Fine
Art Portfolio-Playroom Mural for the Cox Family, Watauga, Texas
Complete Mural as of August 15, 2002
This is
a complete view of the mural in perspective. The painting is located
in a children's playroom and features several fairies in an idealized
meadow. I've played a little with true proportions and perspective
for the benefit of my very young audience (ages 1-8). This simplified
approach allows me to have make the details larger than they would
actually be for easy viewing on little eyes. My young audience
is also the reason that most of the visual interest is located
in the bottom half of the painting.
(This
is a mock up using several photographs of the actual painting.)
 
Computer
Mock Up of Mural
I've
generated a mock up of the complete mural for better visualization
of the mural as a whole. It spans a back (approx. 11'x7')
and side wall (approx. 17'x7').
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Detailed
Close Ups
I'm
presenting some of the smaller details of the final painting
here so that you can get a better look.
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Tree
in progress
You
can see from the large picture above that the tree is
very close to being finished (mural as of July 30, 2002).
I've spent the most time on it because it is the focal
point of the entire mural. I've rooted it in the grassy
area and started to add grassy over and around the roots
(fig. 2). I've added a dirt path to the left of the tree
(fig. 3). I still have to finish the bark and leaves on
the upper part of the tree (fig. 4). Final details might
include a child/fairy sitting on the lowest branch on
the right side of the tree (fig. 1).
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Stream
in progress
I
wanted to put in a flowing stream. My process for this
is to paint in the stream bed, glaze with blue paint and
then reinstate some of the features that I want above
the surface. To finish the stream, I will still need to
add water movements and reflections.
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My youngest client
My
youngest client to date in my career is very fascinated
with the mural so far. I hope she understands that it's
okay for me to paint on the walls but not her or her big
brother!
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The
initial block in of base colors
I
blocked in the basic shapes of the tree, sky and ground.
Note that most of the visual interest is below four feet
to meet the perspective of this mural's young audience.
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