Saturday, October 30, 2010

Erica's Mural

Erica shared some photos that she took while I was working on her kitchen mural this summer.
She contacted me about painting a Tuscan scene on this large white wall....


She wanted it to include some grapes and she LOVED purple...











The finished wall




and a detail...
She also showed me a scrapbook that she made for herself to document the entire kitchen remodel, which included 4 beautifully decorated pages of the mural project - showing her intial inspirations, my sketches, and photos of the process. I was quite impressed with her creativity in making such a lovely souvenier for herself.
It is great when customers are so happy with the work I have done for them. It is one of the things that makes my job so rewarding.
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Last Bit of Green by Julie Riker

6x8
plein air oil
This was painted on a trail at Pine Grove State Park. I was attracted to the way the light filtered through the trees illuminating the trail. The colors were gorgeous that day - a great play of warms and cools. Fall is such a beautiful time of year. I am just a bit sad to see the lush foliage go.
If you would like to see more of my work please visit my website www.julieriker.com