This Old Painter, Tracy Wickwire, Artist's Statement

Create the world you choose to live in with color and design

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Front Entry doors and entrance into master bedroom. Handmade brick tastefully enhances the wrought iron in the doors.		The eucalyptus wood bar is finished with a custom color stain to coordinate with the rest of the room. Faux brick plaster on the walls give this bar a very Old World feel.	In the master bedroom a black Venetian wall behind the bed is highlighted with bronze and copper. Notice the brick accent above the wall.


Stainless steel appliances with fir wood and Old World glaze make this kitchen the place to be.	Copper and bronze wash on the wall enhances the copper wash bowl and metal finishes.	Faux brick and broken plaster effect shown on doorway leading from entertainment room to hallway.	The faux brick and faux stone shown here with a broken plaster look are hard to distinguish from the real thing. Venetian plaster is done in a deep red-orange. All colors and plaster were made on site.


Custom Country Kitchen - Colors, stains, and glazes were made on the job site to create this attractive kitchen. Charcoal color stain and glazes beautify this center island.


Striking red color panels in corner cabinet and on refrigerator front beautify this kitchen. All three colors: red, charcoal and wood tone can be seen in this view of the kitchen.

Close-up view of cabinet doors and drawers with glazed and softened points show aged look.


Attractive kitchen decorated with a taupe colored glaze. Refrigerator panels and refrigerator handles are also finished in a matching taupe colored glaze.


This remodeled kitchen was given an old varnish look using paints, stains, and glazes. Glazes were used to give an old look to this trim around the panels in the doors and on the crown.

Handsome wet bar enhanced with an old varnish look have an stained glass panels.


Enchanting custom sewing room was painted and glazed with a custom made taupe color glaze. Close-up view of taupe-colored glaze on cabinet doors.

Hand-plastered range hood and chimney with hand-cut grout lines. Both are painted and glazed to look aged.


Custom vanity was stained and glazed to look aged.	Custom stains and glaze enhance this unique vanity.	Custom stains and finishes give new and reclaimed wood a century-old look and feel.


Wooden staircase is made to appear aged and the handrails to look like rubbed bronze.	Custom stains and glazes enhance this wet bar and cabinet area.	Before and after pictures of fiberglass Greek columns beautifully marbleized.


Close-up of marbleized Greek columns with gold leaf on detail leafing at top.		Close-up of the fiberglass column's marbled base sitting on real travertine tile.	View of both fiberglass columns after being finished.


Two styles of faux painted concrete floors.		Four-color Venetian plaster.	Three-color European glaze.

			The walls of this staircase are decorated with an Old World glaze above the wainscoting.
Two-color mottling effect.	Old World Glaze

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