Wind in the Willows Wall Mural

A hand painted wall mural of the classic book ‘Wind in the Willows’. Keeping to the original illustration with a modern edge.  I Matched all the paint colours to the accessories to help pull the whole scheme together.

Hand Painted by Artistic Touch for a Davidsons Homes show home, Interiors by 2Die4 Interiors.
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‘Nicholas Sunderland Interiors’ writes a full feature on Artistic Touch

‘Nicholas Sunderland Interiors’ an award winning high end luxury Interior Designer in London, has written a full feature blog post about Artistic Touch and the work we produced for them.

The blog post features the project we did for them in Kensington, London, and some more recent work Artistic Touch has produced over the years.

To read this post, check out their blog https://www.nsinteriors.com/murals-no-an-artistic-touch/

The Shakespeare Hotel – Stratford-Upon-Avon

This is the Shakespeare Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon project from design to completion.

The client wanted the handwriting of William Shakespeare to be enlarged and hand painted onto the wall in the large reception area of the hotel. The hotel was being modernised so the artwork had to have a modern edge whilst still looking traditional.

Below is an image of an original document hand written by William Shakespeare (held at the British Library).  This is what we worked from.

Below is the design to scale to show how the enlarged document would look over all 3 walls.

Below is a canvas sample we produced for the client to show the different colour options as well as how the overall piece would look.

This is the finished artwork hand painted over all 3 walls.  Hand painted with Dulux paint and then using a rag technique, we distressed the artwork to add an aged parchment effect.

Hand painted by Artistic Touch for the Shakespeare Hotel in Stratford-Upon-Avon

Andy Murray Mural

This action shot painting of Andy Murray was hand painted for a Davidsons Homes show home.  Painted as a feature wall, this mural was a talking point amongst the tennis fans who came to visit this home.

Lewis Hamilton Mural

This Lewis Hamilton mural was hand painted near Silverstone for a Davidsons Homes show home, featuring the current season’s sponsors Petronas.  This mural is perfect for any Formula 1 loving teenager!

Depth of Aubergine – Abstract Artwork

Painted for a private client, this bespoke piece of abstract artwork shows depth and movement.  Using dusty Aubergine colours with silver greys, we created this piece for their dining room.  This hand painted abstract canvas was then framed with a Shadow frame.

'little red FOX + friends' - Greeting card designs

'little red FOX + friends' is a greeting card range, designed and hand painted by Artistic Touch. Inspired by the English countryside and the love of nature, 'little red Fox + friends' was born! We love this little guy and hope you do too. If enough of you like 'little red FOX + friends' we might try and get him printed for all of you to enjoy!

The London 'Evening Standard' - Homes & Property

 

The London 'Evening Standard' - Homes & Property
An article about the Lander Family's home in London, Wandsworth, 'Spencer Park'. Featuring 'Artistic Touch' showing the Murals we produced in their son's bedroom and en-suite.
Article date: 15th April 2015
Architecture and Interiors by Ensoul - http://www.ensoul.co.uk/

Threadless Totoro Dreamworld

It's time to start voting!! Please vote for my 'Totoro dreamworld' design, for a chance for it to get printed:) I have 1 day left to make it happen! https://www.threadless.com/designs/totoro-deamworld-2

Inspired by a friend who has a love of everything Japanese. I decided to paint one of the worlds most loved Japanese cartoon characters 'Totoro', paired with one of the worlds most well known Japanese works of art 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa'. I wanted to create a dream like painting, combining the two pieces and creating one full of magic and adventure. To create this, I painted the background, waves and Totoro all separately. I then cut out (by hand) each design and then glued the piece together.. so old school!!

Frozen Wall Mural

The frozen room is complete!! The background was painted by Artistic Touch, a snowy scene finished off with touches of glitter on the snow. Then Elsa and Olaf wall stickers were added. Matching the paint colours to the Frozen wall stickers, they match perfectly! I am so pleased with how this mural came out, it proves wall murals and wall stickers can work together!

Painted by Carren Lu ‘Artistic Touch’, Interior Design and Photography by 2Die4 Interiors, Davidsons Homes, Weddington, Nuneaton.

Word Wall Canvas

I hand painted words to form a canvas directly onto the wall. Something a little different! Hand painted by Carren Lu, Designed by '2 Die 4 Interiors' for 'Davidsons Homes' in Nuneaton,

Frozen Room

The beginnings of a 'Frozen' room!! I hand painted a snowy background with touches of glitter on the trees. Elsa and Olaf (wall stickers) will be placed on the background to complete the room. Magical!!
Painted by Carren Lu - For 'Davidsons Homes' Nuneaton.

Spencer Park - Wandworth

The hand painted 'Winnie-The-Pooh' bedroom with ensuite which I painted over Christmas.  These are photographs after the home had been completed.  All Interiors were by 'Ensoul Interior Architecture' - http://www.ensoul.co.uk/index.php

Winnie-The-Pooh Bedroom and En-suite

 

A busy week in London hand painting a Winnie-the-pooh bedroom for a special little guy! The Winnie-the-pooh theme runs right across all three walls, framed around a tent bed. Also I hand painted cabinet doors for the en-suite bathroom, which were then varnished. To finish off I scattered little bumblebees everywhere! The client was so pleased.

Calming Magnolia Canvas

I painted this piece of artwork for a hallway to create calm and beauty. I kept neutral tones to suit the home, using an off white background lifted the white magnolia flowers. I chose to paint the magnolia flower as it one of my favourite trees, full of beauty and grace. The flowering of the magnolia tree is something I look forward to ever year.

Dr Seuss Canvas

Have an empty stairwell? why not have your favourite quotes from Dr Seuss hand painted on a 3 meter long canvas, to give you the encouragement you need as you go down those stairs to start your day!! My client did:) Such a brilliant idea!

 The background of the canvas was painted to match the wall colour (The Little Greene Paint Company – Limestone) and then I hand painted all the quotes in black with Dr Seuss at the base.

This was painted for ‘Ensoul – Interior Architecture’, in Spencer Park, Wandsworth.

Little Girls Room - Blossom Tree Wall Mural

Such a simple yet very effective design. I hand painted a blossom using soft tones, painting the blossom tree in a corner to stretch over the bed and then wooden letters with ribbon were pinned to the branch.  Hand painted by Carren Lu (Artistic Touch)

Designed by 2 Die 4 Interiors - Davidsons Homes (Nuneaton)

'Move Like Jagger'

'Move like Jagger' I have a client who is a huge fan of the Rolling Stones and he asked me to paint this Andy Warhol painting, so here it is! A painting of Mick Jagger from the 70's.

Totoro Dream World

 

 

Step by step stages on how I created the hand painted  Totoro Artwork.

I hand painted this work on water colour paper using Gouache paint.  I'm really pleased with how the piece came out!  By Carren Lu

Paddington Bear is off to New York City!!

 

 

 

Paddington is off on another adventure... to New York city!! I hope he like's his new home over there. Our first international client, Artistic Touch is growing!

I painted Paddington Bear on watercolour paper using Gouache paint.  Using Gouache paint is a great paint to use because the colours are really bright and the paint is easy to rework, with just a little water. By Carren Lu