
Trompe Versailles Overview: The Full Transformation
Want to watch as the entire Trompe Versailles mural comes together? Check out this time-lapse! It's crazy to see months ...



Trompe Versailles Session 37: Applying the Clear Coat
To make sure my murals last for several lifetimes, I always apply a clear coat as the final step. This ...



Trompe Versailles Session 36: Chiselling a Signature
Woohoo! Trompe Versailles is finished! Can you believe it is time for the final signature? I can't. For this final ...



Trompe Versailles Session 35: Planting Poplar Trees
In this session, I got out my gardening tools and planted two poplar trees on the far left panel of ...



Trompe Versailles Session 34: Painting Red Geraniums
In this session, I finished the colourful red geraniums (including all the little green stalks!). I also tweaked the left ...



Trompe Versailles Session 33: The Geranium Underpainting
In the last session, I added geranium plants to the flower boxes outside the castle windows. From there, I have ...



Trompe Versailles Session 32: Planting Geraniums
In this session, I planted geranium bushes in the foreground of Trompe Versailles. These are planted in pots on the ...



Trompe Versailles Session 31: Planter Boxes in Spring
It's Spring at Trompe Versailles! Every Spring, the gardens of Trompe Versailles are lined with citrus planter boxes designed by ...



Trompe Versailles Session 30: Flowers in Bloom
In this session, I finished all of the flowers! It's definitely looking bright and colourful now. I followed this by ...



Trompe Versailles Session 29: Gold Statues and Topiaries
Today I was able to add lots of beautiful details to the mural, including gold sculptures in the central pond, ...



Trompe Versailles Session 28: Painting Ponds
In this session, I focused on the ponds! In particular, I tweaked the shapes of the ellipses, finished the rims, ...



Trompe Versailles Session 27: Drawing Sculptures and Hedges
In this session, I was able to draw more hedges surrounding the lower plaza, add more sculptures, tidy up the ...



Trompe Versailles Session 26: Tweaking Shadows, Hedges, and Ponds
In this session, I completed a number of little tweaks on the mural. This included finishing the existing shadows in ...



Trompe Versailles Session 25: Painting Distant Mountains
After mixing five different colours, I painted soft blended bands of each one on the mural to create the forest ...



Trompe Versailles Session 24: Planting Trees and Hedges
Today I planted out some trees, rosebushes, and miles of hedges — all clipped and neat. The rose bushes haven't ...



Trompe Versailles Session 23: The First Fountain
In very exciting news...the first fountain now has colour! But not only that, the garden beds have also been added ...



Trompe Versailles Session 22: The Pencil Returns
Today, I had to pick up my pencil again to darken the outlines of all of the beautiful grass patches ...



Trompe Versailles Session 21: Painting the Pathways
I'm making progress on the Trompe Versailles garden! In this session, I finished painting all the pathways and around the ...



Trompe Versailles Session 20: Filling in the Forest
Guess what? The entire forest is finished! I'm amazed that we're at this point. The mural is looking very lush ...



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Trompe Versailles Session 18: Into the Gardens!
I've really been looking forward to adding colour to the Trompe Versailles gardens and today was just the beginning! I ...



Trompe Versailles Session 17: Finishing the Frame
In today's session, I reached such an exciting milestone - the entire frame is now complete! I'm so happy with ...



Trompe Versailles Session 16: Updating the Fourth Panel
Before I was able to finish the frame, I had to catch the fourth panel up to the progress level ...



Trompe Versailles Session 15: Adding Grout and Masking
After I finished laying and detailing the brickwork in my last session, all they still needed was grout. I started ...



Trompe Versailles Session 14: Laying the Last Bricks
Today was a massive day of mural painting! In this session, I finished laying the brickwork around the entire mural ...



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Trompe Versailles Session 11 – Blocking Stone and Sky
The mural has reached a really exciting stage! Today I got the stone painted in and also started on the ...



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Trompe Versailles Session 9 – Painting the Dark Edges
Today, I did a ton of masking and painted all around the outside of the panels to hide that they ...



Trompe Versailles Session 8 – Paint Hits Canvas!
Today, I got started by getting actual paint on my brush, then onto the canvas, and then I stopped when ...



Trompe Versailles Session 7 – Preparing for the First Paint Strokes
Now the design is all finished, I can start drawing on the canvas! First I blackened out in behind the ...



Trompe Versailles Session 6 – The Design Of The Mural
It has taken me nearly two weeks to finalise the entire mural design, but I can proudly say it is ...



Trompe Versailles Session 5 – Designing and Hanging the Canvas Blinds
This morning, I finished hanging the panels in the studio because the canvas blinds were being delivered and installed later ...



Trompe Versailles Session 4 – Attaching The First Strut
Today I helped my husband, Phil, to build a wooden frame for the aluminium panels which will sit behind each ...



Trompe Versailles Session 3 – Measuring Out The Panel Space
Today my husband Phil and I measured out the wall space for the panels. It took a good deal of ...



Trompe Versailles Session 2 – Cleaning Up The Studio
Today I worked on tidying my studio so that my husband Phil and I can hang the panels. When I'm ...



Trompe Versailles Session 1 – Panels Delivered to the Studio
Today the panels for Trompe Versailles were delivered to my studio in Bellbowrie, Australia. This means that the mural is ...



Trompe Moongate Day 26 – Presenting to the Public
This is the very last day of work on Trompe Moongate, a 3D-mural of Hạ Long Bay in Vietnam, painted ...



Trompe Moongate Day 25 – Sharing with the World
Today I've added a little something extra to the mural at Bulimba — the social share links! This was really ...



Trompe Moongate Day 24 – Paintbrushes Down!
I'm so excited to announce that the painting of Trompe Moongate is FINISHED! Today was the very last day of ...



Trompe Moongate Day 23 – The End of the Jetty
As mentioned in the video above, I'm getting very close to completing the Trompe Moongate mural at Bulimba. Today I ...



Trompe Moongate Day 22 – The Last Drop of Water
Yesterday I finished painting the wood of the long jetty leading from Oxford Street, Bulimba and down into Hạ Long ...



Trompe Moongate Day 21 – Stepping Out Onto The Jetty
Today at Trompe Moongate, my task was to build the jetty into Hạ Long Bay. I started by painting the ...



Trompe Moongate Day 20 – The Last of the Boats
There is not long to go for Trompe Moongate on Oxford St, Bulimba. I spent today working on the details ...



Trompe Moongate Day 19 – Rained Out Again
Unfortunately, mural painting doesn't always go to plan. Today at Trompe Moongate, I was planning to finish work on the ...



Trompe Moongate Day 18 – The Magic of Glaze
I'm rugged up again today to work on Trompe Moongate in the cold morning air. I started by tweaking a ...



Trompe Moongate Day 17 – It Takes A Village
Today at the Trompe Moongate mural I have been working on the fishing villages. There are two sections of fishing ...



Trompe Moongate Day 16 – Decorating Sailboats
Today I started work on Trompe Moongate by adding more details to the mountains. This involved touching up the foliage ...



Trompe Moongate Day 15 – Rained Out
Today at Trompe Moongate I spent the lovely, sunny morning setting up my painting station. However, as I noticed the ...



Trompe Moongate Day 14 – Reflecting Reality
Today at Trompe Moongate I had to pull out my painting gloves to keep warm in the cool morning air ...



Trompe Moongate Day 13 – The Water of Hạ Long Bay
Today I began painting a large section of Trompe Moongate - the water! As the outlining of the entire mural ...



Trompe Moongate Day 12 – Conquering Mountains
Today I had a late day out at Trompe Moongate in Bulimba. To start off I finished painting the sky ...



Trompe Moongate Day 11 – First Colour
Today I am working on Trompe Moongate at Bulimba, and it's time for one of my favourite steps in the ...



Trompe Moongate Day 10 – Painting 100 Bricks in 3D
Since the last post, I've continued working on the brick detailing around the moongate at the Trompe Moongate mural in ...



Trompe Moongate Day 8 – Tiny Brush, Big Mural
Today I've been working on the brick moongate for Trompe Moongate in Bulimba. Despite the chilly morning, I'm really happy ...



Trompe Moongate Day 7 – Rain Coat and First Paint
Early this morning I headed to Trompe Moongate in Bulimba to get ready to start painting. First, I had to ...



Trompe Moongate Day 6 – Preparing for Paint
Today I spent time outlining the grout of the bricks in Trompe Moongate, outside Vietnamese Mint in Bulimba. Tomorrow I ...



Trompe Moongate Day 5 – Final Design
Today I spent more time designing the layout for Trompe Moongate on Oxford Street, Bulimba. I am really happy with ...



Trompe Moongate Day 3 & 4 – Designing
Two days of work doing digital design and it’s nearly there! Client is very happy with the design so far ...



Trompe Moongate Day 2 – Creating the Moongate
Today I had a late night at the Trompe Moongate mural in Bulimba. I've spent the day doing a lot ...



Trompe Moongate Day 1 – Mapping the Journey
It's the very first day on location in Bulimba for the Trompe Moongate art project. This project is right next ...



Trompe Dollhouse Day 12 – Starting the Stonework and Rooms
Today I dismantled the drawer so it could be primed ready for painting. The stone colour (the undercolour) was mixed ...



Trompe Bushland Day 45 – Final Critters, Memory Plaque and Signing
Today was the last painting day to finish off. I painted nine birds, one marsupial, and one monotreme. The central ...



Trompe Bushland Day 44 – Insects, Amphibians, and More
I added some branches for the birds to perch on. Painted a whole pile of critters today, using my tiniest ...



Trompe Bushland Day 43 – Butterflies and Beetles
I added a few more Brisbane butterflies, then added two big Brisbane beetles: the Stag beetle and the Christmas beetle ...



Trompe Bushland Day 42 – Snakes and Butterflies
Today painted a pretty python perched between the pot plants. And two other sneaky snakes, one harmless and one nasty ...



Trompe Bushland Day 41 – Hoya and Richmond Birdwing
Lots of fine detail work today: creating the hoya vine with its intricate flowers, then the Richmond Birdwing butterflies on ...



Trompe Bushland Day 40 – Foreground Flowers
The flowers on the shrubs always really bring the mural to life. I added highlights to the wall plant hangers ...



Trompe Bushland Day 39 – Details of Trees and Vines
This is where the painting starts to come to life! I started adding in the flowers in the bushes at ...



Trompe Bushland Day 38 – Painting the Creek and Pathway
A big day today painting details. I finished fixing the shapes of the big terracotta pots on the deck, then ...



TROMPE ALHAMBRA DAY 4 – ADDING TO THE STONEBLOCK COLUMNS
Today I drew the top line of the stoneblock column. Here’s a little video of what else I got up ...



TROMPE ALHAMBRA DAY 3 – DRAWING THE STONE BLOCK COLUMNS
Today I drew the stone block columns on the wall. The time that’s been spent in getting the scale drawing ...



TROMPE ALHAMBRA DAY 2 – LOCATION SET UP AND SCALE SKETCH
Today I moved all the materials and resources I need to bring the Trompe Alhambra to life from my studio ...
The Trompe Alhambra Mural
This trompe l’oeil mural has just been completed by Jacqueline Hill in Brisbane inner West. It was a commission for ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 10 – BALUSTRADE RAILS
Did some tricky measuring up for the white balustrade, taped up and started painting. Also tweaked the buildings in the ...
Trompe Santorini Day 9 – Santorini islands
Today I spent more time working on the stonework. The sea and the sky are now finished. At one stage ...
Trompe Santorini Day 8 – Finish sky and ocean
I repainted the design of the clouds on the computer until I was happy with them: I also worked on ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 7 – OCEAN, COBBLES
I started painting the cobblestones and ocean. The stonework got a bit more stoned, but there’s still al long way ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 6 – STONE AND SKY
When I got all set up ready to start today I discovered this little cutie lying in my way. How ...
Trompe Santorini Day 4 – Mask and start painting
Rosie is Sonja’s adorable little Bichon princess that loves keeping me company while I’m working. She is going to be ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 5 – MASK AND START PAINTING SKY
Today I got my big brushes out at last and painted the start of the sky. I’ve made it a ...
Trompe Santorini Day 3 – Finish colour design
I painted a little watercolour of the background to get the exact shapes we wanted. Then I overlaid it under ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 2 – Design in Colour with Detail
Sonja and I sat together and worked out the details of the design in colour. I drew and painted it ...
TROMPE SANTORINI DAY 1 – MEASURE AND DESIGN SKETCH
Today I met up with the lovely Sonja and measured up the wall in her home in the French Quarter ...
TROMPE SANTORINI
Today I met up with the lovely Sonja and measured up the wall in her home in the French Quarter ...
The Trompe Santorini Mural
This mural is being created right now by Jacqueline Hill in Brisbane inner West. It is a commission for a ...



Trompe Bushland Day 22 – Priming
Today I used a primer that we selected for it's aggressive grip on the panel to make sure the mural ...



TROMPE ALHAMBRA DAY 1 – INITIAL DESIGN
June 2018: spreading out all the ideas on my huge studio table to bring it all together in one design ...
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