Trompe L’oeil Painting

Mickey Baxter-Spade — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:51:57 +0000

Now why would someone want a hand painted wall pocket filled with flowers, in trompe l’oeil style, painted on their wall? Why not just buy a wall pocket and fill it with silk flowers? In this case the area needing embellishment was the wall above the commode in the master bath. My client wanted something floral but simple, sophisticated but not over-stated. Something beautiful to look at that wouldn’t collect dust. Hence, a painting over the commode.

Trompe L'oeil Wall Pocket

The master bath was decorated in neutral colors except for a touch of rose in some of the tiles around the tub and in the shower. The bath had ten foot ceilings so it could handle a tall design that flowed out from the wall pocket itself. I decided to keep the wall pocket neutral so it didn’t take away from the delicate flowers and long flowing leaves cascading from the painted arrangement. The flowers were kept in nearly a bud stage so as not to over-power the area.

When deciding on the size of a container to be painted in a mural, it isn’t so different than deciding on a container for a live bouquet of flowers. In the case of this wall pocket I preferred not to have the lowest part of the design to be any higher than six to eight inches above whatever was below it. Then work on the flowers and greenery to fill to the proper height. Although the design itself had a “floating” feel to it, it actually felt grounded because it wasn’t placed too high above the items below it. This works well when hanging framed art as well. Look at more ideas of mural ideas for small areas.

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Trompe L’oeil Painting