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Trompe Stairway Day 6 – Finishing detail on the model
Today I sat in the Boundary Hotel and worked on the scale model. I painted a whole new layer of detail over the underpainting colours that were already on there. I’m really happy with how it’s looking now, it’s starting to come together. After I finished, it looked... View more
Trompe Stairway Day 5 – Finishing scale model
Worked in the studio again today to finish constructing the scale model of the stairs. Bit of origami, bit of glue, and a few pins! Here’s what the finished model looks like: I added a few more touches of paint, but there’s a way to go yet: this is only... View more
Trompe Stairway Day 4 – Painting the scale model
Today I did some more work on my scale model of the stairway to make it clearer to the client what the plan is. I worked in the studio (pretty rainy day outside) and I started to transfer my design from the computer onto the real live paper model. Here’s the computer... View more
The Trompe Stairway Mural
TROMPE STAIRWAY MURAL EYE Jacqueline Hill is currently working on the unique Trompe Stairway mural at the Boundary Hotel in Brisbane’s heart, at West End. Unlike her other works, this tromp l’oeil mural is on a staircase instead of a wall! Here is the initial design... View more