Nora Johnson: MURALS: R.T. SOUTH DINING ROOM. ATHENS, N.Y.

Nora Johnson is a painter and sculptor with a special love for surface and texture and a master of painted effects. She received a BFA from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and pursued post graduate studies in sculpture at Les Beaux Art in Paris.

As well as being an accomplished fine artist. she specializes in Mural painting and a wide range of custom designed painted surfaces and environments.

Custom projects are specifically tailored to compliment the architectural environment and fulfill each client’s vision and individual needs. Nora works closely with a team of talented and accomplished artist-collaborators, each chosen for their special abilities to produce a total package of decorative effects.

Ongoing research into new materials and technologies is balanced by a commitment to the preservation of traditional and historic practices and the utilization of green and sustainable products whenever possible.

Nora Johnson specializes in a wide range of specialty painted surfaces, including, but not limited to:

-MURALS

-GLAZING

-CUSTOM PLASTER EFFECTS

-CUSTOM STENCILS

-GILDING

-SPECIALTY PLASTER EFFECTS

-VENETIAN PLASTERS

-LIME PLASTERS

-COLOR WASHING

-FAUX BOIS

-MARBLIZING

-STONE EFFECTS

-ANTIQUING

-PAINTED FURNITURE

-RESTORATION

MURALS AND APPLIED ARTS

The most recent projects involved research spanning 3 centuries; delving into 16^th and early 17^th century maps of the age of discovery to 19^th century Colorado gold mines.

What both projects had in common was to bring to life the diverse imaginings and wishful desires of both a man who idolized Henry Hudson and wanted to memorialize his discoveries, real of otherwise, to grace the walls with warmth and whimsy of his restaurant on the banks of the Hudson River.

The second man wished to recreate his media room into the interior of a gold mine during the gold rush days. The challenge here was to not only create a sense of reality, where none could possibly exist, using a combination of painted fool the eye scenics and dimensional elements to take the “home movie” viewer to a whole other place in time.

While commissions for decorative and applied arts are totally diverse and totally about expressing the vision of the client, the diversity is both stimulating and challenging. It takes my places I would never think of; from playful Miro-like imagery for a children’s room, to chinoiserie to faux 19^th century romantic paintings.

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