tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4568692521851650122011-09-19T13:16:44.762-04:00that's screaming to get out.Colleen D. Gjeflehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484158468341163953noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456869252185165012.post-63158843066981354892010-09-19T16:40:00.021-04:002010-10-07T12:47:49.594-04:00

Everyone loves art deco! In it's heyday in the early part of the 20th century, different modes of traveling the world reached the imagination of the general public, which fueled the wonderful travel themes that were so popular in art deco design. This commission is an art deco travel theme mural on canvas measuring approximately 3 x 4.25 feet.It began as a proposed mural to be painted directly

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Here's another mural - this one is a colorful abstract mural done on a light blue bedroom wall.  It measures 9 x 10 feet and took about 11 hours from start to finish, including the time spent designing it in Photoshop. Here's the finished product: Below is the "before" picture (big difference, huh?) The first step was plotting out a rough design in Photoshop and here's what I came up with:

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I recently completed a seascape mural for Golden Breath American Tai Chi, which is located on Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia, PA (http://www.goldenbreath.com). All images are linked to larger verions The aim was to create something appropriately peaceful for this active tai chi studio. The raggedy tree has a bonsai feel to it, and it stretches over the water and helps lead the eye through the

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My heart is breaking with the BP oil spill - I can't express it with words, so I do it the best way I can - with art. SQUISH (a.k.a. - an ode to British Petroleum) Mixed media – gouache, acrylic & ink on paper. With the tragedy of the BP oil catastrophe leaching oil into our environment and no solution seeming to be on the horizon, I can’t help but think of how time is running out for the

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This is the first mural I did in my new home (at the writing of this blog, only been living here about 6 months).  This mural is in my living room and is a pleasure everytime I look at it. Here's a view at an angle to show how it looks as part of the entire living room:

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Colleen D. Gjefle - MsSurreal.com I've painted some very intricate murals, but sometimes a simple silhouette mural is exactly what's called for. In this case, less is more for a hallway that is dark with no direct light and only a single bulb light fixture. It's also quite narrow - only 3 feet wide in the area in front of the bedroom door and flaring out to 5 feet as nears the stair railing.

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Greetings! I've decided to start doing a little bit of art blogging even though I'm not sure how consistent I'll be. But I have artwork and techniques to share so every now and then, I'll put something up. This is my introduction.My name is Colleen D. Gjefle and I've been painting and exhibiting artwork for many years now. But it never gets old, just keeps getting better! I also am a muralist and

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