abbott faux painting

Guest Quarters Sign

2009-04-23T23:01:00.005-04:00

This sign was painted on the exterior of the guest apartment pictured below.

I made the template for the letters and drew the logo on the left.

The sign is painted on rough cedar.

Guest Apartment

2009-02-08T12:19:00.004-05:00

These three images are a guest apartment. The living room walls are finished with a venitian plaster that has been sanded and has a pearl glaze topcoat. The ceiling is a mixture of off-white, pearl glaze and gold metallic. The living room niche is painted with the same pattern as the bedroom.

The bedroom walls have a base coat of blue/gray egshel enamel and five shades of metallic gold as an accent. The bedroom ceiling is painted with a lighter shade of blue than the walls and washed with metallic gold.

Drywall Repair

2008-08-22T16:27:00.002-04:00

These pictures show before & after of drywall that I removed due to water damage. I removed the damaged wallboard; installed new wallboard; taped & mudded the joints; matched the existing texture and matched the existing faux paint.

Office Sign

2008-07-03T05:16:00.001-04:00

This is a sign I painted on the exterior of an office. I fabricated the template,
sprayed a rough pattern and completed the layout with small artist brushes.

Window Treatment

2008-03-05T11:17:00.003-05:00

The wall has been treated with venitian plaster and then the painted transum design over the window was added. The wall was sanded and selectively painted to give it a distressed, aged look. A top coat of a clear sealer tinted to highlight the venitian plaster was the final application. The window valance has been coated with a mixture of plaster & tile grout to resemble stucco and then painted. Tile is exterior roof tile that has been cut to make it smaller and applied to the top of the valance.

Faux Stones

2008-01-04T23:57:00.000-05:00

This is a view of a wine room . I fabricated and painted the stones. grout and wall texture .

The stone pattern appears at various places around the room .

Textured Column

2008-01-04T23:51:00.000-05:00

This is a structural support column that I textured and painted .

The raised band is polystyrene .

Textured Niche

2008-01-04T23:48:00.000-05:00

I fabricated and painted the texture in the niche and the faux stones and grouting around the niche .

Wall Texture

2008-01-04T23:42:00.000-05:00

I fabricated and painted this texture in a kitchen, breakfast nook and hallway to create an old weathered plaster effect .

Metallic Ceiling

2008-01-04T23:39:00.000-05:00

This ceiling had a knockdown texture and was painted with gold metallic accent coat over a dark base coat .

Faux Ceiling

2008-01-04T23:36:00.000-05:00

This faux pattern on the ceiling was painted to match an accent wall painted with the same faux pattern in a bedroom .

Barrel Ceiling

2008-01-04T23:31:00.000-05:00

I painted a cloud scene on this barrel ceiling . I painted the gold metallic band around the mirror above the fireplace to match the gold metallic bands that I painted on the walls .

Doors

2008-01-04T23:27:00.000-05:00

These doors were a natural finish and the varnish was worn out so I painted them with a red base color and used dark accents .

Courtyard

2008-01-04T23:24:00.000-05:00

This is a wall and fountain of an exterior enclosed courtyard .

Exterior Shower

2008-01-04T23:19:00.000-05:00

The image of the sun was painted on the floor and matched the sun hung on the wall of the shower . The surfaces were given an aged look .

Wall Stencil

2008-01-04T23:16:00.000-05:00

I fabricated the stencils and used a high viscosity acrylic paint that produced raised letters .

Raised Stencil

2008-01-04T23:13:00.000-05:00

I fabricated the stencils for this pattern . The paint is a high viscosity acrylic that is applied with a joint knife and produces raised letters .

Ceiling Stencil

2008-01-04T23:07:00.000-05:00

I painted the base color and then applied a stencil pattern on a raised surface between a soffit and and a ceiling .

Bathroom Niche

2008-01-04T23:04:00.000-05:00

I applied and painted a textured surface in the niche and fabricated and painted the raised plaster band around the niche .

Niche Mural

2008-01-04T23:00:00.000-05:00

I fabricated and painted the raised plaster band surrounding the niche and painted the mural in the niche .

Frog

2008-01-04T22:58:00.000-05:00

I painted this image on four walls in a child's room to create whimsical effect .

Exterior Mural

2008-01-04T22:53:00.000-05:00

All of the elements on this wall are painted except the double doors and the transum window . The mural is a tuscan scene with feild of lavender .

Interior Column

2008-01-04T22:38:00.000-05:00

The columns in the entrance foyer were painted in alternating marble patterns to accent the archetectural elements of the columns . A pearlized paint gave the surface a polished look .

Exterior Columns

2008-01-04T22:32:00.000-05:00

The columns were painted to resemble viened marble . The capitals and raised accent bands were painted with a green shade and a patina accent .

Southwest

2008-01-04T22:23:00.000-05:00

I used a base coat of a light yellow gold color . The accent colors were maize, chocolate , green and beige

Veined Wall

2008-01-04T22:16:00.000-05:00

This wall has a marble look with viening incorporated in the pattern.

Fireplace Mantle

2008-01-04T22:07:00.000-05:00

The fireplace mantle is made from polystyrene . It origionally had a textured surface similar to the column below the mantle . I applied a plaster coating and painted the mantle to resemble stone . The walls behind the mantle are coated with a venitian plaster

Warm Tones

2008-01-04T21:56:00.000-05:00

This pattern used a creamy yellow base color.
The accent colors were taupe, gold and metallic gold .

Picture Frame Panels

2008-01-04T21:49:00.001-05:00

I painted patterns inside of the picture frame moulding to match tile floors .

Metallic Stripes

2008-01-04T21:41:00.000-05:00

This is a faux pattern with gold metallic stripes painted over the top .