Chris Westall

Artistic background

Chris has worked as a muralist and trompe l'oeil artist for over 30 years for both commercial and domestic clients. His work has taking him around the UK and also to Europe and Africa.
He is the author of two instructional books on mural & trompe l'oeil painting techniques, "Trompe L'Oeil Interiors" and "The Trompe L'Oeil Bible", both published by Northern Light / David & Charles.
His TV work includes contributions to interior design/home makeover shows on BBC1 and ITV1.

His fresco fragment panels came about from his love of re-creating ancient artworks from the classical world directly onto the walls in peoples homes. The way the ancient frescos have aged and deteriorated over thousands of years have given them a timeless beauty.
Chris makes use of his trompe l'oeil skills to age, fade, crumble and crack his fresco reproductions.
Working onto MDF gives him a lot of flexibility as the material can be cut, shaped, carved, gouged, textured as well as painted.

*trompe l'oeil is a French term that translates as "deceive the eye". These painting techniques are designed to trick the viewer into perceiving a painted two-dimensional surface as if it's in three-dimensions.