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<\/a><\/p>\nYou’ll have to pardon the pun, but it really was<\/em> smooth sailing working on this <\/span>Nautical Nursery.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0I love it when murals come together easily, and what made this job even more enjoyable was the fact I painted it for a former co-worker and his lovely wife. \u00a0They’re expecting their first baby any day now, and what can I say? \u00a0He works in TV, so that should explain why he called me so close to deadline!<\/span><\/p>\n To be honest, the nursery was already darling. \u00a0It was painted a soft blue and decorated beautifully with nautical touches like fish netting, a life preserver buoy, and even a wooden boat steering wheel. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, how do you improve on such perfection? \u00a0These parents-to-be decided they wanted a mural of a boat on the back wall. \u00a0Here’s what it looked like when it was bare: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I painted a simple sail boat on one side of the wall, and then decided to add a nautical compass on the other to balance it out. \u00a0I normally free-hand everything, but knowing how tricky it would be to draw a perfect circle, I tried something different this time. \u00a0I used a projector to put the image on the wall. \u00a0I traced it and then painted it. \u00a0Wow! \u00a0I had no idea how helpful a projector could be. \u00a0Something tells me I’ll be using one a lot more in the future. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n