Trompe L'Oeil

Master Painters in the trade

Callahan art & Associates specialize in trompe l'œil as well as faux finishes and grisaille. You can choose any style or genre, landscape, figurative, still life or architectural. Have your fantasy realized on virtually any surface; ceiling, wall or floor, interior or exterior. We will work with you and your budget, to create a mood and space perfect for you.

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Trompe L'oeil Ceiling Mural

Rooftop garden with guardrail, which mimics the real handrail outside. Complex distortion using optical geometry was used on this octagonally vaulted ceiling.

Inset Panels

Trompe L'oeil inset panels with stone relief heads (after Michelangelo), including distressed fresco finish and 128 marbleized panels.

Bas Relief

Trompe L'oeil second floor balcony with bookshelves, bust of Homer and french doors leading to a virtual balcony.

Italian Piazza

A trompe l'oeil Italian piazza with reflecting pool.

Bas Relief

Trompe l'oeil arches with bas relief heads on a distressed fresco wall. There are also 128 marbleized inset panels and stenciled wallpaper. Notice the trompe l'oeil crack in plaster revealing lathe.

Open Trompe L'oeil Window

A butterfly has just flown through this open trompe l'oeil window in a small bathroom. Notice the faux wood graining and the geometric distortions required because of the two walls creating a corner.