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trompe l'oeil archways

opening out walls with trompe l'oeil

This image has been hand painted onto a living room wall in Sussex, and depicts the view along Devil's Dyke north of Brighton in East Sussex. The owners are ramblers and butterfly spotters, and this is their favourite view along the South Downs Way. It was requested that all notions of the modern age be left out. On the photograph Nick Hallard was asked to work from this included radio masts, buildings, pylons, cables and telephone lines, as well as jet aircraft trails.

The work has been personalised by the inclusion of butterflies and rare chalkland flowers. As a minor detail, and with the permission of the owners, this includes euphrasia, or eyebright, the inspirational namesake for Nick Hallard's company.
Hand painted trompe l'oeil archways from eyebright open up living spaces

(left) The archway, opening out from the customer's living space, and stretching away along the South Downs
(top right) The personalisation of murals is almost always requested, and usually invlolves hobbies or pastimes of the owners. It was not uncommon for artists painting the huge four-wall trompe l'oeil found in many UK stately homes to paint 'in-jokes', such as their pipe or sandwiches in a hidden corner of the work
(bottom right) Colour choices are some of the hardest a painter can learn. The theory is demonstrated here by the purplish hue of the receding hills, even though we know they are covered in grass. This is called 'volumetric scale', and adds to the illusion

Private residence
Acrylics    8ft x 4ft 6in
Your living room can be transformed with trompe l'oeil from eyebright
Spectacular views in your living room with trompe l'oeil murals from eyebright