Swan Studios Mural and Faux Finish Adventures

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Subtle is the New Bold

Sometimes you want to be subtle. Other times you want to be bold. In this case it’s both. The original guest room was painted in SW Florida’s standard middle tone beige harkening back to our prior everything had to be Kilim Beige or Latte Beige days. The home owners wanted to brighten up the small guest room and create a more modern statement without going overboard. So, the dark brown weave curtains were ripped down. The palm tree comforter was tossed. The dark heavy brown bamboo headboard was removed. They opted instead for no headboard at all and let the off -white stripes create the backdrop for their favorite stripe comforter. The room is brighter, modern, and uniquely subtly bold…or boldly subtle.

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Sunday, April 15, 2018

Something Old- Something New

Part of the fun of being a faux artist and muralist is you never know what someone is going to request. In the same week that one client could hire you to do just a subtle tone on tone faux glaze, another could be requesting a bright colorful abstract. And, yes, that has happened to me. Same thing goes for one jobsite wanting simple stripes, while another jobsite wants to go larger than life size human and animal figures. Most of the time while working inside (or outside) a home’s walls and ceilings, there will be projects going on inside the shop. Maybe a requested canvas piece or a piece of furniture that needs faux painting. Recently, it struck me funny, that in the work room I had two projects on the opposite ends of the spectrum of old and new. A friend had just been blessed with her first grandchild. She was heading up to her home state of Kentucky to see this precious baby and planned to bring her a piggy bank. It was cute white pig. She asked me to paint the little girl’s name on it. I also added polka dots. Being known as the queen of glitter and always looking for any excuse to paint with glitter, it seemed the perfect time to “glitterize”. Just as I was working on this sweet little piggy bank, another request came in to refresh two flamingo statues from the 1950s. The flamingos were a gift from the client’s dear friends, so they didn’t want to get rid of them. But time and sunshine had taken their toll. The statues were given new life and returned to their lanai. Its fun, an oddly humbling, to know that in my journey as an artist I’m now connected to people I’ve never even met. One as a reverie and one as a welcome to the world. I love my job!

The 1950's flamingo statues

Baby Madison's Piggy Bank

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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

Diamond’s seemed to be the theme this week. We just wrapped up a painting project featuring Diamond Marquis shaped graphic in a dining room. A few days later, the 2018 Women of Distinction Awards Gala, of which I am a board member, took place. One of the sponsors, Diamond Dave, generously donated 2 diamonds for a Diamond Drop fundraiser ( proceeds go to Women’s continuing education scholarship and funds to help support the adopted military troop, Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 ). Diamonds are always appropriate and delight to be surrounded by. In my client’s case, they are now literally surrounded by diamonds:

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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Vacation-Staycation

Everyone needs to get away from it all now and then. A vacation to leave behind the day to day burdens and cares and just relax. Put your feet up, read a book, get a tan, just chill. Wouldn’t it be lovely to do that every day? That’s just what these home owners can do now that their courtyard lanai has the perfect mural scene.

The lanai is surrounded by solid walls on all four sides giving it a solitary confinement feel. Painting a mural opens the space up and creates a serene environment. Now the owners can sit back, relax, and have a cocktail on this stay-cation

The faux columns are painted around the attached brackets. During the evening, lanterns hang giving a wonderful ambiance.

A previous mural had been painted 12 years ago and was peeling and chipping. That was used as inspiration to change the mural to crumbling walls on either side.

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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day – with Green Faux Finishes

Happy St Patrick’s Day weekend! Everyone’s Irish o St Patty’s Day. Most celebrated eating bangers and mash chased down with green beer. I thought,” How does a faux artist celebrate St Patty’s Day”? The answer “With Green Faux Finishes, of course”! Here’s a look at some of faux finishes I’ve created using shades of green to make your Irish eyes smile:

A deep earthy green aged with brown metallic glaze:

Green with a raised sculpted palm leaves glazed in gold and umber

A dining and living area with a soft sage green faux finish focal walls

Green faux finishes aren't just for wall finishes. These furniture pieces received new life and purpose

in shades of green:

an inside look of the armoire above:

A bisque table gets a kick of color. Seen here from above before the glass table top is put in place:

All assembled. the palm tree table sculpture is the focal point of the dining room:

A chalky green faux finish:

A dresser painted after the customer's favorite Mackenzie-Childs dish set:

Let the palm trees sway- a green faux finish even on ceiling fan blades:

Green Serpentine Faux Finish:

Green with envy? Just contact Swan Studios Inc and we'll create a glorious green faux finish for your walls, ceilings, and furniture.

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May your troubles be less and your blessing be more and nothing but happiness come through your door"

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Sunday, March 11, 2018

Its Five O'clock Somewhere

SW Florida living has a kicked back flavor. An island escapism attitude delightfully captured in song by Jimmy Buffet and put into practice by most everyone living or visiting here. With our amazing weather year-round, it’s no wonder that most of our activities are outdoors. Even if you’re not basking in the sun on the beach chances are you’re loving life with your feet up, cocktail in hand, chillin’ on the lanai. The lanai is as important here as the living room. And receives as much décor attention as every other room in the home. The lanai walls are a wonderful way to bring your escapism- private sanctuary – reality retreat – personal meditation spot -island attitude to life. Like this inviting mural painted for a couple who embrace the SW Florida way of life…after all its Five O’clock somewhere….

Okay, confession time---It was too much fun painting these !!!

Tito's Vodka

Don't you love it when life throws you lemons and limes ?

I love the genie bottle look of Curacao.

Chopin is one of the couples favorite Vodkas

Island life screams for Bacardi

Time to go coconuts

( Love our little Florida lizards. They're so cute )

Decisions, decisions ....Margarita or Daiquiri ?

Have both !!!

To make the mural uniquely theirs, in the background is a Conning Tower since they both worked

on submarines.

A previous mural from twelve years ago had the home owners' keys laying on a counter. They requested their keys be painted onto this mural. For giggles, I painted the keys onto a hook.

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Bathing in the Mediterranean

Bathing in the Mediterranean Sea

Everyone needs a get- away, a place to relax, feed the soul and heal the body. Perhaps flying off to the Mediterranean is your dream so you can soak up the sun and splash in the healing powers of the sea. No need to wait. Just have the Mediterranean brought to you through a bathroom mural. That’s just what I created this week in Estero.