Tropical, Basketball & Balboa Park Murals, Art & Faux

<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> Tropical, Basketball & Balboa Park Murals, Art & Faux</div> <div> This client bought this new house and wanted more warmth and embellishment in it. The white fireplace had a MARBLE FAUX TREATMENT </div> <div> over which hangs a custom, hand-painted TAPESTRY of the reflection pond in Balboa Park, a local landmark. The clients two children also had murals of their choice painted in </div> <div> their bedrooms. Doors arches had embellishments painted above each. Two accent walls were treated to an "OLD WORLD VENETIANO" effect. </div> <div> The kitchen stove also needed to stand out and so this Italian saying was painted over a warm, VENETIAN PLASTER technique:</div> <div> "TO EVERY BIRD, HIS OWN NEST IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27c16b4f0.jpg" border=0 width="619" height="1103" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Faux Marble fireplace treatment & custom,  hand-painted tapestry of world famous, Balboa Park...</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27b1c4130.jpg" border=0 width="708" height="531" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Basketball mural</div> <div>  <A NAME="tropics"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="27b3789a0.jpg" border=0 width="888" height="666" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Tropical Ocean View mural</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27b5de0c0.jpg" border=0 width="478" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="27b7df0d0.jpg" border=0 width="479" height="269" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Close-up of flying birds & "Becca" over door</div> <div>  <A NAME="old_world_venetiano"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Vivaldi" ><IMG SRC="27ba15bb0.jpg" border=0 width="789" height="443" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> Old World Venetiano wall treatment</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27bbc3ec0.jpg" border=0 width="707" height="1260" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> (Close-up of wall texture with wax shine)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27d0ad800.jpg" border=0 width="685" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="27bd6c110.jpg" border=0 width="364" height="273" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    <IMG SRC="27bf94140.jpg" border=0 width="404" height="276" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Arch Embellishments</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27cebf530.jpg" border=0 width="959" height="595" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "TO EVERY BIRD, HIS OWN NEST IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="27afe5100.jpg" border=0 width="485" height="272" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <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> <bR> </BODY>