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Woodgraining Graythwaite Heritage Restoration

July 20, 2014/in Scagliola, Wood graining /by Painted Image

Woodgraining to match up with exhisting timber on site. Window frames, architraves, skirtings, doors and archways.

Marbling, Graythwaite Heritage Restoration

July 20, 2014/in Marbling /by Painted Image

This traditional fire place at Graythwaite had damaged slate. We matched it up to the fire place in the room next door and the result was stunning. Hand painted marble finish with 5 layers. Completed with two coats of an oil based marine varnish.

Graythwaite Marble fireplace by Painted Image

Graythwaite Marble fireplace by Painted Image

Stencilling, Graythwaite Heritage Restoration

July 20, 2014/in Stencilling /by Painted Image

Hand painted stencil to match existing heritage pattern. All the colours for the stencil had to be hand mixed to try and match up the exact colours after ageing and ruin.

Graythwaite Stencil work by Painted Image

Pasha promotional Kombi Van for Merivale

July 16, 2014/in Murals /by Painted Image

Painted Image Merivale, Pasha promotional Kombi Van

Merivale, Pasha promotional Kombi Van – Painted Image

Murals

July 8, 2014/in Murals /by Painted Image

Mr Wong Restaurant

The Mural subject was chosen by Justin and Bettina Hemmes.

The women was a famous chinese star , Zhou Xuan, The image was based on a fair amount of research and Murray Parsonage and Kris Zimitat were chosen to complete the works.

Zhou Xuan, also romanized as Chow Hsuan, was an iconic Chinese singer and film actress. By the 1940s, she had become one of China’s seven great singing stars.

Painted Image Mr Wong wall mural

“Stucco” Italian Polished Plaster

July 2, 2014/in Italian Stucco Plaster /by Painted Image

Residential – Internal finish, stucco veneziano plaster finish

“gunmetal blue” three coats of imported fine Italian plaster.
Strongly burnished with stainless steel trowel , followed by Eucalyptus wax polish.
High buff to create mirror like quality and water repellant.
The plaster has a natural oil in it which keeps the plaster creamy and manuable.

Painted Image Stucco Italian Polished plaster

Powder Wall Finish

July 2, 2014/in Rag washes /by Painted Image

Residential

This finish is a complex 5 step finish.
Using water based paints throughout with low VOC output as the client requested the least amount of allergic vapours.
The final coat is a Porters Duchess satin shimmer that was applied in a very gentle cross hatch across the completed wall. When seen in different light the wall has a subtle pearlescent shimmer.

Painted Image Powder Wall Finish, Residential, Tasmania

Marble and gilding detail on column

July 2, 2014/in Gilding, Marbling /by Painted Image

Residential

Marble finish – Hand painted finish applied with acrylic water based paint and gel medium, three coats of veining to create depth. Water based Resene multi shield varnish, satin sheen.
Gilding was completed in dutch metal and two coats of white shellac to seal the gold.
Cornices – Masked and sprayed gold finish with aerosol gold. Highly skilled work by colleague Charles Woods.

Painted Image Marble and gilding detail on column

Ceiling Gilding

June 18, 2014/in Gilding /by Painted Image

Example of ceiling gilding. 23 carat gold applied to the cornices. Detailed work with the advantage that 23 carat gold will not oxidise the way that dutch metal does.

Painted Image Aspinall House, The Scots College

Ceiling Rose: Application of 23 carat gold to match the cornices. Water based gold size applied to specific areas of decorative ceiling ornament.
Gold then applied with care to give an elegant difference.

Painted Image Ceiling Details, Aspinall House, The Scots College

Aspinal House, The Scots College, work in progress

Painted Image Aspinall House, The Scots College

Fresco Wash

June 8, 2014/in Fresco /by Painted Image

Using a thinned paint colour mixed with a clear medium the paint can be applied in random movements with a flat sponge…we call this a fresh soft fresco wash.

Painted Image Fresco