VINEYARD MURAL FOR WINE ROOM
Christine Adele Moore - Commissioned Vineyard Mural for Wine Room
Murals used to be the main area of my creative focus after leaving college. Perhaps I was influenced by Wile E. Coyote painting trompe loei’l roads onto the sides of cliffs or I just relished the attention that such large scale work inevitably drew but, whatever the inspiration, many days of my life have been spent on scaffolding.
Those days are now behind me but occasionally a project comes along that intrigues me, as did this vineyard scene for a wine room in a residence in SW Florida. The project had the added benefit of being able to be done on canvas so it could be painted in the comfort of my studio and not on a challenging, and often unpleasant, construction site.
“Many days of my life have been spent on scaffolding.”
The interior designer approached me with the concept, showing me the schematics of the space and inspiration images of vineyards. The project had a subtle, edgy, and dramatic feel to it that I found enticing so I happily took the gig.
To get started, I ordered a large roll of primed canvas and fixed it to my studio wall with the strongest tape known to man: Gorilla Tape. No studio should be without it.
I then painted the entire surface black, allowing the canvas to shrink up (it shrinks significantly so, if you try this, shrink first before you measure). I then measured and drew out the design with white chalk and got to painting using slow dry acrylic paints (Golden Open Acrylics). During the project I listened to the television series, Yellowstone (great show!) to keep me going. Consequently, this vineyard exists in Montana in my imagination. Stories in the form of audio books or quality programming help me to get over the fear of creating.
When I finally felt the mural was complete, I submitted photos for approval and delivered the rolled up canvas mural to the designer’s office. My work is done. Now the canvas will go to the hands of an experienced wallcovering installer for installation into the space. I can’t wait to see the final result!
