I’ve painted oak trees inside three other places.
The first one was 3 stories high in someone’s living room. This was the first time such an idea was put forth to me, and it opened a new chapter in my muralizing life.
The second one was painted in an empty house as the owners were preparing to turn it into a vacation rental.
The third one is inside St. Anthony’s Retreat Center.
Now, indoor oak tree #4 is underway. I’ll show you more tomorrow.
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All these murals are amazing and stunning! I would love to have something like that in my home, but
1. I would have to figure out where it would go that would accent a wall, and
2. I would have to put you up for a week (2 weeks? 3 weeks?) which would be fun, but your 2-legged and 4-legged housemates may object!
Sharon, it is about a 4 day project when it is interrupted by lots of visits; I bet I could do yours in 3 days. 😎
I dunno . . . Sox might distract you (if he ever emerged from his Stranger Danger Hiding Place)!
These are so beautiful! They really make the rooms special! I can imagine how much exercise you get going up and down a ladder, especially on the really tall walls!
Michelle, I didn’t wear my phone in my pocket so I don’t know how many “floors” I climbed. I do know that it doesn’t feel like real exercise, but I use it as an excuse to not walk in the mornings anyway.
These are gorgeous! They really make each of those spaces “pop” as my mother would say 🙂
Elisabeth, the first time someone asked me to paint a tree in her living room, I couldn’t wrap my logical mind around the request. Now I think it is the coolest thing!
I love your oak trees! We have huge old oak in our field. It’s so big around that it must be at least 200 years old. We imagine it was one of those ‘last one, nothing to leverage it out with’ trees when this land was cleared for farming long, long ago. One of these days DH and I need to get around to actually measuring it and seeing if someone can guesstimate it’s actual age.
Kris, that is really interesting, because we live in such different climates. Do you happen to know the variety of your oak?