Web Site

In addition to my blog I have posted a new website, deebenish.com which should be running in a few days.  I have a more complete portfolio on my website with more current work.  I have been busy lately painting  rooms, furniture and canvases and I hope you'll have an opportunity to see my work at the Lake Forest Showhouse.

The Showhouse is open from April  27 to May 19, 2013; this  beautifully restored mansion  on the shore of Lake Michigan is one of a kind and I hope you'l have a chance to see it.  My friend, Roseanne Bode and I had the pleasure of working with Jeanne Balsam and Karen McIntosh on the Keeping Room.  Roseanne and I painted the floor ina Nautical motif and it looks great!  Go to www.LakeForestShowhouse.com for more info.
Thanks,
Dee

New Work

"Steps to Success" Mural at Highland Middle School, Libertyville, IL

Hand painted/stencil work in a beautiful kitchen

Faux bronze treatment in a fabulous kitchen!

Sage Green and Silver, study for hand painted wallpaper

Study for hand painted wallpaper

Sample for the  hand painted "Wall paper" at MOTIF

Silver Metallic treatment on mantle and hand painted "wallpaper" at MOTIF, 526 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, Il.

Close up of "wall paper" at MOTIF

Close up of my work at MOTIF; a wonderful store filled with lovely items for your home.

                                                   

Wood Graining

Textured Linen weave with a slight metallic glow

Trompe l'oeil door

Oil painting

Still Life - oil painting

Still Life -  Acrylic

Textured Linen Weave with glaze treatment

Linen Weave with glaze and paint

Three color plaster

Trompe l"oeil wooden bricks

Venetian Plaster distressed and glazed

Plaster with raised stencil, glazed on one half

Two color glazing

Metallic Stencil

Another kind of hand painted wallpaper

Carribean Crackle

Bamboo "Wallpaper"

Mauai Floral "wallpaper"

Versailles "wall paper"

Ribbon "wall paper"

Textured Metallic Stria

Sunset Textured Stria with embedded glass beads

Special Finish

Gold Tapestry

 Blue Tapestry

Verdigris Study

Metal Door Study

Textured Metallic Linen Weave

Close up of Textured Linen

Cabinet "before"

Cabinet "after"

Samples from my Portfolio

FAUX MAHOGANY

FAUX MAHOGANY II

GLAZED MOLDING IN BLUE AND UMBER

BROWN GLAZED CABINET DOOR

MOLDING WITH 3 GLAZES

MOLDING WITH VERDIGRIS AND METALLIC FINISH

TROMPE L'OEIL HERBS

HAND PAINTED IVY AND COLUMN

MURAL IN SHERBORN INN

CHERUB MURAL IN TURRET

DIAGONAL SQUARES

TROMPE L'OEIL CHILI PEPPERS

BASKETWEAVE COUNTERTOP WITH TROMPE L'OEIL PLATES

MURAL IN THE SHERBRON INN

TROMPE L'OEIL CABINET WITH SHAKER DRAWERS

TROMPE L'OEIL CALF

BOSTON SKYLINE MURAL

STRIA WALLS

GLAZED EXOTIC WOOD BOOKCASES 

GLAZED CABINETS

MARBLE TILES MATCHING REAL MARBLE

WOODEN BRICKS

RUSTED IRON