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Using the architectural design as a canvas.
Examples of how Coggeshall Artistry utilizes and augments the special architectural features of a residence.

The designing architect captures the wishes of the owner by creating arches, domes, balconies, and niches when the plans are formulated. Coggeshall then is asked to enhance the themes with special artwork
To the right and below are pictures of an entrance foyer which was made to appear as an open area complete with stone work, crumbling ruins of columns with wooded hills beyond.
The columns are weathered and appear broken at their tops.
The stone work likewise is old, showing stress cracks on some pieces. Weathering has placed a patina on the surfaces.
The front entrance is pictured to the right.
A room is to the left of the front entrance through an archway.

Coggeshall made the arch appears to be like a bridge with openness beyond showing the forest greens, the mountain blues and the cloud filled sky above.