"Trompe L'oeil" illusions

Nautilus shell painted on a showroom floor, 21ft. x 16ft.

Detail of my painted "trompe l'oeil" illusion of oak wood-grain and panels on a flat door for The Montecito Country Club, Montecito,CA

Painted "trompe l'oeil" illusion of oak wood-grain and panels on a flat door for The Montecito Country Club, Montecito,CA

Painted "trompe l'oeil" illusion of oak wood-grain and panels on a flat door for The Montecito Country Club, Montecito,CA

Detail of my painted "trompe l'oeil" illusion of oak wood-grain and panels on a flat door for The Montecito Country Club, Montecito,CA

Painted niche and statue with the artist's tools, Oil on Panel, 2004

Detail of "Trompe l'oeil" palette and brush emerging from the painting, Oil on panel

Nautilus shell painted on a showroom floor, 21ft. x 16ft.

Detail of Nautilus shell painted on a showroom floor, 21ft. x 16ft.

Nautilus shell painted on a showroom floor, 21ft. x 16ft.

Nautilus shell painted on a showroom floor, 21ft. x 16ft.

Nautilus floor painting in progress

The painted illusion of a spiral staircase adds space to this hallway

The painted illusion adds a floor to this modern building

Another perspective of how painted illusion changes this space

Faux -marble columns and the painted illusion of a weathered trellis and sky open up the central dome of this luxurious Santa Barbara Spa.

Faux -marble columns and the painted illusion of a weathered trellis and sky open up the central dome of this luxurious Santa Barbara Spa

The painted illusion of a weathered trellis and sky open up the central dome of this luxurious Santa Barbara Spa

A detail of the "trompe l'oeil" oxidized metallic trellis in the dome of this beautiful Santa Barbara Spa.

Trompe l'oeil window and majestic view of the Santa Ynez Valley

Realistic mural details of Chumash Indian basket, mortar and pestal, and sacred sage