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              Fine Art and Folding Screens

              Murals are created to fill empty or vacant walls and ceilings with painted illusions of space and light in homes and businesses. Sketches and color palettes are generated by George Shadow for client approval. When they are accepted, the imagery is drawn on canvas or on the surfaces of the walls or ceilings for painting. Canvas is painted in the studio for later installation when possible. Sometimes, the size of the mural or the shape of the walls or ceiling requires painting directly on the surface, which must be prepared to accept paint. Fine art materials are always used, guaranteeing the quality and longevity of the work. The Foyer mural, for example, was painted with acrylics directly on the walls because of the curves of the bump-out balcony of the second floor.

               

              To commission a mural by George Shadow email director@artfordesign.com.


              Fireplace Atlas Studies


              Fireplace Atlas Studies, right and left sides, graphite on bristol board

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              Fireplace Atlas Studies 1
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 1
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 1
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 1
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              Fireplace Atlas Studies 2
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 2
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 2
              Fireplace Atlas Studies 2

              Fine Art Folding Screens

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              The Narrow Gate
              The Narrow Gate
              The Narrow Gate
              The Narrow Gate


              Acrylics on Panels, Dimensions: 80" x 80"

              Fine Art Trompe L’Oeil Mural, Silver Creek, CA

              Acrylic media painted directly on the prepared foyer walls.  This painted illusion of space, aged texture and crumbling color provides the viewer the impression of being able to walk through to the sunlit terraces and gazebo behind the home.


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              Foyer Before
              Before: Prepared interior wall and arch feature. Acrylic ground coat over rigid substrate.
              Wall Mid-Project
              Wall Mid-Project
              Finished Mural
              Finished Mural

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              Foyer Before
              Before: Prepared interior wall and arch feature. Acrylic ground coat over rigid substrate.
              Wall Mid-Project
              Wall Mid-Project
              Finished Mural
              Finished Mural



              Fine Art Overmantel, Hillsborough, CA

              A modernized version of an Italian renaissance coat of arms, painted fresco secco, on the fireplace overmantel, in a Tuscan style residence.


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              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms


              The lions are rampant and the client preferred larger manes than those of the earlier version.

              Acrylics and 23K Gold on Plaster, Overall Size 5' x 4'

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              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms
              Coat of Arms


              Coat of Arms Detail

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              The Mill at San Nicolo
              The Mill at San Nicolo
              The Mill at San Nicolo
              The Mill at San Nicolo


              Acrylics on Substrate, mini mural, residence, Los Alto Hills, CA

              Fine Art Trompe L’Oeil Triptych, Hillsborough, CA

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              Tuscany Verandah
              Tuscany Verandah
              Tuscany Verandah
              Tuscany Verandah


              Pietra Griegia Faux Columns and Balistrade, Triptych Mural, Acrylic on Linen Canvas, Overall Size 17' x 8'

              Private Collection

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              Sketch for Tuscany Verandah Mural Triptych, 17”x 21”, Graphite on Bristol Board.
              Sketch for Tuscany Verandah Mural Triptych, 17”x 21”, Graphite on Bristol Board.
              Sketch for Tuscany Verandah Mural Triptych, 17”x 21”, Graphite on Bristol Board.
              Sketch for Tuscany Verandah Mural Triptych, 17”x 21”, Graphite on Bristol Board.


              Concept Drawing, Graphite on Paper


              George and Elise Shadow

              Email: director@artfordesign.com

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