Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day

This video was compiled from excerpts of 150 ft collage mural I was commissioned to paint for a high school on behalf of the ROTC. Each of the branches of the military,as well as, the police force, sheriff's department, firefighters, EMT, nurses, and doctors are represented. Thank you to all who serve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0gPNvJOJtw 

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Bumping up the Curb Appeal

Bumping up the Curb Appeal

I gladly admit I’m addicted to home improvement shows both for indoors and outdoors. Seems a lot of people all, after all there are entire networks dedicated to just that. But even if you have never watched a single episode, you still know how important curb appeal is to a property. Curb appeal can make or break a sale of a property. So it’s now wonder I’m often requested to faux paint on the exterior to elevate the surfaces to something grand in marble or wood.  Garage doors look absolutely yummy when painted to give the appearance of wood. In most cases the garage doors start out plain white or beige tone. This next set of 6 doors, however, started out previously faux painted but had become chalky. Additional steps are required to prep the surfaces when this happens. In the case below the doors were first washed down, layers that were bubbled up were removed, the doors were sanded, and rewashed with denatured alcohol before beginning the first steps of the new finish. If your garage door is in good condition, you can start with a good alcohol rub down before having primer painted on. Living in the gloriously brilliant Southwest Florida sunshine and humidity it is imperative to have the proper exterior paints and mediums to create the wood looks. The wrong paints become…you guessed it: Chalky. The right paints become -FABULOUS:

View from the street:

View from the driveway:

Close up view of handles and hinges:

The above doors were created with Duramax by Valspar http://www.valsparpaint.com/en/index.html

and additional mediums by Faux Effects http://www.fauxeffects.com/

More photos from this series of 6 doors can be viewed on the Swan Studios Inc website .

Along with other wood versions such as the mahogany wood door :

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Just click onto the flickr logo in the center of the home to be directed to the Swan Studios Inc Gallery.

Or click here to be directed directly to the "Doors" photo album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/141716424@N04/albums/72157666735253851

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Sunrise-Sunset

Mural Painting: Sunrise-Sunset

The glory of the sky bursting in an array of golden oranges, rosy to hypnotizing purples, serene and even surreal shades of blues makes me feel humble. Every day the Heavens put on a spectacular art installation for us and all we need to do is sit back and enjoy it.  Even as I write this morning my favorite star, the Sun, is teasing me with sparkling flashes through the blinds. I guess it knows I’m talking about it today. Living on the Gulf side of Florida we are privy to some of the most divine views as the sun sets each evening and puts on its formal wear. It is no wonder that the topic of the suns rising and setting is requested for murals.

Exterior poolside mural:

Closeup views of the sailboat and bird on bouy:

This master bath lacked windows. Now the homeowner can relax in her Jacuzzi and enjoy the "Sunset" each evening.

I love this mural created for a bedroom so much, it is often used in our advertising:

A sunrise is the perfect way to celebrate a new life- a baby's room:

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Women

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Today we celebrate Mother’s Day. Of all the names women go by, none is as dear as the name “Mom”. By whatever moniker you call her (Mother, Mom, Mama, Mommy) just saying that name brings us a warm gentle comfort.

In tribute to the female personification of unending love everywhere here’s a look at the women I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to incorporate in my art work:

Mothers are a type of goddess:

 Mural work for the Temple Spa

Some moms are famous:

Ink series : Isabella Rossellini

Some moms are “comical”:

Pop-art series Betty & Veronica

Moms are great cooks:

Private commission piece "Linda"

No two moms look alike, some have short hair, some long, some curly:

Barbara

Chalane

Bridget

Natasha

To  my own mom….I love you !!!! Thank you for always being there for me.

And to the two most precious people in the world to me, I am always and forever thankful to be your mom! I love you Always and Forever!

Kaley-Ann and Jacob

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Venetian &Sculpted Plaster

Faux Painting: Totally Plastered

Faux Painting: Totally Plastered

I love getting Blitzed - Juice Up - and Totally Plastered---- on Venetian Plaster that is!

Just to clarify, Venetian plaster is general term and the looks range from highly polished and reflective to jagged and rugged. True, a plaster can take some time, but the results are so worth it. I’m thrilled that today there is such a wide range of plasters available for artists to create faux finishes. I spend time creating samples for my clients and most weekends can be found “concocting” some new-fangled idea that has popped into my head. More than once I have heard a product rep ask, “You want to do what”?

It’s always super exciting when a client is ready to plunge into uncharted territory of a new concept for plaster.  The projects below were created for some delightful fun clients and had my artist heart doing hand springs of joy

Walking into the Art:

A hallway formally just used as a passage from garage to main living area is now an exciting transition. The idea sprung from the home-owners artwork. Several shades of plaster were troweled, sanded, tinted, pounded, and brushed to recreate the background full scale onto the hallway walls. Now it feels as if you’ve walked directly into the painting.

Everything old is new:

You may remember this entry from the Urban Decay collection http://swanstudiosinc.blogspot.com/2016/02/faux-painting-urban-decay-new-shabby.html  Luster Stone was used to help create the look of crumbling walls with a sleek tarnished silver reveal:

Sculpting went grand scale on this dining room wall when the home-owner’s art sculpture was re-created into a 14 ft. x 10 ft. version:

Of course, we always want to pay homage to the past. In this case, extreme past as in the fossil age:

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