FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Every project is unique. Size, detail and time required to create a mural, canvas or faux finish will determine pricing. I have a comprehensive contract for each customer that clearly lists exactly what will be done, the theme/design chosen, the time frame involved, materials needed and the pricing.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I've formally trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as a fine arts painter. My extensive education has given me the skills and techniques to paint as whimsically or as realistically as my clients desire. To stay up to date in the industry, I'm in constant communication with art stores and paint stores about new products that produce the best results (i.e. color brilliancy, life expectancy, etc.) To keep my drawing skills fresh, I draw from life on a regular basis.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
After leaving art school and becoming integrated in the “real world of regular jobs” that had absolutely nothing to do with art, I came to the quick conclusion that I should definitely be using my artistic skills that I acquired. Literally within days of that moment of divine realization, I came across a ten-page article in the San Diego Union Tribune that featured the city’s top mural artists. After reading the article and seeing what they were earning, I thought, “I can do this!” And so my journey as a mural artist and creative began, creating life-sized and larger-than-life murals in corporate, public and private sectors throughout the U.S.