Alpine wildflower painted mantle

Original sketch approved by the client.

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Finished mantle in the studio, before installation in a Sun Valley mountain home.

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Detail of distressed hand-painting. This motif and style of painting borrows from Alpine folk painting, especially the flowers. The scattered branches, leaves, and berries are more what I would call contemporary botanical.

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What I find most beautiful in this kind of painting is a free-flowing quality and the little irregularities that make it feel "folky". Interior Design: Denton House Interiors

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L' Apres Midi Au Lac

My original sketch approved by the client for an impressionist-style painting inspired by Maurice Prendergast's, "The Picnic".

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Before shot of the immense wall the painting was commissioned for.

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Because of the large scale of this painting and our concern about warping, I ordered custom built aluminum frame canvases from Lucious Hudson in California. They were perfect and worth every penny.

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Applying multiple coats of Utrecht gesso with a sponge. Serenaded by fellow artist Steve Larson.

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Drawing out the composition using a grid method.

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Painting in progress using Utrecht lightfast acrylics. The canvases barely fit on the longest wall of my studio. There is a large mirror strategically placed on the opposite wall which I used to observe the effect of distance, since I knew that the painting would never be viewed close up because of its location.

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Early detail shot.

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Completed painting, L'Apres Midi Au Lac, 15' by 6'6", acrylic on canvas with UV varnish finish coat, 2009. This was a very special project created exclusively for La Bastide de Neige in Deer Valley, UT.

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Location shot: Installation by preparer Ben Weimeyer, using a French cleat hanging system. Ben is truly an expert!

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Hung in place. View from the sitting area.

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View from the upstairs balcony

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View from the entry.

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The adjacent rotunda with faux marble columns, that I painted.

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The grand entry with faux marble columns. I love this classical European color scheme: earthy pinks derived from French ocher or Italian red sienna, with red and green marble.

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Garden Fresco Inspired Commission

Garden room fresco-mural from the villa of Livia, 50 BC. I have always loved this wall painting that now resides at the Museo Nazionale Romano in Rome, where I had the good fortune to see it some years ago.

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So when a designer I have a long-standing relationship with wanted a large painting for her client's dining room wall, I jumped at the chance to take inspiration from this famous garden scene.

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My original sketch approved by the client.

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Finished painting. Giardini D'Amore, 57" by 72" acrylic, wax, pigments, on canvas

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Hung in place. I selected the wall, trim, and ceiling paint colors, for both rooms, and finished the corner cabinets in a softly-aged, limed finish.

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View from the entry. Interior Design: Lynn Stoner

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Detail.

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Photo taken around Easter time. I also finished the dining table, distressing and aging the alder wood by applying multiple layers of custom mixed stain. It was finished with satin lacquer by Calls Design.

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