This trompe l’oeil mural commission is for THECA, The Hut Environmnental Community Association in Chapel Hill, Western Brisbane. More than 30 species of insects, lizards, snakes, flowers, butterflies, vines, trees and more appear in the mural. Learn more.
Today was the last painting day to finish off. I painted nine birds, one marsupial, and one monotreme. The central tree, a lemon-scented eucalyptus, had more detail added. Then it was time to paint the memory plaque and sign this mural. Fisnished! Next jobs will be to...
I added some branches for the birds to perch on. Painted a whole pile of critters today, using my tiniest brush. There are all sorts of critters, from spiders to dragonflies to lizards to frogs to grasshoppers. Lots of them are near the water's edge. Some are nearer...
I added a few more Brisbane butterflies, then added two big Brisbane beetles: the Stag beetle and the Christmas beetle. The flowers on the deck in the pots needed to have their shadows adjusted too.Here is the time lapse so you can see how it unfolded:
Today painted a pretty python perched between the pot plants. And two other sneaky snakes, one harmless and one nasty. Here are detailed closeups of my three snakes. Then it was on to painting up a butterfly storm. Here they all are:Here's what the mural...
Lots of fine detail work today: creating the hoya vine with its intricate flowers, then the Richmond Birdwing bitterflies on their vine.
The flowers on the shrubs always really bring the mural to life. I added highlights to the wall plant hangers and painted the King Orchid on the deck. I was about to paint the last two deck plants but our friends arrived and demanded we both stop work and come out and...