Murals by Design

Introduction: I confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced. I enjoy studying different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors. I maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities. I will submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary. My services include the following: * Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances; research specific subject areas; attend art exhibitions; and read art publications to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities * Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods * Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork * Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art * Create finished artwork as decoration or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages * Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal * Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials * Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs * Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings * Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging * Model substances such as clay or wax using fingers and small hand tools to form objects * Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary * Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process * Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations * Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work * Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials * Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring or trace them with ink to make final copies * Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures * Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons * Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish * Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used * Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements