A few weeks ago I posted pictures of a mural I did as well as WIP photos of it. I mentioned a mural I did a few years ago (my first one) and I was asked to post pictures of it. Our garden was on a local garden tour and I painted the walls for that day. Most of the plants were new so they were pretty small and the mural showed all the way around this small patio. Here are some pictures. I know I took some pictures when I first finished it but I don't know where they are. Since I painted it, the plants have really grown so most of it isn't visible anymore. That's okay. Even though it took me about 40 hours to paint it, I'm ready for something a little different which is good because we need to get the house painted and I really wasn't looking forward to painting around the mural.
Please forgive the bad photo. This is one wall that I will do a new mural on after we re-paint the house because there is no planter directly in front of it. You can see plants in front of it here but there is a walkway between the wall and the planter. The wall always looked very stark to me and originally, this was the only wall I planned to paint. I was having so much fun with it that I decided to paint all of the walls.
Can you tell which of the plants are real and which are painted?
There are a bunch of different types of plants painted behind this schefflera. You can see a piece of a spiky looking plant if you look way off to the right side of the photo.
This is a part that I will probably paint around and then just touch up because I like the feel of the path leading into the distance. This part was really never finished. I planned to put some more distinct plants in the foreground and a multi-trunk birch in the corner and onto the side wall but I ran out of time and after the garden tour was over, I decided it was finished. Ha Ha.
Please forgive the bad photo. This is one wall that I will do a new mural on after we re-paint the house because there is no planter directly in front of it. You can see plants in front of it here but there is a walkway between the wall and the planter. The wall always looked very stark to me and originally, this was the only wall I planned to paint. I was having so much fun with it that I decided to paint all of the walls.
Can you tell which of the plants are real and which are painted?
There are a bunch of different types of plants painted behind this schefflera. You can see a piece of a spiky looking plant if you look way off to the right side of the photo.
This is a part that I will probably paint around and then just touch up because I like the feel of the path leading into the distance. This part was really never finished. I planned to put some more distinct plants in the foreground and a multi-trunk birch in the corner and onto the side wall but I ran out of time and after the garden tour was over, I decided it was finished. Ha Ha.
My gosh, Nancy! Your home is a master showpiece. I wish I lived in this gorgeous place. Did you treat the paint so that it wouldn't weather or fade?
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry. I just used house paint and didn't put any UV protectant on it but for any future murals I probably will just to be safe.
ReplyDeleteWhat an ambitious project and sounds like you're about to embark on another. Your plants and mural are amazing. I have what my husband used to call a "brown thumb" so I applaud those who just seem to have a golden touch when it comes to plants.
ReplyDeleteLokelani, my plants have learned that they need to thrive with no extra help from me. Luckily, I have planted mostly iron clad plants and of course the So Cal weather doesn't seem to hurt. I went through a major gardening phase a few years ago but then my art took over. It seems that I only have time for one major obsession at a time. I do still love working in the yard but don't spend as much time as I would like.
ReplyDeleteIt is just so English cottage/garden stunning, Nancy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry.
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing, Nancy. A nreally creative project! I'm sure you must have got lots of oohs and aahs from your tour visitors. I love the painted path.
ReplyDeleteTrust Sherry to have a dream of an English cottage LOL it ssems like a marvellous task I might do that to my fence at my back garden. Marvellous.
ReplyDeleteThank you Deborah. It was pretty popular at the tour.
ReplyDeleteRalph, if you paint your fence, be sure to post it. I'm sure it will be wonderful. It is much more fun to paint on such a large surface.