Rastatura Italian Plaster, Stone & 3-D Art

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <bR> <div> Rastatura Italian Plaster, Stone & 3-D Art</div> <div> This project was done because of a remodel done to the house. There were cracks in the walls from lifting the entire house to install new building supports.</div> <div> There were also new windows installed, electric outlets installed and other structural changes which damaged the walls. </div> <div> The original wall texture was an artistic 3-color plaster treatment. (Salmon, Yellow Ochre & Baby Blue)</div> <div> To save this artistic technique (unique to the house) special colored plasters were custom mixed to match the old plaster colors. (A challenging task)</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2eae205f0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="607" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (The west wall) Stone with Trompe L'oeil painted chess piece and Pink Hibiscus...(close-ups below)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ec420220.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="802" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (The east wall)</div> <div> This material is a marble & limestone plaster mix which is as close to stone as you can get without actually hiring a stone mason.</div> <div> Upon touching it, it will feel hard and stone-like to the touch. The grout lines are hand-painted.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2eb7d3df0.jpg" border=0 width="467" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="2eb950df0.jpg" border=0 width="336" height="479" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The clients son liked to play chess so we decided, halfway into the project that it would be a nice idea to paint a Trompe L'oeil</div> <div> chess piece inside a niche. On the opposite side we decided on a Pink Hibiscus in blue glass.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2eb40a4a0.jpg" border=0 width="778" height="330" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Close-up of the stone texture after the GRAY-UMBER patina is applied. </div> <div> The patina is absorbed and sinks into the Italian Plaster similar to a <U>Fresco Treatment.</U> It becomes part of the stone. </div> <div> If scratched the color is beneath the surface as well so as not to see the scratch.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2eac20580.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> In process painting in the trompe niche and chess piece.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ebc4c020.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="514" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Hanging Lavender.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ebd203c0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="316" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> On inside wall, a trompe l'oeil stone lion-head was painted. An 'homage' to the clients mother who was an artist.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ebfa4fb0.jpg" border=0 width="676" height="507" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (The north wall)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ec169cf0.jpg" border=0 width="617" height="463" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Applying the soft patina glaze with wet rag in hand to afterwards rub off the high points...leaving the darker areas behind.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ec3fb7c0.jpg" border=0 width="507" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (The south wall)</div> <bR> <div> ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> Some before pics</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2ecf7c1d0.jpg" border=0 width="380" height="285" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">   <IMG SRC="2ed31e580.jpg" border=0 width="286" height="344" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2ed18b280.jpg" border=0 width="395" height="296" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Here are pics after the repair and patch work with drywall mud...and before the harder Italian Plaster is applied.</div> <div> _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> Some progress pics</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2ed5bd4e0.jpg" border=0 width="445" height="334" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2ed986500.jpg" border=0 width="390" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The bedroom entrance after Italian Plaster is troweled on                                           Painting in the grout lines over the patina.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2edb922e0.jpg" border=0 width="402" height="302" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The client requested that his Burmese cat be painted into the scene...Here via a "Cat-Niche".</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> <bR> <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 - 2010 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>