A 5-by-12-foot commissioned painting of an aspen grove in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness is the largest oil mural that artist Chula Beauregard has done to date.
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Design Notes Chula Beauregard Navigates Her Largest Commission
Painting on a large scale is not new to Chula Beauregard; the artist has over 20 murals under her belt. However, none of those murals were done in oils. When clients commissioned a large-scale painting of an aspen grove for their home in Steamboat Springs last fall, she embraced the challenge. Inspiration for the painting came easily. Only months earlier, she and her family had
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“I found the process very freeing.” – Chula Beauregard
gone on a late summer picnic up Seedhouse Road in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, and Chula had sketched a magnificent grove, which became the impetus for the 5-by-12foot painting. “The biggest challenge was ordering the paint,” she says. “There was definitely a lot of experimenting with colors in order to find unity.” Her final palette was limited to three colors. “I found the process very freeing,” she says. So much so, she accepted a second commission. STEAMBOAT MAGAZINE | HOME 2021 | 33
