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Mural
News 2008
- July - commissioned
to paint safety curtain in New Oxford Theatre with
advertising logo.
- June - painted
a baby's nursery in Hampstead with a white picket
fence going all around the room with stylized
animals.
- April - commissioned
to paint the most challenging mural to date of
trompe l'oeil bookshelves in a children's playroom
for a stunning property in Surrey. (pictures)
- March - painted
a Pool room in Essex with a striking funky mural (pictures)
- February -
commissioned to paint an underwater mural and
transform the bedroom of a young boy with a rare
skin disease (pictures)
- January - commissioned
to paint a mural in baby's nursery of celebrity
couple Suzi Walker and Simon Jordan (pictures)
Mural
News 2007
- November - commissioned
to paint a mural for 'Tantrum' Children's hair
salon on The Kings Road, Chelsea (www.yourtantrum.com)
(pictures)
- September cont... Anna
Smith of Muraldesign met Princess Anne as HRH
opened the mural trail in the Scottish Highland
town of Invergordon where Anna has just completed
her largest exterior mural to date.
- September - commissioned
to paint a mural for Mark Owen (of Take That)
son's bedroom in London (pictures)
- July/August - commissioned
to paint a large outdoor mural for the second year
running in the Scottish Highland Town of
Invergordon. The mural depicted the fire
brigade putting out a fire of a local hotel.
(pictures)
- May - commissioned
to paint an indoor swimming pool in a private home
in Waterlooville, Hampshire. (pictures)
- April - commissioned
to paint a trompe l'oeil window in a stunning
apartment
in Whitehall (see
pictures click here)
- March cont.... -
commissioned to do a painting on canvas of the
cruise ship The Calypso for its Inaugral
cruise. The painting will be made into
prints and given to each of the passengers.
Anna Smith of Muraldesign has been asked to go on
the first cruise and sign prints of the painting.
- March -
Working on a large mural on canvas for a
children's playroom in Wimbledon. (pictures) Also
exhibited a painting in Le Pecq (France) as part
of an exhibition with the Barnes Arts Festival.
- February -
commissioned to paint a four year olds
bedroom in Chelsea with a racing car themed
mural.
(pictures)
- January -
painted large wardrobes in Tooting with an
English and French alphabet.
Mural
News 2006
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December - commissioned
to paint 3 children's portraits for a client in
Wimbledon Village, London.
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November/December
- This month Anna Smith of Muraldesign
has the exciting opportunity to learn from the world re-known
Muralist John Pugh in his studio in
California. To see John
Pugh's work visit www.artofjohnpugh.com
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November
18th/19th - Open Studios
at the Acava Studios in Wimbledon,
Muraldesign's London base. This is a great opportunity for
art enthusiasts, students and anyone wanting to purchase
an original piece of artwork, from 15 different artists,
to come
along and get inspired. The Acava Studios can be found
at 21b, Global House, Lombard Road, SW19 3TZ www.acava.org
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October - commissioned
to paint 3 portraits of children's favourite toys for a
London client.
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Mid September
- commissioned to paint a
magical fairy mural for a child's bedroom in Chelsea,
London (to
see pictures click here)
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August/September- Muraldesign
won a saught after commission to paint a
large-scale exterior mural
as part of a regeneration project in a Scottish Highland town
. Anna transformed the
40 square metre wall in Invergordon, Rosshire, into a
dramatic scene depicting the town’s former Distillery
Pipe Band
in full costume complete with kilts, sporrans and
bearskin hats. The high street mural is one of nine
planned for the town as part of ‘Invergordon Off The
Wall’, a funded project designed to
give the town a tourism boost.
(to see pictures click here) or (to find out more
about the murals in Invergordon go to www.invergordonoffthewall.co.uk).
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Mid July -
a little girl in Milton Keynes has had her summer
holidays come early with a safari themed mural. No
animals were harmed in the creation of this mural! (to
see pictures click here)
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July -
an 8 year old boy in Gerrards Cross has had his room
transformed into a football stadium with the crowd
cheering as he takes the penalty kick and scores the
goal....of course! (to
see pictures click here)
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June -
the wall of a private outdoor pool of a house in Kew has
been brightened up by Muraldesign's creative
touch. It makes the pool seem more inviting! (to
see pictures click here)
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May/June -
Two more children in Gerrards Cross have had their
dreams come true as Muraldesign transformed two
brothers' bedrooms, one into a space fantasy and the
other into an airport.
(to see pictures click here)
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May -
commissioned to paint trompe l'oeil panels for Brynhall
furniture company as a back drop for their exhibition
stand at the BBC Good Homes exhibition at the NEC
Birmingham. (to
see pictures click here)
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March -
commissioned to paint a funky piano with a 'flower
power' motif for a music room in Hampshire.
(to see pictures click here)
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February -
Muraldesign brightened up the rooms of two residents at
Bonhomie Nursing Home, Southampton, with a
Simpsons and football themed murals.
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January -
Muraldesign exhibited at the Home, Design and
Interiors Exhibition at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. Director Anna Smith
built
and painted a 10' x 8' castle as her stand, including a
knight in full armour and Rapunzel in her tower. (to
see pictures click here).
Mural
News 2005
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November - an
'open weekend' at the Acava Studios in Wimbledon,
Muraldesign's London base, is a great opportunity for
art enthusiasts, students and anyone wanting to purchase
an original piece of artwork, from 15 artists, to come
along and get inspired. The Acava Studios can be found
at Global House, Lombard Road, SW19 3TZ www.acava.org
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September/October -
children's bedrooms in a Gerrard's Cross family home
have become storybook adventures with two equally
enchanting and unique murals. The princess-themed room
features rambling roses, a
ruined turret and Prince Charming - if you look closely!
(to see
pictures click here) In the the little boy's room
the space race is back on with a British astronaut on
the Moon, aliens and a spaceship control panel (to
see pictures click here)
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July/August -
US Open winner Michael Campbell commissioned Muraldesign
to transform his two sons' bedrooms. One featured a
train-themed trompe l'oeil on all four walls and ceiling
(to see
pictures click here), the other stars a space-themed mural complete
with NASA Space Shuttle, astronaut, the solar system and
a space ship on the ceiling. (to
see pictures click here)
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March/April -
two bathrooms in a Wimbledon home underwent a total
change courtesy of Muraldesign's creative touch. In the
en-suite, a free-standing bath was painted in a Mulberry
tartan design to co-ordinate with wallpaper and
furnishings. (
to see pictures click here). The children's bathroom was given an
underwater themed mural complete with mermaid, turtle,
caves and a treasure chest. (to
see pictures click here)
Mural
News 2004
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October - a
large-scale trompe l'oeil mural featuring landscaped
gardens, balustrades and a peacock was created for the
back wall of a private indoor swimming pool in Alton,
Hampshire (to
see pictures click here)
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August - a
covered area outside a beautiful house in Teignmouth,
Devon was transformed with a trompe l'oeil featuring a
lake, a wooden trellis, vines and dreamy clouds. (to
see pictures click here)
Abstract
News 2005
Exhibition
News 2005
Views
Don't just
take my word for it, here's what others have to say
about my work...
'Anna
transformed our reception area with the mural, it has
achieved everything I wanted it to and more, it acts
as a visual welcome to the public and shows them what
Staunton Country Park has to offer' - Alison
Fletcher, Manager of Staunton Country Park, Hants.
'I
absolutely love the abstract painting that Anna did
for me. I deliberately gave her only the vaguest
instructions: the approximate size, and that it must
be predominantly yellows and reds, with flowing forms.
The finished piece is stunning. Anna's perception and
creativity resulted in an artwork that I could never
have described adequately before its making.' - James
McCrone, Oxford.
'My
husband and I are delighted with the Trompe L'oeil of
Tuscany, it is great to wake up every morning and look
out to such a lovely view, shame it isn't real!' -
Amanda Fallbrown, Hants.
Other
useful links
APM
- Association of Professional Muralists Links Page
Muralist
Chris Westall
Muralist
Denise Cliffen
Muralist
Gordon Collett
www.artofjohnpugh.com
www.invergordonoffthewall.co.uk
www.muralroutes.com
www.murals-for-kids-rooms.com
www.littlemonkeymurals.com
www.paintergallery.com
www.lucy-lu.co.uk
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