Back to the Jungle

I painted a nursery for the same couple that commissioned the polka dots. They wanted a mural based on their crib bedding to cover one wall of the room. The whole thing measured approximately 11"x 5". The elephant, lion, and crocodile were taken from the bedding, while the monkeys were based on a similar room I had painted before with almost identical bedding. The animals and plants were arranged so that the baby's name could be added to the middle of the wall after he was born.

Polka Dot Heaven

This is a 3 year old little girl's bedroom. The walls were originally just the background pink - big and blank. Her parents wanted an 18" border of polka dots about 2/3 of the way up the wall. I used 4 different sizes of dots and 3 different colors, which the clients had already chosen. I wanted the border to read as a solid texture without looking like a repeating pattern. I think it came out nicely, and gives an upbeat and animated feel to the room.