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Painting at The Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs

July was full of painting at the Broadmoor Resort in Colorado Springs. This is my seventeenth year painting at the Broadmoor. Although I am only there a few times a year, as I approach the porte cochere at The Broadmoor I am still awestruck by the wonder and beauty of this resort. The month started off with a […] […]

Trompe L’oeil Mural for a Small Area

A Curious Cat Mural Trompe L’oeilin french means ‘to fool the eye’. In small rooms it can make the area feel larger than it actually is. This mural was painted in a laundry room. Directly below the mural sat the family dog’s dish which makes this even more fun. Outside this window is a flower garden, pines […] […]

Juvenile Jungle Mural

Have you considered an “on-going” mural for a child’s room? This jungle theme mural was a work in progress for several years. You see, my son and his family live in Georgia and I live in Colorado so popping in to paint a mural or add to a mural whenever the mood hits isn’t always an […] […]

Dog Lover’s Mural

Here we go, I love to paint nurseries and children’s rooms almost as much as I like painting flowers. This room belongs to three year old Will. Will’s father grew up loving Curious George so we did a take-off of that. We also decided to add the family’s two bulldogs, Boogsie and Aphrodite. On the wall around the […] […]

Murals to Soothe the Soul

Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs gives such attention to detail when it comes to the comfort of their patients. The oncology area is a special place because of this attention to detail. Each room has a window with wooden blinds and a fabric covered cornice that coordinates to the bedspreads. Each room even has a […] […]