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Den Poitras
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This is a closed office
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Welcome!
My murals have qualities
of peace and beauty, and are realistic or illustrative.You, your
family and guests will always find inspiration and pleasure in
them and you will add value to your home or business.
I work with fast-drying,
non-toxic acrylic & latex paint-----which has a relatively
pleasant odor and will last, without fading, as long as the wall
it is painted on.
I work with people's
ideas, dreams and favorite photos or images they may have. Of
course, the price may vary according to how much detail you want
but I will try to find ways to accomplish this without going over
budget.
My murals are affordable.
A typical small mural is 10 feet wide by 6 feet high. It takes
about four days to a week to complete and would be around $1500
and this includes materials, driving expenses, and 2 coats of
a non-yellowing, non-cracking, acrylic satin varnish. You can
use this size mural to get an idea what your mural may cost. Please
call me to talk about your ideas.
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Portrait of the artist Den Poitras.
Only about one third of the mural I'm standing in front of is
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| "Technique
follows inspiration."
My custom
painted murals and decorative work are limited only by one's imagination.
"Where there's a will, there's a way" holds true in my
aesthetic approach. There is, or can be, a technique to achieve
most any kind of effect. Inspiration comes first, then follows technique.
I've struggled in the past with artist-friends, teachers and books
to try and re-create clouds or ocean waves. After achieving a reasonable
sense of realism in the element of water I was then able to translate
this knowledge across the other elements of earth, air and fire,
or light. Leaving my customers with a sense of awe is my goal. You
will be taken "there"; there being that special place,
that dreamy world we all seek that's lightyears away from the harsh
everyday one in which we find ourselves.
Paint is one of the most cost-effective ways to transform one's
home or business. If one wants "ethereal cloud effects",
I'll find a way to do it. I work with my customer's fantasies, visions,
dreams, or photographs and with what I can do. Collaborating in
this fashion produces art that is both personal and unique. The
beauty of paint is that it's forgiving. There are no mistakes, only
mis-adventures. Experimenting with ideas and effects, in a small
area, take little time and negative results can get quickly painted
over.
Working with the customer in this way guarantees satisfaction get
what you want and more.
I hope to inspire you to try "color blending" instead
of choosing one flat wall color. Translucent color blending uses
a glazing liquid mixed with a desired color which then can be repeated
with another favorite color and so on. It may also be interesting
to try some color on a ceiling instead of traditional flat white.
The choice has always been white because decorators decided long
ago that this makes us feel that the ceiling is higher than it actually
is. This may keep our claustrophobia in check but does nothing to
relieve our subconscious depression as a white sky is a cloudy sky.
I've experimented in my home and in some of my customers with painting
the ceiling a very light sky-blue, or with some light aqua-sky-blue
and the results were refreshing.
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Long
Distant Murals
Although there are limitations on size, murals can be done on
canvas here in my studio then rolled up and shipped to customers
world-wide. Someone with a minimum of wallpapering experience
can, with care, hang the mural using wallpaper glue or spray adhesive.
The mural is always slightly larger than the space it is going
to be on. This way it can be cut to fit.
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