Decorative Painting - "Faux" Finishing
Copper Patina - Dark base / aged copper / washes of blue-green paint. All exterior paint from a photo of an 8" by 12" sample. Great for railings, fencing, posts and statues.
A deep red base with a tarnished brass texture from a photo of an 8" by 12" sample. Eye catching drama for a large accent wall or doors.
An autumn colored cream base with a pearl texture from a photo of an 8" by 12" sample. Great for small ceilings or walls above a wainscot where light can reflect the pearlescent texture.
We offer a variety of beautiful painted finishes.
Representations of marble, granite, oak, walnut, mahogany, and exotic threatened species of wood. Metal verdigris patinas and many "broken" color selections.
Portfolio samples / example boards:
The portfolios are large real samples on board not photographs. Most sample sizes are 24" by 24" to 8" by 12".
Meetings with home owners, business owners, architects, designers and builders have developed into some of our most magnificent finishes.
The majority of finishes are water based. We use oil based artists paints and varnishes for wood graining on doors, walls, trim, cabinets and furniture. We use Benjamin Moore base coats, Golden, Liquitex, Lascaux, NovaColor acrylic paints and Gamblin Artists Oils.
Gamblin offers some of the finest picture varnish for the preservation of oil and water based paintings.
Nova Color is the least expensive highest quality water based paint available. They sell acrylic paint, mediums, gels and gesso. They also sell canvas and brushes not advertised on their site - ask them. Their paint is not sold in any art supply stores. It is sold to individuals, artist businesses and to schools through mail order. They ship all over and have a factory store in Los Angeles (Culver City). The link below is the order form page. This is the place to start to buy gallons or even five gallon buckets of great paint.
All the wood graining mediums and colors are Gamblin Artists Oils.
Below are pictures of a historic redwood church, St. Teresa of Avila built in 1859 in Sonoma County, Northern California. In 2002 we renovated all the painted "beams" around the stained glass windows. That's solid steel under that fake grained walnut - the steel bands support the walls of the church around the stained glass.
