Hand-Painted Wall: Julia’s latest completed project–free-hand painting upon a custom color interior enamel base color with acrylic metallic gold details. Inspired by mid-17th Century chinoiserie wallpaper. * * *
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Painted Radiators & More
Painted Radiators & More! After completing a book manuscript, I launched into more painting, starting with several chippy-looking radiators like this one. I used a lead test kit before scraping all the loose, scaling paint, which uncovered an early layer of dusty pink and a child’s penciled-in daisy. It took about 3 coats of paint […]
Recreation of Whistler’s Peacocks
Recreation of Whistler’s Peacocks: I couldn’t resist the opportunity to replicate a pair of Whistler’s famed peacocks. The Peacock Room was originally painted in 1877 by Whistler for a less-than-appreciative London shipping merchant. Though Whistler was stiffed on the bill, he proclaimed rather prophetically that his peacocks and their room would outlive the deadbeat capitalist. […]