Interior Murals on Canvas

The technique of painting murals on canvas has been around for centuries and is called by the French term, marouflage.

Murals painted on canvas and then applied to the surface have several advantages over those painted directly onto the surface:

• Murals painted on canvas have the integrity of being independent and transportable works of art.  They do not necessarily become a permanent part of the building to which they are attached.


• Murals can be painted in the controlled conditions of the studio. The artist is able to work under the best circumstances and produce a superior result. This technique also greatly reduces the inconvenience to the client who is minimally disturbed during the brief installation process at the end of the project.


• If a situation should arise where repairs or alterations need to be made to the sub structure behind the mural it can be temporarily removed and then replaced.


• Murals can be rolled and shipped anywhere in the world.


• Once canvas murals have been installed, they blend into and appear to become a part of the surface to which they have been applied just as if they had been painted directly on the surface.

The Process:

During a site visit by the artist, a template is made of the proposed surfaces, which could be walls, ceilings, cabinets, etc. From this template the appropriate canvas panels are cut and temporarily mounted on the studio walls. After the completion of the painting, the mural is brought to the site and applied to the surface with a strippable wallcovering adhesive. (This can be done by the artist or by or any experienced wallcovering installer.)

See section, "Commissioned Work", for more details on the mural process.

Herewith are a variety of murals I have painted in the last few years.