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Ocean's Bridge is your paintings partner. Whether you need that one special painting or hundreds of paintings for a client, we are your source for paintings.
Past Clients Include:
BBC – (including programs/productions such as Rolf on Art, Miss Marple, etc.)
Brookfield Manor – 40+ old master paintings for this beautiful stately home in England
Cigar Magazine – a series of smoking themed paintings for a special feature
Three hotels in California… great time pressure (again!) and over 800 pieces delivered on time!
Villa in Dominca …a castle in France…galleries in US, UK, and Spain…various retailers…and thousands of individual art lovers worldwide!
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Church Project – Overview
(a.k.a. “The Sistine Chapel Project 21st Century style!) |
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| This wonderful Rockford,
Illinois church has undergone major work recently. We are proud to have
been a part of it, producing some large religious murals and some smaller
paintings for inclusion in the redecoration project. The artists enjoyed
working on a project for a church, and the blend of tradition (hence our
internal nickname for the case!) and technology was particularly interesting,
with the actual work on the paintings being done many thousands of miles
away from their destination! |
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| Early days |
| An initial quote was
sought for a painting to measure 90 by 157 inches (7’6” by 13’1”).
Naturally, such a large piece is time consuming to produce, and after some
discussion it was agreed that we’d first create a smaller version
– 24 by 36 inches – to confirm color and quality details. This
was commissioned in early September 2005 and delivered by the end of the
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| The client was pleased
with the painting and was ready to begin ordering the other required canvases.
However, for the two large key pieces some details had to be clarified first
as other redecoration work was ongoing in the church. We therefore tackled
other parts of the project first. |
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| Work Proceeds |
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| Our second painting
was a replacement of a mural that had previously hung in the church but
had been damaged. You can see two pictures below, one showing the mural
in place before the redecoration began, and then the picture of how it looked
after being removed. Detail had been lost, and it was up us to use our a
little creativity to “extend” the new painting. |
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| The
Church. Note the top right corner, you can see where
the original painting was located. |
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| Original
Painting that had become damaged. |
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| Ocean's
Bridge recreated a new masterpiece measuring 90 by 157
inches (7’6” by 13’1”). This
is a process shot sent to the project director to show
what had been done up to date. |
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| In the run up to creating
the large murals, other pieces were commissioned. Naturally these all had
a religious theme, and were often copies of centuries old oil paintings
first created by Old Masters. |
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| St
Patrick (186 inches tall by 90 inches wide with an additional
8 inch painted border) |
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| St. Patrick hanging in the church. |
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| And finally,
the murals… |
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| Each
mural measured 100 inches by 114 inches |
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| Each
mural measured 100 inches by 114 inches |
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| Church interior
painting |
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| This painting
measured 36 by 30 inches. Working from photos, we created this
painting that shows the interior of the church as it will be
when completed in March 2007. |
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| To summarize, we successfully
produced a series of paintings that feature prominently in the church. Throughout
the 14 months that the project lasted we worked closely with Friar Brodeski,
who was overseeing the redecoration and passing on the recommendations of
the design company. We hope you agree that the results
reflect well on the designer, church staff and the artists! |
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| Trucking Along |
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| Overview |
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| An interior designer
brought this project to us. Initially it was being explored as a concept,
with the facts being blank walls in a haulage company’s new reception
and a need for some art. Size recommendations on the paintings were given,
source photos submitted to us, and an extensive wish list detailing how
we were to work from these images to create paintings. |
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| The designer was very
helpful, and together we managed to clarify what was needed for the paintings.
3 canvases were commissioned, two measuring 5 feet by 6 feet and the third
being a much larger 10 feet by 5 feet. However, to create these three paintings
we were to work from a total of eight source images, combining elements
from these. |
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| The Specifications |
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Painting
one, five feet by six feet –
Most of the detail was to be from this image – |
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| However,
the lighting needed to be changed to that of a sunny daytime scene.
Blue skies, and some white clouds over the Rocky Mountains in the
background were to be added, as in this picture |
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Painting
one, five feet by six feet –
Most of the detail was to be from this image – |
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| To
complicate things, this was to be a sunny WINTER’S day scene…as
in the image below. Snow on the pine trees, piled on the side of the
road…fortunately, the designer was kind enough to provide an
image that illustrated the sort of thing the client had in mind. |
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Painting
one, five feet by six feet –
Most of the detail was to be from this image – |
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| We also checked online
to see how the snow covered the mountains in Alberta, per the designer’s
recommendation |
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| Painting two,
five feet by six feet |
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| Main
source image (flipped so the trucks in these two paintings, which
were to be side by side, appear to be driving towards each other)
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| Instructions: |
- The truck was to
be a “tandem”
- the background was to be replaced with a prairie scene
- A bright, sunny day |
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| A key point on these
two paintings was that they were to be displayed side by side, so the highways
had to meet…again, the artists had to use a little creativity here.
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| Painting Three,
ten feet by five feet |
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| Working
from a cropped image, this was to be a detailed painting with only
minor differences from the source image – the addition of the
company logo on the trucks. |
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| The Progress |
| We sent regular progress
shots showing how the paintings were coming along. Not only does that make
for an enjoyable experience (seeing things slowly take shape – being
“present at the birth”, as it were) it allows us and the client
chance to make sure we’ve not misunderstood anything and are doing
something wrong. |
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| The Finished
Paintings |
| (Please note that photography has distorted the colors somewhat –
the paintings looked much better in person!) |
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| The Venetian |
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| Overview |
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Working with a leading US interior design company we were asked to supply three hundred museum quality paintings of Venice scenes…with an extremely tight deadline! |
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| The Specifications |
Half a dozen different paintings were chosen, but to make matters more complicated some of these were to be done in a variety of sizes, meaning we had to crop and/or add detail for the different versions.
We also had a very tight deadline, a major concern when the paintings – mainly by Canaletto – are difficult and time consuming to produce at the best of times. |
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| Early Days |
First we established which were to be the source images for the artists to work from, and submitted a variety of templates for the paintings that were to be done in sizes that did not match the originals in terms of height/width ratios. We also began clearing the artists’ schedules and brought some of our part time artists, who specialize in this style of painting, in house so that we could oversee production and make sure the right level of quality was being reached. Once the templates were agreed we started work. |
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| Work Continues |
As the paintings began to be completed, and dried, we dispatched them in batches so that framing could be done by the company chosen by the interior designer (their client was very particular about the style). This helped speed up the process as the framer was not faced with the task of framing 300 paintings all at once, but instead was able to spread the work over some weeks. It also demonstrates our willingness to move heaven and earth to meet deadlines…the Venetian was set to open, and all concerned knew that the opening date of the US$1.8 billion project was not going to be moved for anyone! |
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Conclusion |
The paintings were all completed on time, and to the great satisfaction of the designer. We’ve since had the chance to see the art hanging in the Venetian, always a real reward. Reports from other visitors who’ve seen the art have been universally positive as well! |
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| New York Restaurant |
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| Overview |
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We were approached by a leading New York designer who needed 13 custom paintings for a restaurant the company was refurbishing. The requirements were for art based on some famous paintings by Edgar Degas. The pieces we were commissioned to provide were not direct copies of the originals, but rather specially cropped versions. |
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| Early Days |
The client kindly provided the images that he wished us to work from. We then sourced larger images for the artist to work from and cropped them as per the customer's instructions. We also sent a sample of a similar painting we'd done previously so the designer could check the quality and texture of the work. |
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| Work Proceeds |
As the paintings were being close to completed we made sure to send photos of the progress to the designer. He reviewed all paintings and gave the go ahead for us to send the actual canvases through to him. |
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Results |
Several months after our part of the project was completed we were delighted to receive photos of the finished restaurant from the designer. Even better, this project lead to many more from the same designer, who we continue to work with to this day. |
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