Italian Countryside Mural and Trompe L'oeil

<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> Italian Countryside Mural and Trompe L'oeil</div> <div> This project was a great challenge and was commissioned by MCCS at Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California, just north of San Diego. </div> <div> They are a great group of people on this military base and I can't think of a more worthy and honorable project than for the US military.</div> <div>  This project has multiple murals/ trompe l'oeil, faux treatments, hand lettering, stencils & fine art throughout. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#99CCFF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U>"La Sala Riunioni"</U></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3366FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><U> </U></I></FONT>means<I><U> "The Meeting Room" </U></I> in Italian and is the main focus room for the artistic treatments. </div> <div> Faux wall-washing treatments were done throughout the entire facility as well as stenciled embellishments. </div> <div> This facility will be a fine wine and specialty beer store on base.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c53d5fd0.jpg" border=0 width="469" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2c5562000.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="256" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Before                                                         After</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c5760870.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE"  mural</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c8c60880.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="648" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Two white doves on railing next to clinging vine.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="trompe_lion"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="2c7c60420.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="834" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A trompe L'oeil  ("trick the eye")  lion fountain is one of the first art pieces to see as you enter the front doors.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c63b2430.jpg" border=0 width="434" height="579" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2c8e56410.jpg" border=0 width="598" height="577" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Faux wall treatments, faux carrera marble columns, decorative stencil designs, faux marble treatments & trompe l'oeil fountain.</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="2c72c9570.jpg" border=0 width="457" height="343" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">              <IMG SRC="2c5b0bdb0.jpg" border=0 width="267" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> A trompe L'oeil wine cellar...through imaginary door at end of hall in bathroom area.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="2c87f1750.jpg" border=0 width="497" height="373" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="2c5fed720.jpg" border=0 width="493" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> before                                                                                        after                faux marble and wall glaze.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c60a8700.jpg" border=0 width="936" height="624" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Custom-painted   VINTAGE WINE POSTER    pieces.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c6e134e0.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="2c70fa500.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2c6c624c0.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="332" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> close-ups custom paintings                                                              & trompe l'oeil wall  lettering</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c6660880.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="648" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Faux wall treatments, stencil designs, faux carrera marble columns & hand-painted artwork above faux marble pediment.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c8f60c10.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="193" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <div> "La Sala Riunioni" (the meeting room) over pediment & just completed columns and pediment.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c6ab0040.jpg" border=0 width="688" height="516" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "The Beer Cave" Decorative stencil work, & hand-lettering over faux wood beams.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c768c640.jpg" border=0 width="652" height="868" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Detail of carrera marble treatment and trompe l'oeil capital.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c7b67cd0.jpg" border=0 width="615" height="461" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Hand-painted faux "Aged-Wood" doors and frames with decorative arched stencil over doorway.  (doors were previously plain white paint)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c7460880.jpg" 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