Custom Canvas Murals

From foxhunting scenes to coastal villages to historic farm countrysides, Lisa Curry Mair’s warm color palette and thoughtful compositions lead the eye into another place and time. Meticulously painted on canvas, in a style reminiscent of 19th century imagery, Lisa’s custom murals can be embellished with personal touches – homes and local landmarks, as well as people and animals you hold dear.

The initial consultation – discussing size, shape and content – can take place in person, over the phone or via Zoom. Reference photos and measurements are taken and Lisa creates an initial pen and ink or pencil drawing which details content, composition and layout.

Once the details are reviewed, a full-color to-scale sketch of the work is created on canvas, for your approval. Photos of the actual people, animals or places to be included are used as reference for a completely personalized piece of art. When the customer gives approval for the design and layout of the work, the project is put on the studio schedule. Large pieces of canvas are prepared for painting, hung on Lisa’s studio walls and painted. Each wall is one continuous sheet of canvas, painted as shown on the approved color sketches but to full scale. Expect each full wall to take at least a month to create. When they are completed and sealed the panels are shipped to the home for installation by a professional wallpaper hanger.

This process of adhering painted canvas to walls is called “marouflage” and has distinct advantages to painting directly on the wall:

-The artist is working in the comfort and convenience of her own studio and is not “underfoot”in your home.

-The installed canvas panels serve to stabilize the walls and provides the artist with an excellent, flexible plaster-and-paint surface which is easily pasted to the walls and cut to fit exactly. The only seams are in the corners.

– The mural may be removed and remounted elsewhere, or smaller paintings can be made from portions of the work and framed and hung as fine art pieces.

To get started on a mural commission, click on “Project Inquiry” below and submit details of your project. Looking for some inspiration? Check out the Mural Gallery.

 *If you live outside of the New England area, the site review can be done by Zoom. We’ll walk you through the measuring and photography process.