This was a wonderful place to work, and the clients kept inviting me back to do more. And although most hotel murals have a limited life - new owners, new marketing, interior refreshments...these murals (and a bas-relief of George and the Dragon) are all still there.
Gallery
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Ladies' Powder Room, detail - the Botticelli Venus painting, 5 minutes later...(with da Vinci hairdryer)
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Ladies' Powder Room detail -the Botticelli nymphs, 5 minutes later (and having their nails done)
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A restaurant filled with painted flowers (old fashioned varieties they also grow in the gardens)
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Trompe l'oeil plasterwork above the wainscot in a dining room
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Detail from the bas-relief in Reception of St George and the Dragon