Swan Studios Mural and Faux Finish Adventures

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Mural Creation : ELCHS Part 2: Library/Media Center

Welcome to the heart of learning and research of every school… the Library !

Just the thought of some much knowledge packed into one room is enough to make you feel giddy.

And don’t forget the ever limitless internet

But through it all, the basic tools still hold fast.

For the creation of the library media murals , I used a combination of Olympic Latex Enamel paints

( www.olympicpaint.com/ )provided though Lowes (www.lowes.com ) and art acrylics.

Once cured, a 3week curing period , the creations will be top coated with Polycrylic made by Minwax

To learn more about the benefits and features of Polycrylic visit : http://www.minwax.com/wood-products/espanol/polycrylic-protective-finish

Inspiration and sponsored through the ROTC. To learn more about the ROTC visit : www.todaysmilitary.com/ROTC
Offered at East Lee County High School / http://elc.leeschools.net/

Upcoming : Life skills and School mascots

#mural #muralist #art #artist #custommurals #ROTC #olympicpaint #lowes #minwax

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Mural Creation: ELCHS Part 1: Auditorium

This month began a series of custom murals for East Lee County High School

(http://elc.leeschools.net/ ). They offer five career academies, as well as, the East Lee Leadership Academy through ROTC ( learn more about the ROTC programs at www.todaysmilitary.com/ROTC )

The first mural created was for the school auditorium. The entry walls are painted to look like brick.

The right entry wall is now a “Ticket Booth “. The playbills are titled with the ROTC Leadership words.

The Left stair way entry wall , chosen because it can be viewed upon entering the school doors is now their “ Marquee “ showing the school slogan “ Success Is The Only Option “.

The paints used to create this mural work are Olympic Latex Enamel ( http://www.olympic.com )

Supplied through Lowes (http://www.lowes.com ) God bless Josh and Joel at their paint department for whipping up every color in the rainbow for me.

The “halogen lights” around the marquee are painted in neon acrylics.

The entire set was treated with water based polyurethane by Minwax (see more of their top coat treatments at www.minwax.com ) also supplied through Lowes ( www.lowes.com )

Upcoming: The Library Media Center

Thursday, January 23, 2014

A sneak peek at merely one of a series of murals I'm producing for a high school. Their slogan "Success is the only option" . This is the "Marquee" that leads into the theater/auditorium section.
#murals #muralpainting #muralist #art #artist