Orchard View Care Home, Leicester - Complete Care home Mural Scheme

I have spent the last few weeks working in a care home that is being completely refurbished by the current owners.  The owners aim is to create a calming, welcoming, warm feel to the care home. The residents will be aged between 18 and 65 and will mainly have learning and physical difficulties - and the care home is being design with this in mind. The owners came to me firstly with the intention of just having a mural for there entrance - then once we got talking and I began to give them ideas on what they could have along there very long boring corridors and also suggested designs for there lounge areas - they then asked me to draw up a full scheme, which I did - and because my designs fitted their brief and budget set - they ordered the project.

So I will be posting the photos of the work I have done as I go along.  Below is the entrance palm and bamboo mural, and also below is a very tranquil blossom tree I did for one of their residents lounges. More images will follow soon.

Mr Hendrix and Friends Hand Painted Nursery Mural

I had the absolute pleasure of meeting and painting for the author of the award winning children's books - Mr Hendrix and Friends. I translated the gorgeous book illustrations of Mr Hendrix and his friends into a mural scheme for her nursery, it was also brilliant to actually meet Mr Hendrix in person.

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Pink Cherry Blossom Hand Painted Wall Mural

I really enjoy painting trees, they are a very fluid design to create, and so pleasing to the eye - there is something very peaceful about this style of blossom tree. I painted this blossom tree up in Manchester - for a little girls bedroom - and I also added a height chart to the trunk of the tree. I have posted a photo below of the the tree before I added the flowers and birds.

Marvel Super Hero Wall Mural, Spiderman, Superman, Batman, and Captain America

I was asked by a client who I have painted three murals for previously to create a mural for her sons room. Her son was really into the Marvel Super hero's so I designed a simple city skyline back drop for the characters - and then designed the characters to fit the wall space - the high ceiling gave the perfect opportunity for Spiderman to be flying down from on his web!

Park Springs Care Home Dementia Ward Murals

Park Springs Care Home Dementia Ward Murals

Starting a mural project this large can be daunting - but I just start it bit by bit -so this week I am up in Motherwell, Scotland painting in a Care Home - transforming their Dementia ward from magnolia walls to a walk down a vintage street - once I am finished it will have a old fashioned pub, ice cream shop, vintage hairdresser, sweet shop, bakery, co op and flower shop - I think this will certainly be an improvement! and I am really hoping it will bring back happy memories for the residents as they potter down the corridor. 

Primary School Hand Painted History Timeline Mural

This week I have been working in Liverpool - in quite a large stairwell - that up until this week was just a very boring space - but perfect for a mural! The main goal for this mural was to visually communicate to the children the timeline of all the main events in History from the very beginning.  I worked with the History teacher, and put together a design scheme that covered all the stages that needed to be included.

Hand Painted Whispy Tree Mural, Stockport

I had a great time this week creating 3 murals in one go for  a lovely couple up in Stockport. The client had a long entrance hallway with high ceilings and wanted to create some drama when entering - so I painted my stylised tree design - this time in a range of brown tones to make the design a little warmer - than if I were to paint it in blacks and greys.

Can you spot the little love birds?


Then in my clients kitchen / day room he had an area of wall above his sofa that he wanted some embellishment - both husband and wife loved seeing the birds on the bird feeders outside there window - so I brought the out side in a little by painting a leaf and bird two tone design.