The kids are back in school ! Here's to all the teachers, parents, bus drivers and everyone working daily to give the next generation a safe and educational environment. I've painted many school hallways and cafeterias over the years. Here's a fun look at some of the projects.
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School Murals By Swan Studios Inc
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A Tropical Guest
House
Everyone needs a tropical
get-away. A place to relax, unwind, and get into the tropical island vibe. Here’s
a fun idea for giving your guest room (or, in this case) guest house a fun
tropical feel for when friends and family come for a visit:
In place of a headboard, the main wall now features a colorful and vibrant mural featuring tromp l’oeil plantation shutters painted to reveal a sunset beach with island bungalows:
The entire wall is
mural painted allowing for change of furnishings in the future:
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That Island Beachy
Vibe
SW Florida is known
for its quaint quirky colorful island beach galleries and boutiques. You can find everything from kitchen towels
and accessories to clothing, luggage, wall sculptures, and nick-nacks all in
island beach colors and motifs. It’s fun and happy. That happy vibe is exactly
why people flock here in the thousands. Some for a quick get away from the doldrums
of life, some for a second home sanctuary, and others decide to permanently
reside here in paradise.
The continuing
expansion of privacy poolside murals has this week’s mural viewpoint embracing
the colorful quirky island beach vibe. This time a door to a garage is
incorporated. The door is primed so the paints adhere properly. Exterior latex
paint is the primary product type used. The wall received glorious sunshine
after high noon. The style of the scene is more sketch than highly detailed, so
I only used a minimal amount of exterior acrylics. The result is fun, happy,
and oh so island beach vibe:
Yachting To the Bahamas Is More Than a Pipe Dream
Just shy of 8hours
from Ft Myers Beach is the Grand Bahamas. Or a mere 2.5 hours if you’re
yachting from Miami. That’s where this yacht owner loves to go. I’ve been asked
to paint client’s boats in murals over the years and I’ve been commissioned for
portraits of people and animals. But this was the first time I had been hired
to paint a portrait of a yacht. The name of the yacht is ‘Pipe Dreams “.
The painting is on a 16x24 art canvas panel. The products used are acrylics and mediums by Golden and Faux Crème Colors by Faux Effects. The finished portrait is… picture perfect:
Drones Eye View
We’ve all heard of “bird’s
eye view “ but today it would be more accurate to say “drone’s eye view”. That’s
what was used for the latest golf mural.
The client’s favorite
golf hole at Pelican Preserve Golf Course in Ft Myers, FL:
Entering the Neutral
Zone
Warm neutrals are the
new color trend. As cool grey makes a retreat, the warm earth tones enter as
the color palette of choice for 2021. From warm beige to dusky hues of passionate
clay red and organic greens we always return to mother earth. Previously strong
teal and flash bronze come in a more subtle gentle way to bring serenity and
calmness to a home. As our homes become more a sanctuary space from an
uncertain world.
Recently I had the
pleasure of painting a series of ceilings in a home that was making its way out
of the prior heavy Tuscan feel into a serene gentle palette. It was actually
over my own work from years ago. I love helping homes progress with the times
and being part of not just the home’s interior but the client’s lives as we all
progress with the changing world.
The central portion of the home now features gentle faux finish neutrals on the ceilings:
