Painting in the Dementia Unit--almost finished!
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HaoZi
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I love it! That is wonderful work!
Suz
(the future) MRS. GERE
Terry, I sometimes paint trompe l'oeil, too. It's a lot of work- you did a terrific job!
Have you seen the Community Bridge in Frederick, MD? http://bridge.skyline.net/history/ I never tire of visiting it and being awestruck by the talent.
Suz
Have you seen the Community Bridge in Frederick, MD? http://bridge.skyline.net/history/ I never tire of visiting it and being awestruck by the talent.
Suz
donna723
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Terry, you did an awesome job on the mural! It's wonderful!
I never knew what they called that style of painting but it's fascinating. A lot of examples can be found on the link that Suz posted. There's a whole building painted like that in St. Louis but I have no idea where it is because I only saw it from a commuter train but it's just mind boggling! It's five or 6 stories high and when you look at it as you go past, it looks like a big old fashioned brick apartment building with wonderful architectural details. The windows are gorgeous and each floor has four or five balconies with ornate iron railings, beautiful furniture, and all kinds of plants and flower boxes overflowing with colorful flowers! At least that's what it looks like from the FRONT (actually I think that's the back of the building). But as you go past it and see it from the side, when you see it from the right angle, you can tell that the whole wall is completely flat and smooth ... not even a window in it! Every bit of it is painted on the side of the building!
I never knew what they called that style of painting but it's fascinating. A lot of examples can be found on the link that Suz posted. There's a whole building painted like that in St. Louis but I have no idea where it is because I only saw it from a commuter train but it's just mind boggling! It's five or 6 stories high and when you look at it as you go past, it looks like a big old fashioned brick apartment building with wonderful architectural details. The windows are gorgeous and each floor has four or five balconies with ornate iron railings, beautiful furniture, and all kinds of plants and flower boxes overflowing with colorful flowers! At least that's what it looks like from the FRONT (actually I think that's the back of the building). But as you go past it and see it from the side, when you see it from the right angle, you can tell that the whole wall is completely flat and smooth ... not even a window in it! Every bit of it is painted on the side of the building!
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HaoZi
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I love those sidewalk chalk murals that are distorted/3D, too.
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HaoZi
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Is this it donna? http://www.flickr.com/photos/23882102@N08/3443965508
donna723
Well-Known Member
No but that's really neat! I haven't seen that one. This one looked like a big old apartment building with the fancy balconies. I'll have to ask one of my cousins that still lives there where it is. We saw it from the Metro Linx commuter train when we were going from near my aunts house in the suburbs to the ball park downtown. Those trains go through the back ways and it's really hard to tell where you are till you get there. You're mostly seeing the backs of the old buildings instead of what you'd see from the street so I have no idea where it is.
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HaoZi
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/curioush/435716467 ?
Nvm, that can't be it. But also nice.
Nvm, that can't be it. But also nice.
asianartyii
New Member
Yeah right. I love the sidewalk too!.. Great!
DammitJanet
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That is beautiful.
Estherfromjerusalem
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Terry, that's marvellous! You are so talented.
Love, Esther
Love, Esther
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ML
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This is really cool!
barneysmom
Member
Just lovely. Love all the colors and the way some of the things shine and sparkle.
Who is that lady in the picture?
Who is that lady in the picture?
