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    Posted by Jill Marie Welsh on 22 June 2012 at 22:49

    This is for a local shop, to use as a backdrop for the fancy Christmas trees they sell.
    I had a lot of fun painting it.
    All latex paint.
    (sorry about the cheesecake shot first)
    Love….Jill


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    Martin Cole replied 13 years, 4 months ago 23 Members · 37 Replies
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  • Gary Birch

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    23 June 2012 at 06:51

    Brilliant Jill 😉

  • Paul Seeley

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 07:25

    Love it

  • NeilRoss

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 07:29

    Excellent Jill – very nice.

  • John Morgan

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 07:58

    Lovely job Jill ! Youre own design?

  • David-Foster-

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    23 June 2012 at 08:00

    I love cheesecake 😉 great job Jill, love it, and not a printer, image or cut vinyl in sight 😎

  • John Morgan

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 08:08

    Sort of job I’d like to be doing more of! I have done some trompe l’oeil type works and pictorial signs, they are on here somewhere but dont know how you would find ’em !!!

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 08:23

    Wonderful Jill….you must have gained such job satisfaction from that!

  • Warren Beard

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 09:41

    Wow that looks great, really really cool Jill

  • Harry Cleary

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    23 June 2012 at 10:43

    Great job Jill, love the flow of that. Will look amazing with greenery around it. Be sure to get a pic of it when they dress the set!

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    23 June 2012 at 12:04

    Thank you.
    The idea came from a catalog the lady had, with santas all through it.
    But she didn’t want any Santa images.
    So I did just the trees, and talked her into adding a rural farm scene (because that’s what it’s like where I live) with a stubble field.
    I did version of the trees, sketched on acetate then projected onto the wall at random, painted with a roller and 1" foamies.
    The cardinal is because there will be three more panels, one featuring a picture from the catalog with a deer in front of trees with cardinals in his stylized antlers.
    The other two panels will have sort of a gnomish woodland creature (reminiscent of Harry) and a snowman. I wanted to do a scarecrow with a withered pumpkin head but she didn’t care for that sketch.
    :lol1:

  • Harry Cleary

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    23 June 2012 at 12:24
    quote Jill Marie Welsh:

    The other two panels will have sort of a gnomish woodland creature (reminiscent of Harry) and a snowman.

    😀 😀 How did you know about my cloven feet and horns???? 😮

  • John Harding

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    23 June 2012 at 13:58

    :praise1: awesome work Jill

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 16:08

    Fantastic work Jill. You are a truly talented artist. 😀

  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 17:14

    very nice work Jill, looks great!

    thank you for taking the time to post your pictures.

  • Mike Grant

    Member
    23 June 2012 at 22:34

    Cracking atmospheric work Jill. 😀

  • Ian Johnston

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    23 June 2012 at 22:54

    very nice Jill 😀

  • Duncan Wilkie

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    24 June 2012 at 16:35

    Look’n good Jill. This should lead to more cool work. Make up a flier and get the word out

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    24 June 2012 at 20:42

    Thanks Duncan.
    They want me to bring in some bizcards so maybe I will get some more mural work.
    These are three former windows in the same room, day one.


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  • Neil Davey

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    24 June 2012 at 21:19

    I bow to your superior talent, what more can I say.

  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    24 June 2012 at 22:29

    Jill I really love it.
    Question. What was your criteria for the darker sky colour? You have used some branches to frame the colour change, and it really works!

  • Martin Cole

    Member
    25 June 2012 at 08:33

    Jill…you are a star!

    Great technique to achieve the effect of light and dark and the snow flakes perfectly balanced. It’s easy to over do something like this,adding a little bit more than necessary (if that makes sense).

    well done my girl

  • George Elsmore

    Member
    25 June 2012 at 08:42

    stunning! 😮

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    25 June 2012 at 12:15

    Simon, the darker sky thing was really just a happy accident.
    I started off at the bottom and worked my way up, periodically stepping back to check my progress. I found I liked the darker sky up top because it somehow added depth/height.
    Plus I was kind of tired of the 10′ ladder after working 7 hours at the deli each day prior to painting. I never get to sit down there.
    😀
    Martin, I know what you mean about the balance of the snowflakes, it would be easy to go overboard. My friend Bruce always says "Art is knowing when to stop", and I worried that I might go too far.
    The other panels are going to have the same effect but with more detail and metallic treatments.
    Thanks for the nice words. This has been a very rewarding project.

  • Nicola McIntosh

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    25 June 2012 at 20:42

    lovely work as always jill, your looking well in your cheescake pic 😉

    nik

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    26 June 2012 at 03:01

    Pix from tonight, I got about 3½ hours in.


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  • Neil Davey

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    26 June 2012 at 07:44

    They’re fantastic young Jill!
    Have you thought about releasing those as a Christmas card collection too? They’d have to be slightly smaller of course 😕
    Did you project these or draw straight on to the wall?
    Keep the pics coming they’re a delight to see.

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    26 June 2012 at 09:40

    Thanks Neil.
    (young? Only 3 weeks shy of 50 now ugh)
    This was a combination of projector and ad-lib drawing, and just plain freehand.
    My mate had my projector for over 3 years and I practically had to pry it back off of him. He says he needs it back ASAP.
    🙄
    The last phase is lettering a phrase on the wall to direct patrons upstairs.
    I may use the "Misfit Toys" font.

  • Neil Davey

    Member
    26 June 2012 at 21:24
    quote Jill Marie Welsh:

    Thanks Neil.
    (young? Only 3 weeks shy of 50 now ugh)
    This was a combination of projector and ad-lib drawing, and just plain freehand.
    My mate had my projector for over 3 years and I practically had to pry it back off of him. He says he needs it back ASAP.
    🙄
    The last phase is lettering a phrase on the wall to direct patrons upstairs.
    I may use the “Misfit Toys” font.

    Yes young! I’ll be 50 in 6 months 😥

    Good choice with the font 😀

  • Jill Marie Welsh

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    27 June 2012 at 03:01

    Phase 2 day 3, I think Thursday everything will be finished.
    😀


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  • Martin Pearson

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    27 June 2012 at 08:13
    quote Neil Davey:

    quote Jill Marie Welsh:

    Thanks Neil.
    (young? Only 3 weeks shy of 50 now ugh)
    This was a combination of projector and ad-lib drawing, and just plain freehand.
    My mate had my projector for over 3 years and I practically had to pry it back off of him. He says he needs it back ASAP.
    🙄
    The last phase is lettering a phrase on the wall to direct patrons upstairs.
    I may use the “Misfit Toys” font.

    Yes young! I’ll be 50 in 6 months 😥

    Good choice with the font 😀

    Your both young I was 50 three years ago :lol1: :lol1:

    They look brilliant Jill, wish I could do that sort of thing. Unfortunately I’m not talented like some of you people on here.

  • Andrew Bennett

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    28 June 2012 at 17:20

    That’s some sweet work, well done.

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    29 June 2012 at 03:52

    Thanks.
    Finished ‘er up tonight.
    The customer is so pleased, and I had a lot of enjoyment out of this.


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  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    29 June 2012 at 14:25

    beautiful Jill…you must feel all Christmassy now!

  • Jill Marie Welsh

    Member
    29 June 2012 at 15:51

    Not really…it’s gonna be in the low 90s today.
    😀
    I’m just glad it’s finished, even though it was a lot of fun.

  • Cheryl Smith

    Member
    29 June 2012 at 16:20
    quote Jill Marie Welsh:

    Not really…it’s gonna be in the low 90s today.
    😀
    I’m just glad it’s finished, even though it was a lot of fun.

    yeh yeh showoff….mind you ..at least it has stopped raining here for five minutes 😀
    xx

  • David Rowland

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    29 June 2012 at 16:58

    Jillz Skillz! x

  • Martin Cole

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    3 July 2012 at 09:33

    Truely wonderful work Jill, love the the style you have used, The glow on the lantern is very effective.

    I really hope it leads on to more work for you.

    Martin

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