murals
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Michael Thornton Design
TUSCAN HANGING Painted for Delatorres, a restaurant in Pleasanton, CA. It was one of five paintings along with wall treatments and
decorative
embellishments.
BATMAN Or...Bruce Wayne? Actually the gentleman for whom this was painted,... his name was Bruce Wayne. The mural adorns a wall in his “Batman” room which is filled with Batman paraphernalia. Where Bruce likes to sit and admire, and reflect on his Batman tat-
SEASCAPE Painted
for
on
largest
the
Pete’s
too. Don’t ask what’s in his garage. Seafood
interior
wall.
TEAMSTERS Mural for the Teamsters Local 853 painted floor to ceiling in their San Leandro entry.
‘62 Cor vette Illustration of 1962 Corvette reproduced digitally for a trade show booth.
vaulted ceiling Painted with a combination of faux and
realistic tees, tropical plants and
flowers. A trompe l ‘oeil drape was added to tie the ceiling into the hallway alcove.
hallway alcove Trompe l’ oeil flower arrangement with birds of paradise, orchids, and other flowers. The soft edged shadows enhance the illusion of depth and a concave rear wall.
outdoor portico Painted
on
portico.
The
optics
on
the ceiling a
light
ceiling is
of
an
equipped
sensor.
As
outdoor with
it
fiber
becomes
darker outside, the stars begin to come out.
fireplace inset The art over the fireplace was painted on a birch wood panel. After the panel painted
it
was
grouted
into
was
position.
inset detail
detail
before
palm desert study This mural was painted in the study of a Palm Desert residence. The view portrayed is of the terrain surrounding the residence.
mural
entry detail
Wa l n u t Creek Hom e All the murals on these two pages were done in one residence.
entry
hallway alcove
kitchen soffit
wine room wall
CLOUD MURAL Painted for Heavenly Remedies, a day spa in Pleasanton, CA. It was painted in one day. Clouds
have a sooth-
ing effect, and when painted floor to ceiling, as this was, the viewer gets the feeling they aren’t just looking at clouds, but are up in them.
STACEYS A mural painted in the soffit area over the bar, containing over 35 portraits of owners families, employees, and patrons. The mural creates a celebratory atmosphere.
CABANA Mural painted in a health spa coordinated on two wall to create
atmosphere
and
depth.
“In this age of materialism where technology propels us ever faster, our senses become atrophied from lack of focused use, and our minds and souls desensitized from overexposure to violence and inhumanity. As artists we must remember a basic task, through our art, to remind ourselves that beauty is always at our fingertips, we are constantly surrounded by the miraculous, and eternity is held in a moment.� MT
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Michael Thornton Design
1296 Alder Creek Circle San Leandro, CA 94577 9 2 5 . 6 4 0 . 7 0 6 4 michael@mt-design.org www.mt-design.org