Trompe L'oeil

A "Caryatid" figure painted in a Grissaile style accompanies a faux drape-Ormond Beach, Fl
"Doors To Nowhere"-The doors, block walls, trim and keystone are all hand painted elements on what is really just a flat wall.
This picture shows a trompe l'oeil painting of a draped material, in progress. The yellow cloth covers a wall mounted flat screen TV. Hammock, Fl.
This 4 ' by 5 ' mural adorns the wall in a home elevator shaft. It is what you see through the elevator door grate as you pass between the first and second floors. Flagler Beach
Detail of trompe l'oeil doors
A trompe l'oeil painting of a Presidential Pediment over a window. Ormond Beach, Fl

This block and arched niche are painted on the wall to look three dimensional Ponce Inlet, Florida.
Steel doors painted to resemble brass, gunmetal and wood, in the Art Deco style. Atlanta, Ga.
"Baroque Chair Rail" :: This chair rail trim is painted on the wall of this lovely dining room at Spruce Creek Fly-in. Daytona Beach, Florida
"Draped Door" :: Cloth painted on a wall in an earthtone glaze.
A cabana bath gets a complete makeover in Delray Beach, Florida
A "cowgirl's" closet. The shelf and everything on it are painted on the wall.

The upstairs window and shutters are painted on the wall in this photo. Santa Barbara, California
The fluted moldings around this mural are not real - they're painted! Miami Beach
Louvered doors and Caribbean scene, Ponte Vedra, Florida
The top of this pediment was painted to look like it has a "step-out", in addition to all the other decorative painted elements. Santa Barbara, California
A painting of "Tuscan" arches grace this private elevator lobby in Los Angeles.

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Trompe L'oeil Trompe l'oeil is a French term which means “trick the eye.” Sometimes called illusionism, this unique style of painting gives the appearance of three-dimensional or photographic realism. It has flourished since The Renaissance, and can be playful or intellectually serious.