Featured in Decorate With Paint Magazine

It is a complicated trompe l'oeil design, one of Dawn's specialties and a method that requires skill and specific training. Dawn's approach is to go slowly. (The client) " knew she wanted foliage all around the room. I went through and pulled out information resources, gathered pictures and narrowed it down," she recalls, adding when it came to applying the design, "you have to take it in steps." She colorwashed the green areas loosely using white or black paint as highlights and shadows to provide depth and added brightly colored flowers with great detail on top. To create the illusion of more space, she carried through the design onto an adjoining wall. The garden courtyard look was completed with depictions of columns and arches


		Mural, Mural on the Wall
		Two professional muralists share their secrets for creating memorable spaces with artistic renditions.
		To demonstrate the stunning effect of handpainted images, Douglas and Dawn offer a behind-the-scenes look at their muraling techniques. Although you may not be the next Michelangelo, there are hints and tricks for home decorators at every level: beginner, intermediate and advanced.
		Fine art can grace any wall in the home, but sometimes, the finest artistry is part of the wall itself. Murals, those work of art applied directly to walls and ceilings, can have a powerful impact on living spaces, no matter their size. "I think art is a necessity, not just a luxury," says professional artist Douglas Coggeshall of Hinsdale, Illinois, who works up to seven days a week creating murals. "It makes you feel good and makes your house look good." Dawn Rundle , a fellow muralist and a friend of Douglas, says that a mural lends beauty to virtually any spot.
	Secret Garden
Rundle's Secret Garden mural above demonstrates advanced techniques with a complicated trompe l'oeil design. It is a complicated trompe l'oeil design, one of Dawn's specialties and a method that requires skill and specific training. Dawn's approach is to go slowly. (The client) " knew she wanted foliage all around the room. I went through and pulled out information resources, gathered pictures and narrowed it down," she recalls, adding when it came to applying the design, "you have to take it in steps." She colorwashed the green areas loosely using white or black paint as highlights and shadows to provide depth and added brightly colored flowers with great detail on top. To create the illusion of more space, she carried through the design onto an adjoining wall. The garden courtyard look was completed with depictions of columns and arches .



	Douglas Coggeshall's work was featured in the September 2002 issue of Decorate With Paint magazine along with the skillful craft of fellow artist, Dawn Rundle . The following are excerpts from the article along with some of the photographs published. The work is represented here with permission of the magazine publisher.
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Mural, Mural on the Wall

Two professional muralists share their secrets for creating memorable spaces with artistic renditions.

Secret Garden

Rundle's Secret Garden mural above demonstrates advanced techniques with a complicated trompe l'oeil design.

Two professional muralists share
their secrets for creating memorable
spaces with artistic renditions.