Biblical Accent Murals

These are a series of paintings I did in a large church over various doorways. They wanted a softer more inviting alternative to the generic signs used previously. All paintings shown were done freehand, neither stencils nor projection were used.

The first two pictures shown are above doorways separated by approximately 5' of wall that protrudes 1'. Both doors lead to the sanctuary, but when closed that is not apparent, therefore both doors needed signage and they needed to match. Because I was on a ladder and could not see the first banner, I took a photo of it, taped it to the wall above where I was painting and worked off of that for the second, to match the details as closely as possible.

The Parlor door is positioned at a 90 degree angle to the Sanctuary doors and needed to tie in.

The next area of the project was the entrance to the Sanctuary off the elevator. Because of the amount of wall space available I created a design that let people know they were entering the Sanctuary without a direct label.

The final piece of the series was done in the basement over the doors that led to the fellowship hall. Again a biblical quote was used in place of direct labeling. An antique replica of the Last Supper was placed next to the mural to complete the invitation of fellowship.

Exterior Murals~ Before & After

Before

After

Before




Here the doors are still closed but painted to appear open on top.




The client wanted the mural to be whimsical so I have a little barn mouse feeding the horse a bit of hay.



After. This shows the entire shed

Before

After. The awning is painted as well as the house number sign.

Murals for Children & Teens

Full Room Transformations

This is a youth room in a church. The Youth Director wanted a dark alley look. Before I started every wall was a dingy cream color. The walls in the room were made up of cinder block and brick, so I used what was there and brought it out. Many layers of paint were used to create depth.

I added some "graffiti" here and there to complete the look.

Faux Finishes~ Before & After

This is is actually mid process, most of the wallpaper has been removed at this point.

I added extremely fine sand to the paint and alternated light and dark to give a kind of soft suede look. I sanded it with a block sander the next day to remove the sharp edges from the sand to give it a softer feel as well.

This is a spare room in a basement, before.

...and after. The imperfections in the concrete floor added to the believe ability of the stone.

Pen & Ink

Window Painting

This is a permanent window painting.


These are temporary done with craft paint.

Just For Fun

This is my husband's truck, before and after.

I bought quarts of paint from Walmart, mixed the color myself, and used a foam brush to apply.