Murals Archives - Michael Alford

A Woodland Mural for a Dining Room

by Memphis | Jan 22, 2022 | Decorative painting, Landscape, Murals, Painting Technique

Michael Alford discusses the process of planning and making a bespoke dining room mural for a special family home in London.

Cityscapes, First Steps and Early Work: An Interview with Michael Alford

by Memphis | Jun 21, 2020 | Interviews, Murals, Painting Technique

Michael Alford speaks to Louisa Baumgärtel from the online art magazine Singulart and answers her questions about his early work, artistic inspirations and what compels him to paint cityscapes.

How to Transform a Room in Hours

by Memphis | Jan 20, 2016 | Murals, Painting Technique

Michael Alford demonstrates how to transform a room using the marouflage mural technique.

What is Trompe L’oeil–and How Do You Pronounce It?

by Memphis | Jan 20, 2016 | Murals, Painting Technique

Understanding and using trompe l’oeil in decorative painting.

Murals of the Yucatan

by Memphis | Jan 15, 2016 | Murals, Painting Technique

Funky, funny, dead serious, downright trippy. This is what murals can be!

Restoring Thornhill at the Royal Navy College

by Memphis | Jan 14, 2016 | Murals, Painting Technique

For much of its history England imported its famous muralists: Rubens from Holland, Dorigny from France, Verrio from Italy. English muralist Sir James Thornhill (25 July 1675 or 1676 – 4 May 1734) is an exception. Thornhill was England’s most celebrated...