Bedroom Waves

Soon THESE walls will be transformed into blue waves too...!

After a thorough installation of lots of plastic sheeting everywhere, and always moving very carefully, I can more or less relax and get into working with the larger scale for a flowing sense of these waves....the effect is pretty cool!

The groovy mirror reflects the light from my flash onto the walls like light dancing in the water!

Waves

The final touch with the fishes along the top of the reef is now complete....it was an awkward space to paint in!

There are some very cute little fishies here! Click on the images to see them bigger.




I used the white trim paint to blend right into the sand along the bottom. Its a good effect, adding a lot of depth.


The remaining walls of the bathroom are going to have just stylised waves....and a few little bait fish swimming around, the idea being, that that's the open water, as opposed to the busy reef.





Through the bathroom door, you can see the work I have begun in the bedroom hall right outside.....

Lots More Fish

Standing in this room, you can practically hear the underwater sounds as you look at all these fish milling around!




























Here are some pictures of my work space...



...its a little cramped, but one soon gets used to how one has to move around, being careful to avoid bumping things, or stepping on the plastic the wrong way.

Getting the lights in the right place is sometimes the hardest part, in small areas like this....either they are shining right in your face blinding you (and cooking you!) or your own shadow falls right on the work...it can be very frustrating, and also a big relief when they are finally right.

Tropical Fish Mural Continues

After blocking in some more fish and coral, I begin to work steadily on one of the walls,
painting all the details on fish and reef, and then adding some rays of light coming down through the shallows.....

Tropical Fish Mural Begins

Soon these stark white walls will be transformed into a painted aquarium of darting tropical fish, brilliantly coloured and having a great time.


I block in the fish sort of where I want them, and then begin putting on paint.

For the first part of the mural, I just put a lot of paint on, to make sure there is enough depth, (no pun intended) especially in the colours of the fishies.

Kiln Load : Big Success.

It looks like another great firing.

Nice colours!

Sharp designs!

Sadly, I have to leave pottery painting for a few weeks, while I do a couple of murals. Its hard not to try and do one more load of ceramic, I get a lot of ideas when I see the results of last time's ideas....I will try to remember.