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Ant Holder

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Anyone here know of, or is able to paint a ceiling...? This will be in a basement which has been created in a property in Battersea...... facing the power station. 25 ft by 15 ft.... Please contact me.

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Adele Elgood

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What do they want painted on the ceiling AG?

Ant Holder

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I am going to be starting a commissioned painting for them soon. The gentleman's wife has been inspired by the Sistine Chapel and wants the ceiling in their new basement to have the four seasons painted on it..... She is a partner of a gallery in London, and they have spoken to a few artists already but didn't like their work - he asked me, however I cannot give up my day job and move to London for the duration of the job. They are currently investigating the best material to paint on and how to protect it once done. Moisture isn't an issue Only heat from a projector.

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Adele Elgood

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<div>Sounds a real challenge AG. I'm sure they will find someone who hopefully hasn't a neck problem.</div>

Derek Snowdon

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I would have offered years back, but not now at advanced years. Good luck. Could be a difficult client there too.

Pat Harrison

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Would it be possible to persuade them to have your work on individual reasonably sized HDF panels to cover the ceiling? You could work in your studio and save getting a stiff neck. After all Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel lying on his back climbing scaffolds every day.

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Ant Holder

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A studio.....you mean our dining room :) I'm not sure really.

Adele Elgood

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The trouble with that idea is that there would be joins and if they are paying well, they would want it painted straight onto the ceiling. Worth asking them AG. Plus it all depends how big your dining room is!
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Robert Jones, Napa

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What works in the Sistine Chapel with its high ceiling could end up looking somewhat claustrophobic in a basement, but each to their own..... I'd rather die than do this, and probably would if I tried. These days, though, there are surely so many ways this could be done, without setting up a replica of Michaelangelo's system, with its ladders, and boards, and long brushes. At the most basic, you could project an image onto the ceiling and this would help cut the time somewhat, because you'd basically colour it in. Or there must be membranes which could be painted or printed and then affixed to the ceiling so there are no visible joins. Or programme a robot and send it up there...... As it happens, I did know an amateur but gifted painter who did out a whole cellar for someone, murals on the walls and yes, I believe, on the ceiling too. But he'd be over 70 now, and I doubt he was quite so good an artist as would be required in this case - he used household emulsion, to start with. I remember visiting the house when he was working there - there was almost as much paint on him as on the walls, and it did look a bit like a theme-park grotto; not sure I could have lived with it for long. Perhaps you can tell I'm not keen on the whole idea, but it's not my business to criticize...... in your place a) I wouldn't do it, b) if I did, I'd be looking for a high-tech solution involving as little lying on my back and craning the neck as possible, c) if I had to actually lie there looking up, I'd invest in goggles and a head covering, bearing in mind that what goes up doesn't always stay up at the crucial moment. Anyone taking this on would be earning their four-figure sum. http://www.isleofwightlandscapes.net http://www.wightpaint.blogspot.co.uk