Mural News 2006

• December - commissioned to paint 3 children's portraits for a client in Wimbledon Village, London.
  
  

• 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
  
  

• 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  
  
  

• October - commissioned to paint 3 portraits of children's favourite toys for a London client.
  
  

• Mid September - commissioned to paint a magical fairy mural for a child's bedroom in Chelsea, London (to see pictures click here)
  
  

• 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).  
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• March - commissioned to paint a funky piano with a 'flower power' motif for a music room in Hampshire. (to see pictures click here)
  
  

• February - Muraldesign brightened up the rooms of two residents at Bonhomie Nursing Home, Southampton,  with a Simpsons and football themed murals.
  
  

• 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

• 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  
  
  

• 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)
  
  

• 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)

• June - staff and patients at a private dental practice in Halifax can now let their imaginations run wild with a trompe l'oeil of a mystical mountain scene (to see pictures click here)

• May - the main restaurant on board the Thomson Destiny cruise ship was transformed with a new mural featuring a paradise beach scene. The painting on the seven-metre wall was created whilst the ship was sailing around the Mediterranean (to see pictures click here)

• 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

• December - the teenage 'chill-out' room on board the cruise ship Thomson Spirit was given a new lease of life with a fun and funky surfing themed trompe l'oeil mural featuring surfboards, wetsuits and even sunglasses! (to see pictures click here)

• November - a stylish interiors shop in Weybridge called 'Things Italian' was given an artistic makeover with clouds on the ceiling and stone blocking on the walls 

• November - two little boys from Battersea were given new adventure-themed bedrooms with a cowboy-themed mural (to see pictures click here) and an Indiana Jones influenced trompe l'oeil (to see pictures click here)

• 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)

• 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) 

• July - a windowless bathroom in a Hampshire hospice was brightened up with a mural on two walls depicting a view of a beautiful garden. (to see pictures click here)