Interiors – The Painted House

On By ResaIn The Painted House

In this second last post of the Painted House, we look at the remainder of the interior.

Main Floor

Bathroom

This is a difficult painting to capture, as the bathroom was about 5′ wide, tops.

I used the zoom-out feature to shoot it.

……which accounts for most of the distortion seen in the slideshow.

Dining Room

Living Room

The art was painted over wall paper in the living room. In a couple of pieces, the art was integrated with the wall paper, as seen in. the slideshow.

Second Floor

Bedrooms

This was a Jackson Pollack + (sort of) all over paint with installation. This is a tiny room, and the most popular with the kids.

“Put that back! Don’t touch that! I want this! No, it’s part of the art! Waaaaaa!, Don’t go there! I want the bear! Put the bear back!,etc.”

Not a guy, part of the art.

I got out of that room fast, but not before I nabbed a shot of me in the splattered mirror.

The master bedroom was done in faux stained glass effect, and partly shown in in the post September of The Painted House series. The third bedroom was featured in Bedroom of TPH series

All 8 (9th coming soon) of The Painted House posts are easily available to view by clicking on the diptych doors art, second from the top on the sidebar.

Pics taken by Resa – August, 2024

Toronto, Canada

The Artists: in order of appearance

@life_ inthestreets

Stephanie Avery

Catchoo

Sean Martindale

138 thoughts on “Interiors – The Painted House”

    1. Lol Mike, I was wondering who’d be the firs tosay. I think we are having a new one of one of he bedrooms here…. It is epci resa. Truly. Thank you for all the trouble you’ve taken to get these pics.

      1. Welcome Shey! It was no trouble, it was FUN!
        I adore looking at art. Standing inside of it was a whole other experience. Wow!

        I just had to share this experience! xxxx

    2. TOF,

      A Wall can be blank for hanging art on, or a canvas for painting art on. Have fun painting! In the end it’s all for art, imho. Cheers!

    1. Jo,

      This house was a wonderful art experience. Definitely, when you get a moment, click on the pic second from the top on the sidebar. All of the posts showcasing the house are in one spot, and you can breeze through. It’s one groovy experience!

  5. So cool, Resa! I like the trompe l’oeil effect (or so it seems from the photos) in the living room, though it adds to it being creepy. Definitely not a house to live in, but I love it as a project before demolition. The guy with the stuffed animals is a fun installation.

    1. Yes, I know what you mean. I kept looking at those colourful….. sausage shapes… and wanted them to be petals. You are right, it does add to a creepiness, and I totally felt that standing in the room. The fact that they were colourful helped to make the creepy feeling not so threatening.

      It would be hard to live in. I hope someone else does a project like this. It’s like going to the art gallery, in its own unique sense.

      That guy looked pretty real!

        1. No, no organization. The people who own it said okay to whoever proposed it. That person knew some artists.
          Word spread, more artists came. They did it for free, for the love of it.
          During the few days it took to paint, they had a paint party.

          That’s part of its beauty.

  6. Wow! What an art house! Lots of Jackson Pollock going round in there.
    Painting over the wall paper is brilliant. Dining room and living room are probably my favorites and that girl in the bathroom and of course your ‘self portrait’ in the Pollock mirror! 😉
    xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

    1. Dahling!
      Being in that house was like being in the belly of a Jonah art whale!
      I’ve seen painting over wall paper a few times. It’s such a cool effect.
      I look simply marvellous in heavily paint splattered mirror. 🤩
      xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

      1. You look mahvellous anywhere, dahlin!
        I can imagine [belly of a Jonah art whale]!
        xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
        from Hera too! […you know what that means!]
        xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

        1. OOOHHHH Yeah!
          xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽xoxo🌊🧽

    1. For sure! It would be crazy trying to live there.
      Although, I did try to just walk through, but ended up spending an entire afternoon wallowing in the art.

    1. The dining room is a keeper. If you had one wall mural in your home, the dining room is a perfect location, and one GIANT flower does it.
      Clink to art!

                1. LOL!!!
                  I can hear all the young artists now!
                  “Hey look, here comes auntie. Let’s see what fab fashion ideas she has for us!”

  10. Wow, the gothic-lady with the eye-flower is really captivating, especially since the flower has eyes and she doesn’t — it’s like she’s looking at herself . . . Love the splattered mirror (kind of want to do that to my own boring mirror now to liven it up a bit!). Thank you so much for sharing. I love seeing this sort of art on your site, it really brightens my day 💙💛💚😊

    1. Agee! The flowers see, but she doesn’t. A comment about “Flower Power”?

      I look marvellous in that splattered mirror, simply marvellous. 😅

      Art, any art, makes my day every day.

      The older I get, the more all I want to do is wallow in the arts: Music, painting, writing, sculpture, drawing, dancing, film, design, etc.

      ❦🌹🤍🕊🎨

  11. I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s amazing. I would loved to browse through this work of art. It’s really inspiring to imagine these creatives pitting this together. It looks like you had some fun too .

    xoxoxox

    1. Meece,

      I had the best time the day I went there.

      I’m finding art, (all the arts) are not just an escape from the %^#!@ of the now, but an entrance into a richer world.

      AND, I love chatting with artists.

      xoxoxo🐭🐭xoxoxo

      1. That would be so amazing, I’m so glad you get to do this! Great artist hob nobbing! I totally enjoyed this!
        I’m calming down from the total shock of The Outcome. I know one thing, I’m so disgusted with a particular group of ( hesitate to call them women ) that have betrayed their own gender. They must be totally whipped by their male counterparts. I’d like to snatch them all bald. 🧑‍🦲
        xoxo🐭🐭xoxo

        1. I’m still in shock, too.
          It went terrible.
          I knew misogyny would claim the day.

           I don’t think America can vote for a woman,” Stern, 70, said during a conversation with co-host Robin Quivers.
          “I say this because I know men. I know how men talk behind closed doors,” said Stern, who backed Harris in the White House race.
          “I don’t even want to say what I heard when she was selected,” the media personality said of Harris, before repeating derogatory and racist terms.

          1. I was very disappointed when Harris was selected not because I don’t think she’s a brilliant exceptional woman but because I know this misogynistic country I live in and this was to date the most important election ever held here. It was impossible when even other women won’t vote for her because she is a woman. They contrast their own gender. Of course the main thing is the backward mindset racist people who want to see Trump do his dirtiest.

            1. I understand.
              I was angry at Joe for his hubris, before the debate. He should have realized his job was done, and allowed a proper primary. A white male would have been chosen.
              As is … well, I don’t need to tell you.

              Yes, racism. Another issue as old as the hills.
              Rounding up people and putting them in camps until they can be deported could happen.

              We are not so far away from that. WWII ended 80 years ago, next year.
              Norm’s mom lived in a prison camp for the Japanese in Canada for 4 years.

              I feel sorry for Ukraine now.
              xoxoxoxo

              1. You’re right and I’ve thought so all along. This was no time for idealism , we needed someone who could win. Nothing against Harris, a brilliant woman.

                That’s terrible about Norms Mother. 😢
                I have no idea what this man might do , we’ll find out soon enough.
                xoxoxo

    1. I hadn’t though MT, but I can see it now that you mention it.

      google searches on moving to Canada from the US are up 200% this morning. The Quebec border has been tightened up over the years, so the big cheese are saying we will be able to stop any undocumented from fleeing the US to Canada, at those points of entry. Get over it… more like- live with it.

        1. A good choice, for now.
          I’m in shock.

          ” I don’t think America can vote for a woman,” Stern, 70, said during a conversation with co-host Robin Quivers.
          “I say this because I know men. I know how men talk behind closed doors,” said Stern, who backed Harris in the White House race.
          “I don’t even want to say what I heard when she was selected,” the media personality said of Harris, before repeating derogatory and racist terms. 🤔
          I don’t think America can vote for a woman,”

  14. The eyes in the flowers look worried… I’m not sure if I ever guessed I’d write that sentence! lol. The dinning room is cool and the living room is great, from the growing blobs of colors to the shadowy figures. I liked the stain glass effect.

    1. Trent,

      Worried eyes, I can see that!

      What sentence? The kids brouhaha? There’s a “lol” at the end. Whew!

      I was surprised how effective the stained glass effect was. It’s not like it was black light effect, or any light. It was just paint.

      (“The” mural looks done. BUT the scaffolding is still there. However, it had moved about 5′ to the right) Sigh!

      1. I was trying to say I never would have guessed I would ever have a reason to write that the flower’s eyes look worried – I mean, out of context that is such an odd sentence and sounds like I am doing some pretty good drugs…
        It is amazing what people can do with just paint to make it look like light!
        I hope the scaffolding was out of the way enough for some good photos!

        1. Lol! Of course that eye sentence seemed so normal to me, I didn’t even question that it was odd at all. Yes, Good drugs all around.
          Also, comments boxes are a perfect place to be misunderstood.

          That %^$#&$ scaffolding. I have to go back. It’s become a thing with me now.

    1. Thank you, John.

      Yes, it’s a challenge to capture art, so I invested in a tiny whip and butterfly net.
      Of course I would never try to catch a butterfly. They should be free.

      ⭕️❌ ⭕️❌

  17. Wow, Resa, that place was amazing. The dining room is so stunning and the living room is fascinating (like a ghost blending into the wall). The painted guy with the teddy bear… eek! Whoa. Thanks for the photos and the tour!

    1. You are welcome, Diana!

      I adore this house! I had the best day there.
      I know what you mean about a ghost on the wall…so cool!
      Well, 1 more post and I’ll have done the entire house.

      Crazy thing is I might do this other art post first. Latin American Art from 1954.
      I just cant get enough art, and I want to share it all!

      I’ve been in a blur of sewing the gown’s tail.
      It is where all the rest of the lace is going. I expect another 10 days on the tail. Then, it’s the home stretch. I’m starting to get excited!

      1. I’m incredibly excited about the gown. What a huge amount of work.

        And your other art posts sound wonderful. It’s such a great break from the real world to see what you’re up to.

        1. Lol…it’s such a break for me to see what I’m up to! 😅
          Art is transforming. It can change a person. A person need only to see 1 work that truly moves them.

  19. Wow, what an eclectic interior paintings… the lady in the bathroom is gorgeous but a bit spooky as her eyes has no iris. The dining room walls are nice, and glad you pointed out the guy is part of the art, LOL!

    1. Ahh, I was missing this house the moment I left!
      Interesting how many think no eyes is spooky. Many! Maybe most.
      Many thought that was a real person. It was quite cool.
      All in all, luxuriating in art.
      (Finally sent you a mail re: the post!)
      Have a great weekend!

  20. I am so glad that you captured this amazing mural art, Resa! The energy of many creative spirits has brought together an unforgettable masterpiece. It is truly a labour of love, that transformed this soon-to -be demolished house. Your posts have “remembered” this collective endeavour. Thank you for your beautiful post that truly shines a light in our darker moments. Art has an incredible ability to uplift and inspire, reminding us of the beauty that exists even in challenging times. Sending many hugs!!

    1. I agree, Rebecca. Art is transformative.
      This Painted House will linger in my mid a long time. I’m hoping for another.

      In the meantime I finally took pics of the Latin America Art – from a 1954 LIFE magazine.
      They came out great.
      I really am luxuriating in art!
      More Hugs!

  21. I loved the perspective of the paintings done over the wall paper… And I can see why the kids love the little bedroom with the props of teddies etc.. 🙂
    You have captured some stunning artwork… Just when you think it can’t get any better it does.. 🙂
    I loved the stained glass effect… So many delights to get absorbed within..
    Thank you Resa….
    Enjoy your up and coming weekend xx ❤

    1. Thank you Gi!

      Every day that passes I love street art more.
      Good or bad, art or graffiti, street art is so real, young, vibrant, wannabe a great artist and even political. It is a stronghold of freedom of expression.

      There is illegal graffiti that mars private property, unfortunately. That is a separate issue.

      So far all the political street art I find has been pro proletariat.
      Street Murals are different, as they are sponsored by gov’t, commercial groups or even a small business.

      I love most of the murals I find, so far.
      I shudder when I see outdoor murals in news clips of Iran or China. How big can the supreme leader’s head get?

      I do love that good or bad, whatever it speaks to, it’s in the open and we all, get to see it.

  25. HI Resa, there is so much effort and time put into these paintings. They are incredible. From this selection, I love the girl in the bathroom. She brings to mind Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter. From the other pictures, I think the boy in the hidey hole is very memorable. Thanks for sharing.

    1. Hey Robbie,
      Thanks for popping by!
      Yes, and the artists all worked for free.
      I like the girls in the bathroom, too. April Showers is a newbie on the scene. I’m starting to find her art around.
      As a matter of fact, it seems like there is a new crop of young artists coming onto the scene.
      It’s exciting!

  26. Here is genuinely another world—or once it was! The house is a tableau itself!
    Thank you, dear friend, for giving us another chance to enjoy this magical mystery tour!

    🙏🤙🤗💥🎉💖

    1. Well, at least you’re being watched by flowers. Could be pills with eyes.
      Honestly, it took a minute to think of “something that doesn’t have eyes”, that would be creepy if it did. Thank you for popping by , Dave!

  29. Wow, Resa, that artwork is amazing! Look at those eyes in the beginning! And I love that you captured a photo of yourself in the splattered mirror. The last with the guy and teddy bears makes you wonder what drove the inspiration. This house has been incredible to tour through your wonderful photos. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to the 9th post! Have a good weekend! xoxoxoxoxo

    1. Thanks Lauren!

      Yeah this house was a memorable day for me. I stood in the belly of art.
      The arts are a saving grace of humanity.

      I look simply marvellous splattered in paint! It smooths out the wrinkles. 🤭🎨💓

      You have a fab weekend too! xoxoxoxo

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