Murals

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.�

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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