Lord - Mural Painting Secrets For Success : Expert Advice For Hobbyists And Pros

GARY LORD

MURAL
PAINTING

secrets for success

Cincinnati, Ohio
www.mycraftivity.com

Mural Painting Secrets for Success . Copyright 2008 by Gary Lord. Manufactured in Singapore. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. (800) 289-0963. First Edition.

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Lord, Gary

Mural painting secrets for success / Gary Lord. -- 1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-980-0 (pbk. : alk. paper)

ISBN-13: 978-1-60061-647-1 (EPUB)

1. Mural painting and decoration--Technique . I. Title.

ND2550.L68 2008

751.73--dc22

2007044367

Edited by Jacqueline Musser

Designed by Clare Finney

Production coordinated by Greg Nock

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About the Author

Gary Lord is recognized internationally as an artist, teacher, author and television personality. Gary owns and operates Gary Lord Wall Options and Associates Inc., which executes all of his commercial and residential decorative finishing contracts. Wall Options won first place in two Painting and Decorating Contractors of America national competitions and was named best faux finisher in the nation in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Painting and Wallcovering Contractor and in 2007 was awarded the top spot for Whos Who in Decorative Painting .

Gary also operates Prismatic Painting Studio, which allows him to teach his extensive faux finishing skills to others, nationally and internationally.

Gary has appeared on HGTVs Decorating with Style and The Carol Duvall Show , the PBS show Paint! Paint! Paint! and The Discovery Channels Christopher Lowell Show . Gary writes numerous articles on decorative painting for Decorative Artists Workbook , The Artists Magazine , The Faux Finisher , The Artistic Stenciler , The Decorative Painter , Profiles in Faux , Paint PRO , American Painting Contractor and Architectural Living , among others. This is his fourth North Light book. He has also written Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home , Marvelous Murals You Can Paint and Its Faux Easy .

Acknowledgments

This book reflects the artistic talents, creative excellence and enduring passion of many wonderful artists. I am humbled to be surrounded by such a wealth of artistic talent, but even more importantly, Im humbled by the fact that I can call each of the contributors in this book my friend. I feel this is the best book I have ever been involved in, mainly because of the collective involvement of my friends. My talents alone could never come close to reflecting the depth and variety of projects displayed in this book. I am truly blessed to know so many wonderful artists who are willing to share their knowledge and help others grow in their own desires to be the best they can be. Many of the artists in this book have their own schools, books and videos where they share and teach even more of their knowledge. If you see someones style you like, look in the back of the book for their contact information to learn more about what they offer.

I wish to personally thank each of my friends for the time and effort they put into their projects to help make this book as good as it is. I will thank you each in the order your project appears in the book: Sharon Leichsenring, Joe Taylor, Nicola Vigini, Kris (ODub) Hampton, Sheri Hoeger, Zebo, Pascal Amblard, Sean Crosby, Randy Ingram, Brian Townsend, Jeff Raum, Alison Woolley Bukhgalter, Cynthia Davis, Jeannine Dostal, Lori Le Mare, Rebecca Baer, Dave and Pam Schmidt, Shawn Voelker, Marc Potocsky, Melanie Royals, Pierre Finkelstein and William Cochran.

Many of the artists had people help them with the book and I wish to thank one of those people, Craig Walsh. I want to thank my office manager, Sheri Evans, and my wife, Marianne, for all of the assistance they gave me.

I wish to thank F+W Publications for their belief in me to write my fourth book with them. My editor was fantastic, very organized, on time, and helpful in providing information for me and all of the contributors; thank you, Jackie Musser.

I want to give a special thank you to my family Ben, Corrie and Jared for being the wonderful people they are. I am proud of each of you. My wife, Marianne, is my life partner and is my best friend. She allows me to be a better person with her support, guidance and love.

TABLE OF
CONTENTS

PART ONE:
The Art of Running a Business

PART TWO:
Mural Painting Secrets

by Sharon Leichsenring

by Joseph Taylor

by Nicola Vigini

by Kris Hampton

by Sheri Hoeger

by Zebo

by Pascal Amblard

by Sean Crosby

by Randy Ingram and J. Brian Townsend

by Jeff Raum

by Alison Woolley Bukhgalter

by Cynthia Davis

by Jeannine Dostal

by Lori Le Mare

by Rebecca Baer

by Dave and Pam Schmidt

by Shawn Voelker

by Gary Lord

by Gary Lord

by Marc Potocsky

by Melanie Royals

by Pierre Finkelstein

by William Cochran

INTRODUCTION

IF YOU ARE READING THIS BOOK , odds are you are passionate about painting. Maybe youre only looking for great instruction on mural painting. If so, youll find it here. This book contains many different and wonderful mural painting styles from twenty-three professional decorative painters. Each artist depicts one element of a mural to show you how it is created step-by-step. We hope these are inspirational and useful resources for your own work.