Tromp L' oeil : French, meaning 'fool the eye'
Tromp L' oeil is a term used in decorative painting that means "to fool the eye". Tromp l' oeil literally tricks the eye into believing that what is painted is three-dimensional. Laura has used this technique for fun as shown in the example of the water pipes in an engineering reception area. Practical purposes also, as in the painted electrical cover plates or a painted window to give the illusion of a breeze in a closed laundry room.
Castle balcony with gargoyles
Balcony overlooking Italian vineyards
These bottles painted on a stairwell wall give depth to the narrow passage. They appear to be on a ledge with a marble baseboard behind them. One label bares the name of the home owners with there wedding date as the vintage.
Bringing an ocean breeze into this laundry room. The client is a golfer and enjoyed this course which is on one of the Hawaiian islands
This tromp l' oeil window was painted in a kitchen and bath showroom for Davidson Mechanical
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The reception are in West Plains Engineering was painted to give the impression they have industrial water pipes exposed, complete with a leaking connection
water pipe leak in the reception area of West Plains Engineering firm.
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Cover plate painted to blend into the granite
This patched hole was painted for a friend while visiting on vacation. Not perfect, but was completed using paints on hand.
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Lockers painted for a young broncos fan
Sports media room. client is a fan of New York Yankee, Derek Jeter
basketball and hoop....more tromp l' oeil.
Tromp l' oeil dart is painted on the wall of a sports media room alongside an actual dart board.
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