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Mira

(22,380 posts) Wed Dec 26, 2012, 12:55 AM Dec 2012

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Very fine Trompe L'Oeil Art on a Walk in Asheville on Christmas Day

The family likes to take a drive when everything is closed - when we can look all around and park wherever we want - in a stunning city like Asheville that is a rewarding thing to do.

Found this fabulous building along the French Broad River decorated with beautiful
fool-the -eye painting on the old facade.

Here is the painted part of the building as I approach it. Old brinks are stuccoed over and then the surface is painted with the murals.

Getting a bit closer now

And finally some detail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompe-l%27%C5%93il

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Very fine Trompe L'Oeil Art on a Walk in Asheville on Christmas Day (Original Post) Mira Dec 2012 OP

very cool...n/t BlueCollar Dec 2012 #1

pretty amazing Celebration Dec 2012 #2

k/r Solly Mack Dec 2012 #3

Thank you for sharing these! n/t Dalai_1 Dec 2012 #4

I love the journeys you share with us, Myra! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #5

That is brilliant annabanana Dec 2012 #6

Those are amazing KC Dec 2012 #7

Beautifully captured Mira! Thank you. SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #8

BlueCollar

(3,859 posts)

1. very cool...n/t

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 06:03 AM

Dec 2012

Celebration

(15,812 posts)

2. pretty amazing

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 07:37 AM

Dec 2012

The cat looks real from afar, thanks to those wonderful shadows! The sculpture, too!

Asheville is a great place to visit.

Thanks for sharing.

Solly Mack

(90,771 posts)

3. k/r

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 10:48 AM

Dec 2012

Wow

Dalai_1

(1,301 posts)

4. Thank you for sharing these! n/t

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 11:28 AM

Dec 2012

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

5. I love the journeys you share with us, Myra!

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 03:21 PM

Dec 2012

I feel like I have 10 thumbs when looking at artwork like this.
What a memorable Christmas in Ashville you are having.

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

6. That is brilliant

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Dec 26, 2012, 05:14 PM

Dec 2012

I LOVE this stuff. Thanks for posting!

KC

(1,995 posts)

7. Those are amazing

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 12:47 AM

Dec 2012

I love the cat on the bricks. It looks so real !

SouthernDonkey

(256 posts)

8. Beautifully captured Mira! Thank you.

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 09:42 PM

Dec 2012

...and what an amazing gift to have a vision and ability to transform something like an old stucco'd brick wall into something so awesome.

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