Studio~Eclectic

Aug 15, 2008

Lost Woods Mirror Maze

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: Summer, 2008

This project was a fun one. I painted 150 trees in a fantastic mirror maze at Adventure Quest, an attraction in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The trees are approximately 8 ft tall by 8 ft across with a total painted surface area of approximately 6,750 square feet, and took 25 days to complete. The design of the mirror maze lends itself to the feeling of endless space, and the addition of the trees really gives you a sense of being lost in a forest. It is the only one of its kind that we know of in the world.

Lost Woods Murals - 150 trees

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1 artist, 1 month

Jun 30, 2008

Time Twister

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: Summer, 2008

For this project I acted as on-site Art Director for LifeFormations Art & Technology Studio. I directed a small crew of artists, and we created signage, props and themed sets. Time Twister is a walk-through attraction based on time travel. It revolves around a scientist who has gathered a number of items from the different time periods he has visited. Time Twister has several interactives, in 5 different rooms that are filled with themed artwork designed to immerse the visitors in the atmosphere of the attraction.

Time Twister Artwork

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Billboard w/Crashed Spaceship 12' x 24'

Adventure Quest Logo 2' x 3'

Interactive Rock Sculpture 5' x 8'

May 30, 2008

Toledo Country Club Beach Mural

Toledo, Oh: Spring, 2008

I designed and painted this mural for the Toledo Country Club. It is painted in the ladies pool locker room. At the request of the client, I designed the mural in a beach theme, and chose colors that enhanced the ceramic tiles in the floor. The mural is 750 sq ft and wraps around 4 walls of the room. Working with one assistant, we completed the mural in 1 week.

Beach Mural

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Mural detail

Mural Design

Dec 15, 2007

Great Wolf Lodge

Grapevine, Tx: Autumn~2007

This was a really fun trip. Hard work, but fun. Five artists landed on site in October, flying in from 4 different states. All 5 of us are experienced artists with backgrounds and degrees in painting, sculpture, fibers, etc. We all have other projects aside from the hotel/water park jobs, but we enjoy these jobs for the travel and the extra income, as well as the comradery that is shared when collaborating on a project.

By mid December, we had painted murals in the lobby, water park & retail area. We also painted set work, placed props, and painted woodgrain on most of the 1,200 faux cedar ceiling planks that were installed on the 50' ceiling throughout the lobby & restaurant areas.

In addition to this, I created 6 wildlife replicas of timber wolves at my studio. The wolves were placed on ledges above the fireplace, and on the rock waterfall area above the registration desk.

Other sites include:

Mason, Oh: Winter~2006

Williamsburg, Va: Spring~2007

To view the project, take a look at the photos in the next few entries.

Mountain Landscape Mural 15' x 30"

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Lobby Mural

5 artists, 3 days

Mural in progress

Great Wolf Lodge

Grapevine, Tx

Autumn ~ 2007

Oct 31, 2007

Forest Murals 40' high

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Water park murals in progress

Great Wolf Lodge

Grapevine,Tx

Autumn~2007

Oct 15, 2007

Timber Wolves

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Timber wolves

Wolves above registration desk

Howling wolf on waterfall

Great Wolf Lodge

Grapevine, Tx

Autumn~2007

1,200 Planks!

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Faux cedar ceiling planks

Great Wolf Lodge

Grapevine,Tx

Autumn~2007

Aug 15, 2007

CoCo Key Water Resort

These water parks are attached to existing hotels in various locations in the U.S.. The additions are newly built and unfinished when we arrive. There is generally no heating or air conditioning in the park while we are working, so the temperature closely matches the weather outdoors.

The jobs are big. Lots of painting...lots and lots of painting! Mural painting, set painting, sign painting, color fades, etc. There are usually 2 artists and typically take about 4 weeks to complete.

Danvers, Ma: Spring~2007 It was so cold at times that our paint froze on the walls and sets. We eventually got some heat in the building, and things went well.

Omaha, Ne: Summer~2007 It was 85-95 degrees in the building for most the time we were there, which made conditions a little uncomfortable, especially when working on ladders and lifts. But we adjusted our hours to deal with the heat and everything came along nicely.

Despite these difficulties, the jobs were done on time and looked great when we were finished.

To view the murals and set work, take a look at the photos in the entries below.