Lollipops, peace indicators, full moons, porthole home windows. The circle is symmetry at its best and comes with so many interesting associations.
We’ve been admiring the game-changing impact of a single, outsized circle painted on a wall. Listed below are some standout examples in a variety of shades, some quietly arresting, others daring. And if coloring inside the strains is daunting, learn on for straightforward alternate options.
Above: Artist/designer Patricia Larsen paints a circle mural in photographer Dani Brubaker’s visitor room: see Shoring Up—and Unbuttoning—One of many Most Historic Haciendas in Galisteo, New Mexico.
Patricia outlines her wall circles utilizing a pencil tied to a bit of string taped to the wall: see this YouTube video for a How-To. {Photograph} by Dani Brubaker.
Above: Patricia’s completed circle. {Photograph} by Dani Brubaker.Above: Architect Josh Piddock of Studio Merlin lives in an eternally sunny London flat, courtesy of the clay plaster circle painted on his kitchen wall. Go to Kitchen of the Week for the total particulars. {Photograph} by Richard Chivers, courtesy of Studio Merlin.Above: Patricia Larsen painted a circle on a scrap marble headboard in her personal home in Mineral de Pozos, Mexico, which she absolutely reinvented utilizing scrap supplies.
