Thursday, August 28, 2008

Baby's tree



My first wall mural. My brother's friend is having a baby but did not want the conventional baby room. So she hired me for this modern twist on baby's room. I brought in my skilled artist boyfriend to help speed up the process and made it a collaborative project. It was smooth painting. I designed it a day before and called him in to follow me with a paintbrush. He massed while I detailed and he second coated while I corrected edges and smudges. A perfect team. I wouldn't have it any other way. In less than 5 hours we had already cleaned and finished. There is nothing better than having a partner who is skilled with the brush, for he is an instant help when you need him.

I really enjoyed this project and the experience I got with drawing and gridding and painting on a larger scale with another artist. I think it looks satisfying, simple yet complex. So much fun I had. Fun I had. Had I am.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

This is great Elba. I love the design of it.

Jelter said...

yea, this looks cool. is the bed going to go under it?

Elba Raquel said...

Thanks guys. The bed, ummmm, crib will go under the tree. I thought it was a good idea, and far superior to all this other cute baby stuff people put on their walls.