The giraffes have been a great diversion and I plan to keep my pledge of sending one a day to www.onemilliongiraffes.com, but I started this blog to have a place to post pictures of my work.
These pictures are of Venetian plaster and faux encaustic finishes that we have done. Venetian plaster is a particular type of plaster which is typically applied with a 4" stainless steel trowel. The plaster is applied in layers and the layers can be all the same color or several different colors, depending on the desired result. This finish has a luminous quality and is reminiscent of marble.
The first picture is a faux encaustic. That is to say that it is a faux finish which looks like Venetian plaster but is, instead, accomplished by using multiple layers of colored glazes. I guess that makes it a "faux" faux finish. This is Posta Tuscan Grille, which is in the new Marriott City Centre in downtown Raleigh, NC. We painted all four dining areas and the bar. For more pictures of this go to www.postatuscangrille.com
The second picture is the Venetian Plaster that we did at Southern Prime steakhouse in Southern Pines, NC. We rolled a coat of metallic bronze paint on the walls first and then troweled the plaster over it in a way that allowed the bronze to show through. The third picture is a close up of this finish. The site for this restaurant is www.southernprime.net
The fourth picture is of a type of plaster that comes pre-mixed in metallic colors. For this effect, we layered silver over gold.
The last picture is of a Venetian plaster which was applied in the traditional manner and then coated with a metallic top coat.
Great pictures. Boy, that Tuscan themed restaurant is huge. That must have taken quite some time to complete. Beautiful work.
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