Wall Murals
The first time I had painted directly on the all was for my brother who made the request that I draw and paint Bruce Lee (an idol for both of us) on his bedroom wall. I didnt want to use a grid to draw bruce lee and did the outlines completely freehand. I only used lines to align the text. I used an earlier skecth I drew a while back as a reference for my larger scaled project.
It has taken me a 4 hours to complete my homage to Bruce Lee. I'm glad to say that my brother and many guests who have viewed it have given their thumbs.
I took this picture to illustrate the scale of the painting and how it has taken over most of the bedroom wall.
Another project was for my own room, which I given a Japanese theme to. I fitted on strips of wood to make a grid directly on my wall and painted the squares like a canvas, so that I could start painting within them.
Close up of the samurai training outdoors with the red sun that defines Japanese culture.
A stylised Kanji text of the word 'Samurai'
On the Opposing wall I have created a mirrored Grid using wooden strips, and have painted a japanese bonsai tree using acrylic paints.
Close up of the roots and brush strokes used.
Close up of the brush strokes used to create the Leaves and and tree itself.
View of the grid I have created on my bedroom wall.
The opposite side of the wall shown above, with a mirrored grid displaying the Bonsai tree.
