Trompe Cut-outs

<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> Trompe L'oeil Cut-outs</div> <bR> <div> This project was commissioned by The Village Hat Shop located in Hillcrest, San Diego, CA.</div> <div> The original concept was to showcase the hat shops two unique hat brands in a fun and artistic manner</div> <div> to the community. Instead of just having signage, we decided on trompe l'oeil characters looking out of windows. </div> <div> This was also in keeping with the stores other location in Long Beach, Ca.   <A HREF="#wind_blown_hat" TITLE="Trompe Cutouts"><U><IMG SRC="2b8135240.jpg" border=0 width="53" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  (click)</div> <div> Fred, the owner, loved the idea of "The artist caught in the act of painting" so this was the first window.</div> <bR> <div> The pieces are cut out of ultra-rigid MDO board & then primed, painted, sealed in studio & then installed.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2dbc60880.jpg" border=0 width="864" height="648" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Three trompe l'oeil pieces installed on building.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2dbed6610.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="2dc0d8620.jpg" border=0 width="472" height="354" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Before                                                                   and me posing during installation</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b7b4d870.jpg" border=0 width="589" height="647" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "The Artist" (myself) Caught-in-the-act  & family dog "Jaxon", the inspiration for the line of hats.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="2b7d4a180.jpg" border=0 width="586" height="792" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "The Fiddler" My interpretation based on the stores logo.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2b7f49710.jpg" border=0 width="585" height="881" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Susan" Susan is the hat designer for "sur la tete Hats", the second line of company hat designs.</div> <div> (click to see how it was made) <A HREF="paintingthewindows.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Painting the Windows"><U><IMG SRC="2b8335280.jpg" border=0 width="53" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> ________________________________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> "NINA"</div> <div>  <A NAME="nina_is_a_trompe_l_oeil_wood_cutout"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="2aaee0680.jpg" border=0 width="480" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Nina" is a trompe l'oeil portrait. We get a lot of </div> <div> double takes as people walk or drive by. It is sealed with an anti-graffiti wax coating which cleans up easily.</div> <div> Nina, from the local coffee shop, was good enough to pose for the piece.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2c4ca6320.jpg" border=0 width="422" height="562" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Close-up with details</div> <bR> <div> ______________________________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> This client wanted something cute that would attract attention to her </div> <div> hat business in Shoreline Village located in Long Beach CA.</div> <div> It is cut out of ultra- Rigid M. D. O. board and sealed </div> <div> with a glass hard anti-graffiti coating.     </div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="wind_blown_hat"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="192094100.jpg" border=0 width="404" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Wind Blown Hat</div> <div>                <IMG SRC="28191f0d0.jpg" border=0 width="287" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       </div> <div> ________________________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> "DOG LICKING ICE-CREAM"</div> <div> This is a Trompe L'oeil scene for Heidi's Frozen Yogurt in Long </div> <div> Beach, CA.  The owner wanted a "Norman Rockwell" </div> <div> type of scene. So I came up with a Grandpa type figure with his </div> <div> Granddaughter and a Dalmatian sneaking a lick.</div> <div> These figures are cut out of Ultra-Rigid M.D.O. board and </div> <div> sealed with an Anti-graffiti gloss coating.</div> <bR> <div>      <A HREF="doglickingicecream.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dog Licking Icecream"><U><IMG SRC="191f807a0.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="122" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>  </div> <bR> <div>       <IMG SRC="624a04b0.jpg" border=0 width="416" height="587" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         </div> <bR> <div> ______________________________________________________________________________-</div> <bR> <div> This is painted on wood....It is taken from a </div> <div>  painting by Adolph William Bouguereau entitled "YOUTH"" </div> <div> 8 ft. x 4 ft. acrylic. </div> <div>  <A NAME="youth"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="281a20aa0.jpg" border=0 width="288" height="426" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> _______________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> This client traveled around the world and wanted design elements in her home </div> <div> to reflect this. I painted a Japanese "Shoji Screen" on wood and installed it on</div> <div>  the bathroom wall. The client loved the hummingbird at the bottom....I also </div> <div> glued real bamboo pieces on both sides for a more realistic effect...Also, I stenciled </div> <div> bamboo shoot patterns on the three surrounding walls.</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="shoji"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="266762ef0.jpg" border=0 width="354" height="495" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>         </div> <div>  <A HREF="shojiscreen.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shoji Screen"><U><IMG SRC="c44b30c0.jpg" border=0 width="179" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>                </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       <IMG SRC="2668673a0.jpg" border=0 width="359" height="570" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> CLOSE-UP ("One Picture is worth a thousand words" in Oriental characters)</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2816a15d0.jpg" border=0 width="417" height="349" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Painted on wood panels and framed with 8" aged & antiqued planks</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 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><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >muralizing, MURALIST, SAN DIEGO</FONT></div> </BODY>