Cabo Beach Scene

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <div> <IMG SRC="29a8ce7e0.jpg" border=0 width="206" height="126" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Cabo Scene"</div> <div> Cabo Beach Scene for Lalo's Mexican Grill in Hillcrest, Ca. </div> <bR> <div>  32 ft. x 5 ft. = 160 sq. ft.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="257362450.jpg" border=0 width="866" height="325" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="25747edb0.jpg" border=0 width="382" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Whole "Cabo Scene" with faux wall designs </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="23aa062e0.jpg" border=0 width="518" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Closeup of "Cabo Lalo's" with limes on sill & "Gabriel & Blue" playing in front (owners son)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="23ab5b060.jpg" border=0 width="347" height="262" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <div> Painting little bird on window sill.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="palm_faux"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="23ac9a360.jpg" border=0 width="410" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="23ad89270.jpg" border=0 width="393" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Faux wall treatments with Palm embellishments. This treatment goes throughout restaurant.</div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="chives_pot"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B><IMG SRC="248e2d7b0.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >                       </FONT></div> <div> This is not real, of course...Chives pot painted in trompe l'oeil niche..    </div> <bR> <div> I asked Lalo (the owner) to have an actual arch built to frame the mural.I then started researching Cabo San Lucas scenes & began sketching </div> <div> compositions & ideas. I knew I wanted the illusion of great distance with authentic Cabo mountains in the background. </div> <div> I also wanted a beach and a lot of palms to give that lush tropical feel. I then walked into the restaurant again & decided it would look </div> <div> good to have two smaller windows on each side of the mural to expand the scene & make it more interesting. </div> <bR> <div> After I almost completed the mural, the owner asked me if I could include his son in the mural without distracting from the design. </div> <div> I asked him to take some photographs of his son and his dog "Blue" &   he got this great shot of them playing tug-o-war.  </div> <div> <I>FAUX WALL</I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > treatments with soft palms were painted on all  walls.     </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e3e20e80.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bougainvillea added above entryway + changes/additions to mural and faux wall treatments</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dd120580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Changes and additions to wall treatments + added Aztec animal creatures</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dd220580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Trompe L'oeil tropical birds added to walls throughout restaurant , hand-painted lettering + misc.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2de4a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2de6ab400.jpg" border=0 width="427" height="320" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Aztec drinking from cup (actual Aztec image)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dd420580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Tropical birds</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dd617680.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2e43e1690.jpg" border=0 width="481" height="361" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Trompe niche and the owners son and his dog detail in mural</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2e40b4470.jpg" border=0 width="436" height="327" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Mexican folk sayings on the wall</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dde6f0b0.jpg" border=0 width="367" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2de0ac0e0.jpg" border=0 width="428" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The owner asked if I would do hand-painted menu boards with artwork for interest and character division</div> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript"> var page_name = ''; var invisible = ''; function sE(){return true;}window.onError=sE; var ui='rik';var rn=Math.random();var base=top.document; var qry=ui+':3::'+escape(base.referrer)+'::'+screen.width +'x'+screen.height+'::'+screen.colorDepth+'::'+escape(page_name) +'::'+invisible+'::'+rn+'::'+escape(base.URL); document.write('<a href="http://www.web-stat.com/stats/'+ui+'.htm'); document.write('"><img src="http://server4.web-stat.com/count.pl?'); document.write(qry+'" border="0" alt="web stats analysis"/><\/a>'); </script><noscript><a href="http://www.web-stat.com"> <img src="http://server4.web-stat.com/3/rik.gif" border="0" alt="web stats analysis"></a></noscript>   </div> <div> Murals Fantastic is the online portfolio for artist & muralist Rik Erickson.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> All images are © Copyright 2000 - 2001 by Rik Erickson, and may not be reproduced, </div> <div> copied, displayed, or used in any way without written permission.</div> <div> All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Artist and muralist Rik Erickson serving the Southern California  & Chicago area.</div> <div> For the very best in high quality murals, faux, trompe l'oeil, fine art, design and much more.  </div> <bR> </BODY>