The mural needs a photo shoot

by Meredith 17. May 2012 22:27

It would be nice to clean out her room and take some really nice photos with good lighting but setting that up is unlikely to happen for awhile. Until then, I have compiled all the photos we’ve taken of the finished mural into one gallery. I have also collected all the “Making of” images into its own gallery as well.

The Making Of Maddie's Mural

by Meredith 1. May 2012 22:50

I have collected all the “Making of” images into a gallery for easy browsing. I've also added captions to explain where in the process they were taken.

Arianna's Mural: Night Theme

by Meredith 2. November 2011 15:33

Painting the night skyUnlike Madeline's mural, these images are all night themed. So I painted in the background sky shades of dark blue and black. I will add clouds on top of this, then later stars and other stuff that is still to be determined. The rest of the mural will look like map drawings on the wall. The overall theme is star charts so I plan to select specific constellations to put up.

Arianna's Mural: Have work table, will paint

by Meredith 2. November 2011 13:35

Painting work tableThe sign that I am committed to this project: the work table is set up!. Already being filled with stuff, I have my collection of images and paint supplies. Very important to leave a little bit of room left for a cup of coffee.

Arianna's Mural: Windows

by Meredith 1. November 2011 15:28

Taping off the window archesThe plan is to mimic the arches in Madeline's room but not devote the whole wall to them. I decided that the perspective in this room is going to be from the boat floating out on the sea in Maddie's room. These windows are the portholes on the boat and we will be looking up at the castle. First step is to tape off the windows before painting in the background.

 

 

 

 

Arianna's Mural: Wall Texture

by Meredith 31. October 2011 15:27

A friend came over and helped me complete the wall texturing. I used the same technique as Madeline's room but made the colors a shade lighter. This room is smaller so I wanted to keep the color light. Base coat is a warm beige and top coats are antique white and a 50/50 mix of the beige with the white. I still need to paint the trim in the room and then I will be ready to start the mural work.

I hope to get some stuff sketched out onto the walls next week. I checked out a whole stack-load of books about constellations from the library and now I need to piece together the images I want on the walls.

The tape is off…

by Meredith 13. July 2011 23:05

The tape is off of the mural border and the first coat of paint is on the arches. Sooooo close to being done!
















Last mural element complete!

by Meredith 12. July 2011 23:04

I think I am ready to peal the tape off the mural borders and paint the arches.










Mural wins!

by Meredith 15. June 2011 22:59

Totally had a Bob Ross moment while painting the frogs. I keep looking at them and thinking to myself "damn I'm good!" :D
















Finished the wisteria I think.

by Meredith 7. June 2011 22:56

Took a bunch of mural photos this morning. I think I'm done with the wisteria and nearly done with the castle. The tree panel is nearly complete. Still have to complete a flowering shrub, lily flowers, castle window, couple of frogs & fairies, a dragon and the railing. So close & yet so far!







About Meredith Cook

Welcome to my repository of creative expression. I'm not a happy camper unless I am making something and over the years I have dabbled in quite a few different kinds of art projects. Some projects come from taking art classes, others are completely hobby driven, and projects like home decor come from a need to customize an item and make it better or unique. The overall theme behind what I do is to learn how to manipulate objects and practice what I know about visual aesthetic and good design. Oh yeah, and to have fun.

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