This
pool has three large circular niches at the top end,
each with pillars, which are also repeated along the
pool side as part of the pool surround structure. Minimal
mural decoration was required, only in the niches. The
strong turquoise blue backgrounds are to compliment
the turquoise of the pool, serving doubly as an exotic
sky. The solution was to paint low stone balconies inside
each niche, with distant hills of a Tuscan styled landscape
seen through them. This gives the illusion of a world
beyond. The 2 corner niches each have a pencil cypress
tree, whereas the central niche has a lemon tree and
a willow tree with doves. I drew the willow branches
directly from the garden and my client chose the two
doves, which had been a present from her husband. Due
to the circular depth of the niches, trees appear and
disappear, depending on your standpoint, which offers
an intriguing experience when using the pool area. In
this situation, ‘less is more’! |
