This kid’s room mural was a fun first – It was a gift from the baby’s grandpa! As it turns out, this particular grandpa is a past mural client of mine, so I had the pleasure of working with him again AND meeting his daughter, son-in-law and new grandson!
My client Ed first reached out to me before Christmas last year to let me know that he was gifting a mural to his daughter Kaitlynn and her husband for their son Parker’s bedroom – so this project has been a while in the making. I first met with the whole family in March and learned that they wanted a nature scene with mountains and maybe water. We brainstormed while looking at the 8 foot by 13 foot wall in Parker’s room and I did a quick sketch suggesting a scene with mountains reflecting in a lake and trees in the foreground. Everyone loved the idea – so after some conversation about colors, I was off to do the design!
As always, I did a scale painting of my proposed design, and when I showed everyone my concept they gave me the green light to paint it as is!
Fast forward to last week, and I was back in Parker’s room to paint the final mural. This timing worked out well as the family was away for vacation – so we didn’t have to worry about my mural painting interfering with nap time!! I thoroughly enjoyed painting this, particularly the challenge of the reflections. I was actually a little sad to leave the mural behind when I was done --- but I was thrilled when they returned from vacation and let me know how much they liked it!!
Enjoy!
Jason
The 8’x13’ full-wall mural
Close-up of the reflections
Another close-up — this one of the left corner