Local Artists Near La Crescenta-Montrose

“Luis Sanchez is a phenomenal artist who painted our three incredibly beautiful barn doors. All three were painted from our photographs, 2 of Italy and one of our granddaughters and Yorkie. All are beautiful paintings in which he captures the essence of the photos. One is so realistic you think can walk into the painting and down the little street of an Italian village. We absolutely loved working with Luis. He is not only professional but a perfectionist. He always listened, made sure he understood what we wanted and added his thoughts when asked. He always met his deadlines, was punctual and attentive. It was such a pleasure and positive experience to work with Luis Sanchez.”

“Jeff Raum is hands down the best mural artist I have ever known or used. I have used many artists on my projects throughout the 21 years I have had my own design company. Jeff is the one I always recommend. I trust him completely, just give him the colors, fabrics, idea, and let him go! He is extremely talented and always does what he says, giving us all an awesome product!”

“In the summer of 2006, Anita painted an amazing mural at our house. You can see photos on Anita's website at http://theboldbrush.com/murals5.html. First of all, the artistic "vision" was incredible - Anita came to visit our house, we talked about possible locations for the mural, and subject matter. She brought many books and photos with ideas, talked to us about our lifestyle, careers, interests, and hobbies, and toured our house and yard. She then came up with the brilliant suggestion of an "interior" window that showed our backyard, and showcased aspects of our garden (which is a major source of enjoyment for us) - a basket of veggies, our cat walking on the fence, our tools propped against the fence. Look closely and you can see very personal touches: a tea towel from our kitchen, my husband's gardening gloves, his glass of iced tea. The larger stone wall is an exact duplication of an actual stone wall on the opposite side of the room (fireplace) - where she LITERALLY created stone patterns by tracing the existing stones. The attention to detail is breathtaking. If there actually WAS a window there (and in the additional walls behind it), you really WOULD see our garden, so this is a very clever concept. She worked on scaffolding in our living room for several weeks - it made me think of Michaelangelo (no kidding!) - and during that time managed to seem practically invisible (and I work at home, she did not disturb me at all). I've had workers in the house before who left a mess, but Anita cleaned up every day, took great care to protect the piano and furniture and so on. She also helped me figure out the accent pieces sitting on the shelf, stereo speakers and so on. That completed the look! Almost 8 years later, we still enjoy the surprise of first-time visitors when they walk into the room. Our mural is a wonderful conversation piece, a dramatic personalization of our house, and something we admire every day. Thanks, Anita!”