Fantasy Library

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Fantasy Library

A detail photo of a Fantasy Library that I painted on one wall of a very narrow hallway in a condo on Longboat Key, FL

   In the same Longboat Key condo where I painted the Disney landscape, I created this mural for a narrow hallway leading into the bedroom. The homeowners wanted the space to feel like a well‑loved personal library—one filled with classic adventures, the entire Harry Potter collection, and even books drawn from the son’s world of video‑game design, including titles from Skyrim. The shelves ultimately held 263 books and a playful assortment of objects: a left‑handed Smurf artist clutching my red string, wands and potions, a sextant, a secret map, Dobby, pirate dubloons, and many more surprises. The Smurf sits atop a hidden door that opens into the bedroom beyond. The mural spans roughly 7 by 12 feet and was painted directly on the wall in high‑quality artist acrylics.

 
In Progress and Detail Images
A photo of a mural I painted in a condo on Longboat Key, FL. The mural is a sort of fictional landscape of DisneyWorld. In Progress 1

To get started, I first created my sketch in Photoshop and then projected that onto the wall. I rarely use a projector and typically draw freehand. I taped off the buildings and roughed in the sky.

A photo of a mural I painted in a condo on Longboat Key, FL. The mural is a sort of fictional landscape of DisneyWorld. In Progress 2

Here’s good friend Abby Kent assisting  with painting the water in front of the castle. 

A photo of a mural I painted in a condo on Longboat Key, FL. The mural is a sort of fictional landscape of DisneyWorld. In Progress 3

I’m close to being finished here…sort of. Probably lots of little details to add, including the Hidden Mickeys. 

A photo of a mural I painted in a condo on Longboat Key, FL. The mural is a sort of fictional landscape of DisneyWorld. Two of the Hidden Mickeys

Here are two closeup photos of two Hidden Mickeys. Can you see them? There were, I think, ten total. 

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