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Jungle theme
Feeling a little wild? Want to go on a safari?
Browse through the murals/furniture pieces Ive painted for clients with a jungle theme.
Date(s): January 9, 2002. Album by Nelta B Mathias. Photos by Nelta B. Mathias. 1 - 56 of 56 Total. 13214 Visits.
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Freehanded lion painted in corner of little boys room.

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Lion painted in the corner of the room by the bed.  I used colors to coordinate with the animal print fabric she used in the boys room.  and Yes, he is BIG!!

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Close up of the giraffe...I love the look I got on his face...

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Giraffe painted in boysroom/nursery.. The tree limbs you see to the right of the giraffe were already there(painted by another muralist) I wanted the giraffe to look like he had always been there.

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Toucan and snake painted over a chest of drawers.

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Smug Cheetah painted in the corner of the little boys room.

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Jungle/animal print handpainted on clients old french provincial bedroom suite for her daughter.

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Another view of the bed..this was such a fun/challenging project.

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I put her name on the limb as if it were carved into the wood

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Sleeping leopard behind Graesons bed

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another view of the leopard and her bed I painted a couple years ago

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Parrot on bamboo stand in Graeson's lagoon...

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Partial view of the lagoon..I tried to incorporate her border into the design...

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I painted the bedroom suite a couple years ago...The lagoon scene compliments her decor in her "wild thang" bedroom..

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The other side of the lagoon...The water was done with several glazes...and stroking them together...

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Another view of the palm, lagon waters, parrot...

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Jungle print bed in clients bedroom...

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Matching bedside table. Giraffe, leopard, and zebra print on pale yellow background.

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The third piece of the suite. Before I painted it.

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I freehanded a zebra on the middle 3 drawer section. The put leopard and zebra prints on the doors..Also removed the door hardware and add wooden pulls so I could paint them to.

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Organtan swinging on bamboo on one side of the dresser.

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Panda nibbling on flower on the other side.

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Completed drsser...was alot of work but such a great challenge. Mirror has zebra print which is also around the leopard on the drawer fronts.

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Cradle painted to match her jungle bedroom suite...pale yellow background with zebra print border...Her name is done in leopard print...

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Speak no evil, Hear no evil, See no evil...I did them in a more juvenile style...

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I painted bamboo on the backside to match the bamboo on her bed..

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Full view of the cradle..

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The cradle before I repainted...it belonged to her older sister...

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Another before shot of the backside of the cradle

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Momma and baby monkey enjoying a banana in a babys jungle themed nursery.

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Toucan hiding in the bamboo. handpainted in corner of nursery.

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This room was done in bright primary colors..now its much more sophisticated and will grow with the young man...The metal bunkbeds were bright red..the black made it pop in the room..

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Another view of the armoire I painted...I also did the drawer fronts of the desk and the nightstand, also did the faux rattan on the ceiling fan blades.

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Faux bamboo and rattan transform these unfinished pine pieces in this 9 yr old boys room..

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This scene is painted behind the commode area...jungle animal in the bamboo..

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Giraffe peering over the top of the shower....

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Elephant painted on wooden charger...I used the tissue paper technique around the border to give it an "elephant hide" look...

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Clients wallpaper border has golfbags on it which are done in animal prints.

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The are also avid Clemson Tiger fans....hence the "Tiger Tales" title..

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I did a fazus suede/leather look on the seat and arm of the desk..

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Trocial scene painted on wall above bar area in a sunroom.

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One can sip tropical drinks at the bar and enjoy the view out over the beach...

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Another view....the pool is right off this room.

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This piece did have stained legs and top and the sides were a distressed country blue..I also removed a curved railing with heart cutout along the top...

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The faux finish on the top and sides is a stippling technique done with several shades/glaze mixtures brushed on then stippled to blend.