Something a little different for me is this folk art set. The client first requested the chair with a house and red barn in a traditional folk art style. A few months later I painted her jelly cabinet to complete a set. Both sides of the jelly cabinet have pastoral scenes as well.
Birds are a repeating motif for me. Here are some of my favorites representing eight projects. Three of these birds are painted life-size with realism on the walls of a screened in porch. The others are painted on various pieces found elsewhere on this site.
Another fun request from a client!! Who knew Octopi could be so colorful, changing colors like a chameleon. This Caribbean Octopus is painted on the slats on the top level of a three shelf shoe rack. I eased the color down the sides of the slats so that even viewed from an angle the picture is continuous. Final destination of the piece is a summer home in the Caribbean, how perfect!
This little wooden table has been transformed. The faux marble surface is painted in a range of soft greys on the 14″ round top. A bead necklace of pale green, lavender and pink quartz with a lotus motif pendant is painted in Trompe l’oeil style. The necklace looks real enough to pick up and wear! Of course the marble illusion is painted on the underside too! I kept the colors on the pedestal soft and a little mottled, and paired them with creamy off white and just a little bit of gold banding. The table stands 25″ tall and weighs 5.5 pounds. $150.00 plus shipping and handling. Please contact me if you are interested in purchasing this table.
