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After getting side tracked once again I was still able to get quite a bit accomplished in such a short period.

With the install of the vinyl lettering silhouetting the Art-Faux Designs Studio Mural, the front view is starting to take shape.

A special thank you goes out to

Dave Horton of Dave Horton Advertising

for his contribution of the vinyl signage and all his help to see that my dream of an open studio for all artists young and old comes true and anyone wishing to help can also contact us at 239 417 1888.

Go here to read about my dream

We are located at Bonita Commons 25987  Ste.99 South Tamiami Tr. Bonita Springs Fl 34134

and are expecting to officially open by March 31st, 2010

Creating depth was needed for this limited reception area which was purposely designed this way to allow for the larger working studio/classroom area I am resorting to mural and trompe l’oeil techniques to give the illusion of space and openness  which will welcome all who come through these doors

Repainting and cleaning up the edges of the future landscape areas have already started to make a difference. The facade of Art-Faux Designs Studio Mural is nearing completion except for some final detailing and distressing which will be done after the blocking in of the mural area

The air return vent was the biggest issue from this view and with the facade nearly complete and after adding another feature I have planned it should pull the eye away from the vent for the most part…..what’s that you say? ….what feature? ….lol…I guess you will have to sign up for my newsletter to stay informed when my next post comes out so you don’t miss it , It will be very cool though ….trust me!  Remember… not only have I been painting a long time, I have also learned many things from the best in the business and have been known to pull a few things of my own out of my dusty hat of “tricks of the trade” or should I say “trompe l’oeil” of the trade

Finalizing the trompe l’oeil molding will be one of the last steps I’ll do once the mural is in place. I may bring more molding onto the columns but wont make that decision until the mural is nearly complete. Working a design on the “fly” is not something I would recommend for anyone because the study is actually where you work out the details and make changes, but being this is on short notice……

….. lets just say I have no fear and leave it at that…..

As you can see I have a few mural problems to challenge me here and as always “trompe l’oeil to the rescue” is my motto. I actually have 4 issues here,  obviously the duct work is one, the 2nd one is the door, the third is the cast shadow ON the door, and the fourth obviously, is the hardware which is an easy fix, but there is one other that is bothering me and I am going to have to break a rule and whip out my artistic license in this case, can you guess what it is? I know you pro’s out there can spot it right away from this view and from the actual viewing point you don’t even see it. Remember a 20 ft mural is to be viewed from 35 ft and this space is only 12 ft deep

The mural itself is designed to attract viewers from outside the studio…..

This is a work in progress and I hope to have Art-Faux Studio Mural close to being completed by the end of March for a soft opening for which I originally had scheduled for January in time for season. Due to the delays that were beyond my control I have now missed most of the seasonal residents and

I will resume my monthly seminars at

The Miromar Design Center

formerly known as

The International Design Center (IDC) in Estero Fl.

Saturday, April 3rd 2010

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

I will also be holding seminars at

Art-Faux Designs

new studio location at

Bonita Commons

25987 Ste. 99  South Tamiami Tr.

Bonita Springs Fl. 34134

on a monthly basis and will announce the dates in my monthly newsletter

which you may sign up for below

Hi all,
I had just received this newsletter from my friends at Architexture and had to share this with everyone. I know Gaia Calcaterra and the whole Architexture staff work very hard to support all who have these very special projects and once again they stepped up to the plate to help yet another artist friend of mine in Ocala Florida, Bobby Pesare of Timeless World Design….

To view this newsletter click on the link directly below “Having trouble viewing this email” …..Yo, Bobby!!!!!!

imagine                     design                    create ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TATTOOWALL by Bobby Pesare Timeless World Design BEFORE AFTER How was this beautiful prayer room achieved? THE PROJECT DESCRIBED BY BOBBY PESARE OF TIMELESS WORLD DESIGN Quick Links Take a Course Tattoowall Urbantattoo Image Gallery Projects Sample Kits Order Online What is Tattoowall? It is a method of color transfer that was originally created to reproduce murals, frescoes, and trompe l’ oeils and artwork. Tattoowall is not like traditional wallpaper. It is the direct transfer of color onto walls or ceilings. What is Urbantattoo? It is an avant garde printing process, that makes it possible to print any image onto any surface. These  include, but are not limited to tile, aluminum,fabric, wood, glass, blinds, mosaic, parquet floors etc. “THE STORY GOES LIKE THIS….I WAS DOING SOME WORK AT A DOCTORS HOME. THE HOME WAS COMING IN A BIT OVER 8 MILLION, JUST A BEAUTIFUL HOME. I WAS DOING SOME MATCHING OF THEIR CUSTOM CABINETS AND VENEZIANO ON SOME CEILINGS WITH GOLD LEAF. THE FAMILY WAS FROM INDIA & WAS OF MUSLIM FAITH. THE HOME  WAS BUILT WITH TRADITIONAL MUSLIM FEATURES (DOORWAYS & ARCHES THAT COME TO A POINT, A PRAYER ROOM BUILT INSIDE THE HOME & LOTS OF OTHER TRADITIONAL MID-EASTERN FEATURES).” ” I HAD JUST PURCHASED MY FIRST PROJECTOR,  AND HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED MY ARCHITEXTURE TATTOOWALL CERTIFICATION COURSE. BOTH SIDES OF THEIR PRAYER ROOM HAD A MOCK CUT-OUT OF A TYPICAL MUSLIM WINDOW.   I THOUGHT  HOW AWESOME IT WOULD BE TO PUT A TATTOOWALL OF A WINDOW FROM A FAMOUS MOSQUE IN THERE. I WENT HOME & DOWNLOADED SOME GREAT PICTURES OF SOME VERY COLORFUL & WONDERFUL IMAGES OF THE WINDOWS THE NEXT DAY I SET UP MY LAPTOP & PROJECTOR, AND PROJECTED  THE IMAGES ONTO THE PROPOSED SPACE. THE OWNER WALKED INTO THE HOUSE, TOOK ONE LOOK AT MY IDEA , AND SHE TURNED TO ME & SAID…”YOU CAN DO THAT?” , I SAID “YES I CAN”.   SHE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY  & CALLED HER HUSBAND, SAID SOMETHING IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE, HANGS UP & SAYS “DO IT!!!!” I FOUND THE IMAGE ONLINE,  SO I WROTE THE OWNER OF THE PHOTO & ASKED HIS PERMISSION TO USE IT.  HE WAS VERY EXCITED AND SENT ME WRITTEN COPYRIGHT APPROVAL.” “THE PROJECT WAS A LITTLE COMPLEX BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ANGLES AND MATCHING A CONTUINING GEOMETRIC PATTERN.   I WOULD HAVE NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE DOING THIS COMPLEX OF A PROJECT WITHOUT TAKING THE CLASS FIRST….NO WAY. GAIA , MICHAEL & DAISY WERE A GREAT SUPPORT AND WERE THERE FOR ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. WHEN IT CAME TO THE GRAPHICS, BRIAN WAS OFF THE SCALE AND  GREAT TO WORK WITH. WE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WELL INTO THE NIGHT ABOUT HOW TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE OBSTACLES.” “OVERALL IT WAS A GREAT PROJECT FROM CONCEPT TO COMPLETION.  THE CLIENT ABSOLUTELY LOVES IT.  THE BEST PART WAS IT WAS A GREAT UP SELL ON A PROJECT I WAS ALREADY WORKING ON. I AM VERY HAPPY TO HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL TOOL IN MY TOOLBOX OF FINISHES. HAPPY TATTOOING!! ” -BOBBY PESARE, TIMELESSWORLDDESIGN.COM, OCALA FL. 352-812-4433 Architexture would like to congratulate Bobby Pesare on a perfectly executed application! For Tattoowall Applications Contact: Bobby Pesare at Timeless World Designs 352.812.4433 www.timelessworlddesign.com Would you like to learn how to apply Tattoowall murals? click here to join one of our Tattoowall application courses. LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR THE FORT LAUDERDALE COURSE! Click here to register online. Dates: Thursday March 4th and Friday March 5th Time: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Location: Art Serve Address: 1350 East Sunrise Blvd Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 954 907 8000 www.myarchitexture.com info@myarchitexture.com po box 2095 / fort lauderdale / florida 33301

We are finally in and are now getting ready for the opening!

Yes I know, the construction delays have been horrendous to say the least, but as of a couple of weeks ago they gave me the “O.K.”

So now I will work as hard as I can to regain some of the lost time.

This weekend was very productive for me because I was able to get the basis of the new studio mural project started, and I must say for an old guy I even impressed myself and was able to get all of the trompe loeil architecture features laid out on this 20′ x 14′ wall and the first coat of base paint applied. I am going to blog this with progress posts to document the procedure for my current and future clients so they can get familiar with some of the steps involved

Being that I limited the space on the reception area to only a small area in order to have as much working studio space as possible, I had already planned to create the illusion of  space through the use of trompe loeil and landscape murals. The east and west walls will adorn more trompe loeil in the form of marble and wood panels with some ornamental designs.

As you can see there are a few problem areas that have to be worked into the concept which is really no problem at all once you have a plan of attack, but in this case I am working on the fly with this because I have no time to spend on renderings if I plan to be open by the end of March.

I work well under pressure and sometimes I even amaze myself when I have to be creative in situations like these. Two of the problems like the return air vent and the double doors leading into the class room I have already remedied and will hide these within the mural project. The A.C. duct I am still thinking about. The “kick plates” are really an eye sore but I am not allowed to paint these ……but now that I think about it they didnt say anything about removing it though lol

Being that its tight quarters I am forced to do the best I can with the Sony camera I have to get the shots necessary shots to show the progress.

Tomorrow I plant to get the color and over glaze done accomplished so I can move on to the trompe loeil…….

It seems I just cant get away from the trompe loeil work for hand painted furniture, but you know I love this kind of work especially when I have the time available to do my own thing. I was introduced to yet another Interior Designer from one of my vast array of contacts that I have built up over the last couple of years as a result of  my “Gonzo Networking” as I like to call it named so after one of my favorite writers Hunter S. Thompson who was a well known author and a controversial journalist of the 60’s on up until his demise a couple of years back. This type of networking just proves  that you should do this everyday no matter what  shortfalls the economic conditions throw at us, but I will go into these kind of things on my new blog that I am getting ready to launch on marketing for artist as well as some ways to make some additional income during times like these

But for now here’s couple of pics of a hand painted furniture piece with some ornamental trompe loeil in a french country style

The design and layout was all hand painted with an orange gold metalic to compliment the french blue

This is a better shot to get an idea of the kind of depth that can be created with a simple design and a little trompe loeil

I personally like hand painting projects like these because of the authentic look you end up with.  It gives the piece a much higher quality end result than using a stencil design. It’s Not that there’s anything wrong with stencils I just prefer  not to use them on furniture which gives you the freedom of designing your own unique touch

With the opening of the new studio simple techniques such as this one will be taught at the new location in Bonita Springs. I have just received the Certificate of Occupancy and am in the process of getting everything in order to have a nice opening , Sign up for our newsletter to keep updated on all of our events that will be coming very quickly

I have just finished my newsletter for February and set in on the scheduled so those of you that have subscribed to it will be getting some very cool updates. If you haven’t signed up for it than you can always do so on the right side of this page or at the bottom of this article.

I have fallen a bit behind on my posts so I will try to catch you up on a couple of things.

Just recently I was introduced to a product line that I was very impressed with

it is made from recycled glass (windshields) and is formed into a bead that is suspended into an acrylic medium which is troweled on. I am not going to go into a whole lot of detail right at the moment because I have a few clients and Interior Designers in other states that are wanting to see some samples of some new faux painting ideas of this product and I will follow up with the details on another blog post. If you want to get this information then sign up for my newsletter so you will be notified as soon as I post this information. It isnt a new product, but it is one that has not had much of an introduced into the residential market after having a huge success in the modern/contemporary commercial market.

So for now I am just posting these pics

Of course I couldn’t resist  adding my own touch to the finish because

I always like to be different from any one else

but I still have to show possible clients at least one of the standard colors below

The recycled glass becomes art,  is actually a very durable and sound product,

Click on the photo for a larger view to really appreciate the look  itself.

This can be ordered in any color but I believe they have 6 standard colors

The one below is special because it mixes the old with the new of which one of my recent posts

where as I have combined an “Old World Fresco” with  the recycled glass to become art

This is all I have time for to post at the moment but I will have more very soon so if you want to keep up to date on this progress as well as other things I am trying out be sure to sign up below