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Over the past year I have seen an increase in popularity in trompe loeil being used as a solution to a problem

rather than the beauty of the art form, which to me it really doesn’t matter either way, as long as I am painting it!

In the many years that I have been painting, trompe loeil has always been one of my favorites, probably because of my fascination of architecture.

On this one  I was asked if I could make this pocket door “disappear” because the owners of this home didn’t like how obtuse it was in such a tight surrounding after having this guest bath remodeled

Matching the wall tile that had a chiseled edge was a bit challenging but not real difficult

All it really is about is light and shadow.

Nearly finished, the result is what the client was wanting and with a final over glaze to warm it up. The finish was a a great match

and I have another happy client

Small jobs like these can be very expensive if you resort to glazing techniques which dry slowly and increase the amount of trips back and forth

Having the knowledge of being able to work in several mediums and techniques I used a fast drying system here with virtually no glazing which reduced the amount of trips back and forth and brought the costs down to the clients budget, or close to it , and was able to make this pocket door at least blend in with it’s surroundings for a reasonable price.

And more importantly another happy client…..

Watch this demonstration of a classical Ottoman Art: Ebru, otherwise known as marbling. Fascinating.

This type of art fascinates me enough that I will research this even more……. eventually ….but I thought you all might enjoy this video that I found. Its very cool but it seems very limited to application methods which is what I am going to research further….There has to be a way to expand this…..lol