with Nick Knowles, Julia Kendell and the rest of the DIY SOS team.
For those of you who saw the glow-in-the-dark star ceiling that was featured on a previous DIY SOS episode you may be interested to know that I also do Star Ceilings as well.
Follow the Star Ceilings link on the left margin to find out more.
Gordon and myself have also lended our painting skills to three shows for ITV1's "60 Minute Makeover".
Follow the above link for further details.
Please Explore the Site
There are lots of murals to see here - if you look in the gallery link on the top
menu bar you will see that all my work has been catagorised for your
convenience. All the murals in the galleries have slideshows which give more
information on the work as well as showing more images.
I paint murals in a variety of styles on commissions from restaurants, hotels,
leisure centres, businesses and private homes.
I am based in Essex and I can cover the areas of London and the home counties. Occasionally I will work further afield to cover the whole of the UK and abroad.
I will more than happy to discuss your requirements without obligation
and provide preliminary sketches and a quotation thereafter.
Get in touch and give me a challenge.
Please select one of the images below to see examples of my work
