tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34143405657893655232012-02-16T04:43:10.520-08:00the purpose of this blog is to document and share my work in progress. I hope this will serve as a useful tool for clients, family, friends etc. to check out current projects, follow progress, and gain insight to the process. I will be sharing before, during and after photos of larger projects, custom paintings in progress, and most likely whatever thoughts and details are relevant...crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864929289259746658noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414340565789365523.post-28432720051061674382010-02-23T19:12:00.000-08:002010-02-23T19:12:44.003-08:00

MAIN DINING ROOM PAINTED WALL MURAL AND PAINTED TABLES MEN'S ROOM WALL MURALS.TOMPE L'OEIL (trick of the eye)  In contrast to the main dining room where the greek key appears to be underneath the pealing plaster, here I wanted to create the illusion of  paper rolling off the wall. LADIES ROOM WALL TEXTUREraised plaster stencil with glaze gave these walls a rustic, feminine feel. Continuing the

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Last few weeks produced a few new pieces. This one (right) is similar to one I painted a year or so ago...the customer loved the original painting, but could not make the dimensions work in her room...So, I painted this one, Which not only incorporates her wall color, but fits perfectly in her room.

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...these are the first two of 20 tables we will be painting for the OPTIMIST CAFE in Yarmouth.This elegant, creatively decorated restaurant located on RT 6A offers a refreshing, out of the ordinary (for cape cod) atmosphere.The owners wanted to reuse their existing tabletops, and wanted to eliminate the need for the cumbersome, hard to clean glass tops that previously covered the wood. The

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January 26,2010New Table Project for Mel and Michele Here's the newext tabletop. We are going for a Provence feel, using reds, yellows and blues with some green accents. Starting with a plain white tabletop (recently purchased from Ikea) Ladies, would love your feedback on this so far...Have not yet determined all colors, but am thinking it would be nice to add cobalt blue as an accent.Let me

crishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03864929289259746658noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3414340565789365523.post-31503621429803528402010-01-30T19:58:00.000-08:002010-01-30T20:04:19.525-08:00

Just hung the canvas last week to begin work on a new painting. This piece is in response to a poem by a local poet and will be part of the Mutual Muses show in March. This will be the 3rd MM show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in Yarmouth. 30 poets and 30 artists gathered last fall, and exchanged work to provide inspiration for new art and new poems... Just getting started here. Not sure

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Heres where we are: I have added colors to all the stripes and have done a "bee" pattern in center yellow portion. There will be more cobalt, not to worry...Tried it in the place of stripe that is currently green, but without the light colors, it looked drab overall. Really need that contrast between the red and cobalts to make the colors pop. I'm on schedule to have the table complete for your

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Well, since I can't seem to get my act together enough to figure out how to update new work on my website, a friend suggested I try blogging. Lets see if I can manage this with some level of consistency... Its been a very busy few months at studio Brush. Lots of painting, some designing and consulting, and a few major holidays thrown in the mix. Staying focused and delivering projects on time

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