Sunday, October 26, 2014

Mural Painting: Shake Your Tail Feathers!

Mural Painting: Shake Your Tail Feathers!

One of my personal favorite subjects to paint is birds. They are beautiful, colorful, and a great way to add movement in murals. Living in sunny southwest Florida it’s no surprise that clients usually ask for tropical birds. So let’s shake some tail feathers and take a peek:

Lanky egrets bookend a console:




 Flamingos add a splash of pink in both a residential and a commercial mural:




Adorable sandpipers run along beach scenes:



 Burrowing owls on garage door:

Birds in flight and majesty and movement:









Occasionally a bird’s feathers can be made of plastic though, like this cute rubber ducky in a child’s bath:

To see even more birds from my murals visit: www.facebook.com/+SwanStudiosIncCapeCoral

To have feathery friends painted in your home or business contact Swan Studios Inc. http://www.swanstudio.net/


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Sunday, October 19, 2014

Mural Painting: Everything's Going to POT!

Mural Creation: Everything’s going to POT!

Across the nation and most definitely here in sunny Southwest Florida the big debate is whether to allow medical marijuana to be distributed and if so where, who, how, how much, etc. But for my clients their only debate is to pot or not to pot…on the painted plants I create for their walls. So here’s glimpse of the “Pot” (s) for those who voted yes:

A series of herb plants painted under the windowsills of a breakfast nook:









Potted plant above a kitchen ledge:

Bamboo and tropical plants in terra-cotta pots:




Detail from a palm tree pot:



Colorful Mexican inspired pottery for palm tree:

















To get pot batched especially for your home or business, contact Swan Studios Inc. http://www.swanstudio.net/

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Swan Studios Inc in the News

Check out the article in the Examiner www.examiner.com featuring yours truly !



Me in my dazzling paint clothes with Nino Basile owner of Mama Nina's

Swan Studios In can be reached at www.swanstudio.net or via google plus at www.google.com/+SwanStudiosIncCapeCoral

Mama Nina's Restaurant can be reached at 18767 S. Tamiami Trail  Fort Myers, Fl
For reservations call 288-6854

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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Mural Painting: In Full Bloom

Mural Painting: In Full Bloom
Stop and smell the roses. Or in this case, Bird of Paradise, Bougainville, and Orchids. Southwest Florida is bursting with gorgeous flowers and often I paint the local flora and fauna into murals. Sometimes the flowers are used for color within a scene and at other times the flowers themselves are the focal point.

Bird of Paradise with faux finish background- painted on canvas for breakfast room:


Orchids over sliding door:

Tropical plants for a clubhouse stage mural inspired from adjoining room’s wallpaper:

Excerpt from a monochrome floor to ceiling room wrap mural:

Cat tails over headboards:

Excerpt from a Sunflower Field room wrap mural:

Bougainvillea blooming over garage doors and around exterior stairwell:


Let Swan Studios bring the beauty of tropical flowers into your home. Contact Swan Studios at (http://www.swanstudio.net/)

To view more mural flowers and other mural and faux finish work go to (www.google.com/+SwanStudiosIncCapeCoral )

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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Faux Painting: I was FRAMED !

Faux Painting: I was Framed!
Actually in this case, re-framed. Ugly frames can be made beautiful with a lift from faux finishing. Or perhaps you have a frame that is already beautiful but doesn't quite match with your decor. Swan Studios Inc. can create the perfect finish for you.  http://www.swanstudio.net/

An oiled rubbed bronze faux painting gives this mirror the perfect framing with a warm finish.

A plain bisque white finish is transformed with an aged faux finish. The same finish is used to re-purpose the table.

A wall niche is given a hammered metallic finish to expand the look of the frame for a client’s favorite painting.

Close-ups of faux finishes for mirror frames created for a restaurant. The frames were dull from age and beaten and chipped from shipping.





When you’re ready to get “framed “, contact Swan Studios Inc ( http://www.swanstudio.net/ ).
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