Trompe L'oeil
Meaning 'to trick the eye', Trompe L'Oeil is the art of deception. The visual trickery of 3 dimensions is created by applying colours for shadows and highlights.
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I painted this hall ceiling on paper and then glued it on. There are 10 panels around this centre piece.
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Bathroom doors decorated with shells.
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Crown of thorns in St Thomas' church. This is about 80cm across and is painted above a large crucifix.
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This plain door looked out of place against the real panelled walls, so I painted the panels on.
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This small shrine in St Thomas' looked too plain, so I copied the other overdoor panels to create a stone carved arch.
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A bit of fun in this bathroom!
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Quirky Trompe L'Oeil stone carving and lock.
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Full view of the ceiling.
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Large fossil stone.
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