“You painted what?” “Where?!” Are often responses I hear when explaining some of my projects… and my recent job is no exception!
Adding to the list of interesting things I have painted, my challenge on this job was to make an electrical box blend into nature but be beautiful at the same time… an “attractive camo” mural if you will.
The conversations with my client began with her vision to do a mottled faux finish - but when I did a test board, she decided it didn’t blend enough. As we discussed options, I proposed more of a mural approach, using overlapping tree patterns. My client liked this idea and wanted me to dance a fine line between traditional camouflage and an attractive mural of trees. As always, I did a test board of the pattern I proposed (below), and my client was on board (no pun intended)!
From there, it was on to painting the panel. The biggest challenge was working with all of the shapes in the panel while still keeping a logical flow of the trees/branches – which also made this a lot of fun to paint! The ¾ front view is how you see the box from the parking spaces and the back view is what you see from the road – so these angles were a particular focus (although all views are completely muraled).
In the end, my client was thrilled with how well the panel blended and how it transformed a utilitarian box into a work of art on her property.
Enjoy!
Jason
Front of the box - view from the parking area
Back of the box - view from the street