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THE ART OF ILLUSION

    
 From inspiration to design: I derive my inspiration from many sources. First, it's about the room--its function, character, flaws to be disguised or detail to be enhanced. Second, it's about the style, taste, likes and dislikes of the owners, and budget. Lastly, it's about imagination--taking all the information and translating it into pure fantasy.
 
    

MURALS

 

Mural painting is one of the oldest art forms known to human kind. Cave paintings recorded the daily lives of man dating back to 38,000 B.C. in Europe, Africa and australia. The egyptians, Greeks and Romans all produced their own unique and sophisticated styles of mural painting. Today Trompe L'oeil murals and paintings can be found in galleries hanging beside fine art, as well as in public buildings, parks and playgrounds, and in homes of all types around the world.

 
CRISTINA COHL
  
   

TROMPE L'OEIL

 

A French term meaning "trick the eye," a good trompe l'oeil can blur the boundary between fantasy and reality, making the viewer believe he/she is enjoyig a beautiful landscape instead of the confines of a windowless room.

FAUX FINISH

 

A French term meaning fake finish. It was very customary to have artists paint inexpensive woods with what looked like very expensive and exotic woods to mimic the wealthy. European artists perfected the techniques to create frescos and venetian plaster finishes. Today, we try to replicate old world plaster finishes, aged colored walls, and antiqued weathered metals using new paints and pigments and texturing materials.