I painted this chinoiserie-style bed in the studio recently.
It was a very unique and delightful project, once I got a hold of it.
All I had to work from was this tiny photo of the Charles Pollack bed we were reproducing. It was an insane challenge. I only had a few weeks.
The bed was custom built by Old World Antique Reproductions. The posts and linen fold panels are hand-carved. These photos were taken before the final distressing, glazing, lacquer finish, and gold lining on the posts, which no doubt made it even more lustrous. I used Kremer Colibri gold pigments suspended in Liquin fine detail. The most laborious part was the lining-work on the curved panels, for which I cut templates out of mylar to guide me. I hope our lucky client has opulent and exotic dreams!
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