Striae painting is a technique that gives your walls, or woodwork a striped appearance. You achieve this look by dragging a dry brush through a glaze mixture that was applied over a base color. You work your way around the room applying your striae finish and slightly overlap adjacent sections to provide a seamless appearance.Continue reading "Tribeca Striae"
Shared Sacred Sites at the NYPL
For more than 100 years, The New York Public Library has collected thousands of religious books and manuscripts in order to preserve and make accessible the rich history of world religions, including the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Drawn from divisions across the Library’s research collections, the objects on display represent centuries ofContinue reading "Shared Sacred Sites at the NYPL"
Happy Holidays
Wishing you all a happy Chanukah, a merry Christmas, and a good 2018!
Stunning Silver
YVStudio finished work on a lobby at Park Avenue South. The gorgeous moldings were in need of color; silver leaf was applied to sections of the cornice.
Mikvah Mural Magic
The Chelsea Community Mikvah, "A Spa For The Soul", had a stunning spa interior, but the staircase leading to the lower level was plain white and boring. First I applied plaster with a special trowel from Marmorino Products. I created a surface texture reminiscent of a wave. That wallContinue reading "Mikvah Mural Magic"
Macy’s Holiday Window 2016
YVStudio was hired by A Standard Transmission, a scenic shop in Red Hook, which creates all of Macy's special window displays, to apply gold leaf to a massive reindeer head and antlers. The original concept apparently asked for a crystal deer head, but at some point this was changed to a gilded version. Standard Transmission'sContinue reading "Macy’s Holiday Window 2016"
When even the elevators are works of art
In a midtown New York art deco building YVStudio restored the ceiling of one of the elevators. The building itself is a stunning example of art deco at its best, and its elevators are no exception. The magnificent inlaid wood walls and lighting fixtures are crowned by a sliver dome. After recent damage was inflicted, IContinue reading "When even the elevators are works of art"
Medallions on Park Avenue
Earlier this Summer I was invited to do a decorative painting project at an Upper East Side Park Avenue residential lobby. The client asked me to work on 2 items. First I created a faux metal black decorative grille to match an existing iron grille above the entrance door. The lobby is quite large, and the second halfContinue reading "Medallions on Park Avenue"
Victoria’s Secret brick wall with logos
During a NYC heatwave, on a 95 degree day, I painted a backdrop for Victoria's Secret. Who said the fashion world is glamorous? The temperature inside the set shop where I was painting was literally as high as it was outside. My first step in this project was painting and "aging" the brick wall. TheContinue reading "Victoria’s Secret brick wall with logos"
My painting in the NY Social Diary
About once a month a designer is featured in the Decorator Series in the New York Social Diary. The July 2016 issue profiles Rod Winterrowd, a California-born, New York-based designer, whose clients are so private that he never discusses them on the internet. I have had the pleasure of doing various painting assignments for Rod. ForContinue reading "My painting in the NY Social Diary"
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