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Wall Glazing Faux Paint Finish

Posted in daily life, faux painting on February 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »

How did she say it? Oh yeah, remember when you smooshed the color around on the walls. Ok I thought, I’ve done a lot of that. But what I think she was referring to was a Wall Glazing Technique.
That has to be the most popular finish of all time. I guess because it’s [...]

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Press Release published

Posted in Publicity, fine art on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My press release announcing my fine art video diaries has been published on AlternativeApproaches.com!
You can read it at here.

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Painting over a flat wall finish

Posted in faux painting on February 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I just read some advice from a professional and she claimed you can never do a faux finish over flat paint. I thought that was crazy because I do it all the time.
Sure, more often than not you will want to paint over a sealed surface as with a semi-gloss or satin paint because you [...]

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Color Trends and Color Relationships in Design

Posted in Color, daily life, faux painting on February 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I just ran across this faux-art site. I’m not only super impressed with the color combinations created by this business, I think they’ve really got a handle on graphics in wall art. I’ve been feeling like the trend is coming back to wall graphics that were popular when I started faux painting some twenty [...]

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Brick wall faux painting technique

Posted in daily life, faux painting, tagged , on February 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I remember being so excited because my client asked me create a faux brick wall for her farmhouse kitchen. I thought that it was about time since I taught the finish on one of my videos.
When I made my Rocks, Blocks, and Bricks dvd, that was the first time I ever did a brick [...]

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The solution for painting over paneling

Posted in daily life, faux painting, tagged , , , , , on February 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I just painted this super simple technique. The finish has been around for awhile but I made seem brand new by using updated colors.
It was perfect because she had old paneling that she didn’t want to take down. As it was the paneling really dated the place. So with just a little paint the [...]

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Great testimonial from a my client

Posted in Publicity, Testimonials, daily life on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I love, love it! The electrician wants to use you for fauxing for his daughter’s new room. Could you send me some more of your business cards. Word of mouth is wonderful & the words from my mouth about you are terrific……..I am so happy with what you [...]

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Wall Glazing Faux Painting Technique to Fix Color

Posted in Color, daily life, faux painting, tagged , , , , , on February 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I sure see this a lot. People go to the paint store and bring home color swatches and tape them up all over the room and deliberate for days and then finally they pick a color. They are sure it’s perfect because they have been studying it for a while and then the day comes [...]

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Pool Room Graphics

Posted in daily life, faux painting, tagged on February 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I had a great time on this recent job where I was able to transform a pool room in less than a day. I haven’t done a mural of this nature for a long time. My style is usually more watercolor-like. So this was in a completely different direction. I feel so [...]

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Faux Painting Instructions

Posted in daily life, faux painting on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today I got a call from a distressed customer. She said she bought all my videos and then described the situation she had created on her walls. After a few questions I realized she didn’t take my advice. This certainly was not the first time and it’s interesting to think about why someone would choose [...]

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