Day 21 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY ~ "Silver & Rust"

Silver & Rust (MA0289)

OK, one more “modern art” piece and I will get back to some more natural things. This paper is is available in a 36” x 29” maximum repeat size.

Day 20 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY ~ "Geometric Wave"

Geometric Wave (MA0291)

I’ll stick with the “modern art” series of wallpapers for a few days. This paper is is available in a 40”x30” maximum repeat size.

Day 19 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY "Pink O"

Pink O or Rings (we need a name)

I have a series of what I call “modern art” wallpapers. This paper is is available in a repeat size up to 30.4”w x 40.5”h and in various colors & configurations. Please leave a comment if you have any name suggestions.

Variation 1

Variation 2

Day 18 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY "Mackerel Fin"

Mackerel Fin (BA0709)

More from our trip to the Bahamas, Lena loved the detail in these three versions of patterns from a Mackerel Fin.

BA0709-B

BA0709-A

BA0709-c

Day 17 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY "Ghost Fish"

While we were in the Bahamas last winter, Tom Robinson Cox, our captain, ate this fish until there was literally nothing left but bone. I couldn’t resist photographing it against the beautiful blue water. It may be a stretch but I have added it as a possible wallpaper pattern…. To the right person, this is just the ticket. Or maybe you would prefer the water with-out the ghostly, or ghastly if you are squeamish, fish. Happy fishing.

Day 16 ~ WALLPAPER-A-DAY "Chicago"

Chicago

Four years ago, we were approached by a client with a Christie’s catalogue. The book depicted a stenciled panel from the trading room of the Chicago Stock Exchange, Circa 1893. Our client, we will call him John, wanted the ceiling of his library covered with this pattern. 

Our necks were becoming very painful from 20+ years of painting ceilings and this seemed the perfect opportunity to save our nape and save John money, by having Lena paint a 4x4 foot panel and reproducing it in wallpaper. This was the second time we used wallpaper as a solution and the result was stunning.

Lena painted the first panel in our studio and we took it to Vermont and taped it to the ceiling. After much discussion and wine, John and Lena decided on the necessary color and style adjustments. We made full sized digital prints of the original, taped them to the ceiling, brought them back to the studio, painted on the prints, scanned the painted prints and re-printed them three times before everyone was completely happy with the result. John loved the more blue version above while Lena liked the green/yellow version below (more like the original).

The original 1893 panel sold for over $20,000.00 and though our wallpaper is not an antique collectable yet, it is more than 150 times the size of the original.

A stack of four painted giclée prints on the studio floor.

Mediterranean Mural with Trompe l'oeil Lattice

We installed a mural on canvas last month in Miami Beach. It was a week of work that seemed more like a vacation, while Boston was having cold wet weather. Because we did not know how high the tub surround would be for sure, we painted it without the trompe l'oeil details that sit on the edge of the tub, at the bottom. After the install, Lena and Brooke added the finishing touches and voila.