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Barbara Blair's Art Blog
Studio News, Latest Works & Musings On A Coastal Life
by Barbara Blair on 1/8/2010 11:13:02 PM
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I provided custom on-site decorative painting services to homeowners and interior designers for over ten years before focusing on fine art paintings. Here are photos of several completed projects:
This project involved five ceiling panels in a dining room with a very complex multi-colored custom stencil process. Each panel is 30" wide by 11 feet long. Since there was no way I could do this directly on the ceiling, it was painted on canvas and applied to the ceiling by a wallpaper hanger.
The design was stenciled onto a subtle "faux" painted background and then sanded to give an antiqued worn effect.
The interior designer for this project was on the east coast , and since I am on the west coast, all communications regarding the design, colors, and samples for approval were done by long distance. |
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The brown stripes of this powder room are painted to look like copper. The alternating stripes have a creamy pearl finish. The ceiling is also creamy pearl. The medallion design of the border has a trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) three dimensional effect.
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This is one of two archways in a kitchen and breakfast room. It is a custom-made stencil design, painted with softly blended colors on top of a "faux" wall finish that I applied all over the area.
I also designed a complimentary motif for the hood over the stove.
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This acanthus leaf design is also a custom-made stencil, painted in two colors with a sponge technique.
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Although these examples of decorative painting are mostly traditional, I am able to execute a wide range of themes from old world European to contemporary or whimsical. I am no longer accepting on-site projects involving scaffolding, difficult-to-reach areas, or painted finishes.
For either fine art or decorative artwork created off-site, a large design can be made with multiple panels of stretched canvas, such as diptychs, triptychs or a combination of several smaller pieces. Smaller murals or other works to be applied directly to the wall can be created on canvas, and easily shipped rolled in a tube.
Please contact me by email if you have any questions, or call me at 760-966-1295.
All content and images © Copyright 2007-2013 Barbara Blair
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