Painter Girl

Previous Work

When I was at the house where I did the AquaStone finish in the bath last week, I took a few pictures of previous rooms I had done some work in. 

This is a small breakfast room off of the main kitchen.  The fireplace wall (3 sides) were glazed first with a mossy green tone.  An allover repeat pattern, in a scroll design, was then stenciled with a deeper green.

In this dining room there are 2 identical niches.  Previously white, I applied several layers of a mix of metallic glazes to compliment the colors used elsewhere in this room.  The wallpaper was done just before I connected with this client.

Mural Additions

Earlier this month, I wrote about returning to one of my client's homes to add to a mural, (http://paintit.typepad.com/painter_girl/2007/11/adding-to-a-mur.html).  I returned to this home yet again this week to do some new work in the Master Bedroom and a small bathroom.  While I was there, I took new pictures of the mural with the additional work.  The last time I was there, my batteries ran out in my camera, so I was not able to get clear pictures.

Here is the mural before the additions.

Here is the mural with the new additions.  I added the dark blue pail on the right because a new grandchild was born into this family.  I also added a 2nd Golden Retriever (near the umbrella), as this was also a new addition to the family.  A white fence was constructed around the deck over the summer, so I painted that in too.  It's fun to see the mural grow and change as this family grows and changes!

Four Little Girl Family

Today I began about a week's worth of work at "The Four Little Girl Family".  I have done some other work in this home over the past 2 yrs.  I will call them "The Four Little Girl Family" because, this couple have 4 lovely daughters, ranging in ages 13 down to about 3.  Mom & Dad have this large house very well organized!  I am always amazed when I return to this house to see how they manage to have 4 kids, a lot of toys, sports equipment, etc. and everything seems to have its' place.  The house looks lived in, comfortable, neat and clean.

I am here this week and probably part of next week, to do 2 of the bathrooms which the girls use and to do the long hallway off of these baths that connects to the foyer I did previously.  For this job, I decided to just surprise you with the finished rooms when I am done and not show the progress.  All walls are just Ben Moore's Navaho White right now, so a blank canvas for me!  The older girls were allowed to pick out what they wanted for each of their bathrooms.  This is really going to be a fun job!

I thought I would show you the work I have done in this house over the past few years.

This is their 2 story foyer.  I did a Green Limestone Finish here.  I had Stacy and another woman, Karen, help me with this...because as I've said before, I am afraid of heights! I think this foyer is 18' high.  I can only take credit for everything below that tallest window!

Here's a little closer view.  This finish uses 4 glazes, all applied at once and ragged.  The predominate color is a sagey green.  Veining is added last.

With all the females in the house, Dad decided he needed his own bathroom!  His is in their finished basement and he selected the them and provided reference materials for me. It's a long, narrow room, so I can't stand back to fit the entire mural in the frame.  There is a bench mounted to the wall beneath the trees.

Here's another shot that shows the beach area of the mural.

This border design is in the breakfast area of the kitchen. The doorway opens into the family room.

Here is a close up of the design.  It is done in a sepia tone with just a little green and pin coloring.

In this play room I just did a cloud ceiling and the ribbon and stars in each of the 4 corners.