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Using mural paints vs house paint

A question I get quite often is “What type of paint do you use?” Or ” How much money can we save by using house paint? “ To start, house paint is probably about 30% cheaper than mural paints. And in many circumstances they work quite nicely. They are exterior […]

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Painting outlet covers

One type of work I find really fun is painting outlet covers to match the backsplash tile.Its really satisfying to see how much I can get the outlets and switches to blend in. Is it durable? Heck yea, with the proper priming and a kitchen quality varnish, they can be […]

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Chalking in Follina

We were invited to participate in a madonnari festival in Follina, Italy. Follina is an amazing village north of Venice. We were housed in a 13th Century building turned into a hostel that contained remnants of ancient frescoes, a courtyard and great views of the mountains. We picked a challenging […]

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Salon in Chamonix France

We are on a tour of Europe that encompasses decorative art and chalk art. We started this journey in Chamonix France to attend Salon, an annual meeting of decorative artists from over 30 countries. For my exhibition panel, I created a trompe l’oeil piece uses objects of the area but […]