Ralph Bacon illustration and design

This is a school mascot mural painted directly on the wall of a gymnasium.  Ralph is shown working on the lower left corner which gives a sense of scale.  This project was made more difficult because the wall is made of acoustic bloc, which is perforated with slots for sound dampening.  The dragon bursting through the wall is a popular image with both the students and the administration. 

This color mural was painted on the walls of a child's bedroom. It depicts a rain forrest theme using some tromp l'oeil [pr. trom ploy] effects. The view was rendered as if one were standing on a balcony while parts of the jungle reaches within.

This mural has many tiny surprises and details to make the mural more interesting. Here is a close-up of a parade of leaf cutter ants carrying food home.

A strangler fig wraps around a tree and a few leaves break the border of the painted edge to reinforce the illusion of near and far.

This shows a detail of the mural and the use of the tree escaping the frame to create a sense of perspective, a third dimension. The branch with the Toucan comes straight into the "middle" of the room, thus casting no shadow.

The family of an avid supporter of the pool at the Ashtabula YMCA commissioned me to paint this on the back wall overlooking the pool.

This is a project that employed a contingent of high school kids from an alternative learning program. I designed the 6 x 100 foot mural and transferred the images onto the wall, the kids applied most of the paint. It has held up very well over the years.

This mural spans the entire children's library section at Harbor Topky Library in Ashtabula, Ohio.