Here’s another one that took a long time to get pictures of. This is a map of Lake Murray in South Carolina. The client had a large tile cut to the correct size and shipped it to me with a full-size very accurate and detailed outline of the lake where he lives. I just traced it onto the tile, did the outline with a pen and china paint, and then filled it in. Not very creative, but I actually kind of like jobs like this. Something very out of the ordinary.
Here’s mural I did last year that I finally got pictures of. It features one of the lifts at that ski area. It also has, in the upper left corner, the Wild Rainiers, a much-loved ad campaign for Rainier Beer, that had people in beer bottle costumes running around in the woods. And in the lower right corner, hiding in the trees, a yeti. Not a Sasquatch, as you would expect in the Northwest, but a yeti.
Here’s another image from my catalogue. I’ve done this one several times as you can see on my Shop page, https://www.paullewingtile.com/shop/heron-friends. There’s a picture of this mural installed in a kitchen.
This picture was recently sent to me by someone who had bought this mounted tile piece at an estate sale. The seller had the original receipt from 1995. She paid $295 for it then. It sold at the estate sale for $250. See how art work appreciates over time? This is a picture of Waptus Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, and it’s all different cone 5 oxidation glazes.
This is an acrylic painting but it could very well be a tile. It’s 12” x 24”, and I could put the same thing on a tile of that size and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference, at least from a picture. It would look great in a kitchen backsplash. To see more of my kitchen murals, go to (https://www.paullewingtile.com/kitchens).
It has come to my attention that it says on my web site that my book is sold out. Last time i sold one myself, I forgot to update the inventory numbers on my website. American Ceramic Society has plenty on hand and they promise to never let it go out of print. I also have plenty on hand, and if you want one, please order through my website directly from me, as I get a lot more of the money from each copy that way. To order go to (https://www.paullewingtile.com/books-dvds/china-paint-overglaze-by-paul-lewing).
The homeowner did a great job photographing this kitchen. I love how he staged the counters and the stove. Lots of people love chickens in their kitchens.
Still painting. Here’s a nice one. This is 24” x 36”
My latest painting, 36” x 24”. Snow Lake is one of the most popular hike3s in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area. I had my friend Kim throw rocks for me.
Not much tile work going on these days so I’ve been painting. Here’s my latest. It’s 12” x 24”.
