Movable Murals

A new trend in today's mobile society is to paint murals on canvas and hang them much as you would wallpaper. This method has several advantages over painting directly on a client's wall. Most importantly, the mural is strip able and can be hung in another location, or mounted on canvas stretchers and used as framed art. Secondly, the mural can be painted in the comfort of the artist's studio. No need for making appointments and working in the clients home for days on end. The painter can set his own schedule, after hours, weekends, whenever the urge strikes. Actually a win-win situation for all involved.

As the mural progresses, I send photos via the Internet to the client. I also recommend several visits to the studio for direct feedback. Before the final varnish is applied and the mural trimmed, I meet with the client and designer on location for a final consultation and color adjustment if needed.

Murals can be painted on a very low profile vinyl canvas material called cambric. It's smoother than artist canvas and so thin that it appears to be painted directly on the wall. I have used cotton or poly flax canvas with great success also. The advantage of using a woven canvas versus vinyl is the mural can be attached to canvas stretchers and framed at a later date.

Murals are gaining in popularity with more new homes with wine cellars and lower levels with more windowless rooms.

A mural should be a very personalized statement of the client's taste and interests. With this method, the mural can be stripped and rolled up for storage or a move to another location or home. As an artist, I hate the thought of murals being painted over by people who's tastes are very different from the former owners. Movable murals, problem solved.

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