Mural Tour Page 1

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <bR> <div> Mural Tour Page 1</div> <div> <U>"Imagine Mural"</U> </div> <div> This mural was conceived of to bring attention to North Park's growing arts community. The eyes of John Lennon are visible </div> <div> on the top of western facing wall forty feet high in the air  It is 26 feet wide. </div> <div> The eyes are visible from the top of the hill four blocks away. As you get close to the building</div> <div> The entire face comes into view along with the word "Imagine".</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29ed245b0.jpg" border=0 width="804" height="603" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Imagine" mural  (along with trompe l'oeil figure at entrance)</div> <div> <U>_______________________________________________________________________</U></div> <div> <U>"Venice Scene"</U> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="272c121b0.jpg" border=0 width="786" height="539" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> This mural is a soft and hazy scene of a Venetian canal from a window with trompe l'oeil rhododendron & sea shells on the window sill.</div> <div> ______________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <U>"Tropical Beach Scene"</U> </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="264a40070.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="519" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">            <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="2bcf86080.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="520" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> This mural is painted in the dining area in softer colors so as to be relaxing and make the dining area inviting & tropical as the </div> <div> viewer "walks into the distant & peaceful ocean"...</div> <div> The green columns echo other columns in the residence that were also faux treated in a verdigris marble technique to </div> <div> match existing marble counters. (see below) </div> <div> Above the mantel, the wall was treated to a soft  Belagio Marble technique especially created for this wall. (see below)</div> <div> All walls were faux treated to a soft umber color wash. </div> <bR> <div> 16' x 12' = 192 sq. ft.   Illuminated by area lights</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="tropicalbeachtheme.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropical Beach Themed Art"><U>click for details</U></A>  </div> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <U>"Spanish Mission Murals"</U> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="californiamissionmurals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="California Mission Murals"><U><I><B><IMG SRC="2779c3590.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="601" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></U></A><I><B>     </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="2bd0e6570.jpg" border=0 width="486" height="599" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> These murals were commissioned for a Lexus Dealership in Santa Monica, California,</div> <div> The theme is <I><U>California Missio</U></I><I>n</I> style painted in a trompe l'oeil fashion. After gathering many photos of </div> <div> missions in the US and Mexico,  I came up with these designs. The mural ideas were heavily</div> <div>  influenced by the mission in San Juan Capistrano in Southern California which I found </div> <div> to be the most beautiful.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="californiamissionmurals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="California Mission Murals"><U>click for details</U></A>  </div> <bR> <div> ________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> <U>"Mediterranean Scene"</U> </div> <div> <IMG SRC="2bd717800.jpg" border=0 width="535" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="2bd920800.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Three level exterior mural</div> <div> _____________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> "Castle Room"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="24c3a0050.jpg" border=0 width="416" height="773" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="castle_sceen"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="23de4bfa0.jpg" border=0 width="331" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <IMG SRC="24d096fb0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="24d39bfe0.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Stone Walls" and Scottish Castle scene               matching panels </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="castleroom.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Castle Room"><U>(Click to see more on this project)</U></A></div> <div> ____________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="muraltourpage2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mural Tour Page 2"><U>NEXT PAGE</U></A></div> <bR> <div> ________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="muralstrompeloeil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murals Trompe Loeil"><U>see all murals</U></A><A HREF="muralstrompeloeil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murals Trompe Loeil"><U> </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="muralstrompeloeil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murals Trompe Loeil"><U><IMG SRC="28d2833b0.jpg" border=0 width="131" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 28 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="childrensmurals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Murals"><U>CHILDREN'S</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="murals_for_residences.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murals for Residences"><U>RESIDENCE</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="businesses.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Business, Art, Murals, Signs, Menus"><U>BUSINESS</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="trompe_l_oeil.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trompe Loeil"><U>TROMPE L'OEIL</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="handpaintedaccents.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand Painted Accents"><U>HAND PAINTED</U></A> <A HREF="handpaintedaccents.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Hand Painted Accents"><U>ACCENTS</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:rik@muralsfantastic.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:rik@muralsfantastic.com"><U>rik@muralsfantastic.com</U></A></div> <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 San Diego, California artist & muralist Rik Erickson.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" 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.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#A6CAF0" FACE="Times New Roman" >  </FONT></div> </BODY>