ZerbyPaint.. Ivy Lounge part two

Progress is being made, slowly but surely.  It is so much fun covering his building with bold, bright leaves!  This is truly my dream come true!  Still a lot of work to go, needs a second coat but I am enjoying every minute of this project.

Be Bold in your Designs.

peace&love

Rebecca

ZerbyPaint.. Ivy Lounge part one

This is a first for Zerby Painting Co, a commercial project!  Designer Erica Riggio from Riggio Design introduced this great project to me, designing a mural pattern for Ivy lounge. She wanted a ivy pattern on the exterior of the building that was bold and fresh to go with the interior of the freshly renovated interior of the salon.  She picked colors that incorporated colors from the interior and I went from there.

This has really been my dream, to paint my leaf patterns that I have done so many times before as paintings and murals in my own home.  I was so pleased that I could use my own pattern, and that it would fit perfectly to the concept of the salon.

This is the progress after day one.  I got the pattern down on the wall below the windows.  After seeing how this looks I definitely want to continue onto the step.  It will make a bold statement and hopefully attract attention to the salon.

I have always wanted my artwork to be set on public display and what better way than a mural for all to see and enjoy!

I can't wait to get working on it again.  There's so much wall space to cover, I'm so impatient to finish it!

stay tuned..

Be Bold in your Design.

peace&love

Rebecca

Wallpaper Wednesday- leaves!

Today I wanted to introduce to you some of my leaf patterns.  All the patterns are versatile being turned into fabrics, wallcoverings, or hand painted directly onto the walls.  I experimented with different color ways and found that by changing one color, the same pattern had a much different feel.  The choice of color influences if the pattern will be bold or subtle.  Take a look through some of my patterns!

Mix of Leaves, grey on cream

Mix of Leaves, line grey on cream

Pincherry, cream on light blue

Pincherry, cream on light orange

Pincherry, red on light orange

Pachysandra, burnt orange on cream

Pachysandra, red on light orange red

Pachysandra, burnt orange on turquoise

Below is the Pachysandra design applied as a HandPainted wall treatment.  The HandPainted treatment is more organic and painterly, something that is hard to achieve with a wallpaper.  It can be customized to any interior in any color combination!    

HandPainted Pachysandra

HandPainted Pachysandra

HandPainted Pachysandra

As you can see, all of the designs can be applied in any color.  Choose your favorite color combinations and for HandPainted choose your favorite paint colors.  I will make sure to match up the perfect color combination suitable for any room.

I hope you enjoyed these designs, there are more to come!  If you are interested in an original HandPainted wall treatment or wallpaper, please contact me at rebeccazerby@gmail.com or leave a comment, I would love to hear what you think! 

As always check out my inspirations at my Pinterest page pinterest.com/rebeccazerby93/ and my complete works at rebeccazerby.com

peace & love

Rebecca

Passion and Plants

Do you ever get excited by a color, or a freshly painted wall.  I have a true passion for what I do.  It's crazy to think that something so simple as painting a wall and transforming a room can be truly exciting.  I just want to share this passion with as many people. To truly be happy doing what you love is a rarity. 

It always comes back to the painting.  There is something therapeutic about combining shapes and colors into one large abstract painting.  Its one large puzzle that only I know the answer to.  Below is the Leaves Collection, all inspired by the leaves of native trees.  

Salix Alba, 20"x16"

Cornus in Winterwhite, 36"x36"

Leaves in Blue, 30"x24"

Jamaica- Philodendron laucrea, 30"x30"

The Cornus Family, 4'x2',

Transforming such a simple form into shape and color, playing with size and proportion gives each painting its own aura.  As you can see I started with the same idea but by changing the color or size, each painting grew into something unique.  

I will leave you with a great quote by Edgar Degas, "Art is not what you see, it's what you make other people see."

As always check out my inspirations on my Pinterest page pinterest.com/rebeccazerby93/  and my complete works at rebeccazerby.com 

Please feel free to contact me at rebeccazerby@gmail.com if you are interested in anything you have seen!  Or leave a comment, I would love to hear what you think!

peace & love

Rebecca

Wallpaper Wednesday!

Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday!  Every Wednesday I will share with you something new from my wallpaper and hand painted wall treatment collections. 

First I want to introduce you to what I specialize in, hand painted wall treatments.  It’s my idea of a mural but its painted in the bold (or soft) patterns of wallpaper.  I specialize in organic floral patterns that are painted boldly.  The simplicity of the line or solid shape of the leaf lends itself to a perfect pattern.  Something as simple as changing the color or size can change the aura of the design.

the Cornus wall

The murals below are inspired from paintings I have done, that I've always wanted to paint on a large scale.  The leaves overlap creating new shapes that I then fill in with a different color.  There is no method to my madness but the final product os always a balanced composition of shapes and colors.  It is a very bold image but the neutral colors tone it down and it is a really peaceful mural.

At the University of Delaware, I majored in Fine Arts and minored in Landscape Horticulture.  I found it a great source of inspiration and I truly enjoyed learning all the different plant life.  All the leaves in my paintings are accurate depictions of leaves from trees indigenous to the Eastern United States.  It is the simplicity of the a leaf that I found so beautiful.  There is a great range of size and shape, and a leaf can be graceful, rigid, or geometric. 

I hope you enjoyed these designs, there are more to come!  If you are interested in an original hand painted wall treatment, please contact me at rebeccazerby@gmail.com.  As always you can see all of my inspirations on my Pinterest page pinterest.com/rebeccazerby93/and all my other projects at rebeccazerby.com       

peace & love

Rebecca