The Egyptian Hall 2009

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Creating the Egyptian Hall 2009
After my trip to Egypt, I wanted to do some art in our home.
Sean suggested we redecorate our entryhall like an Egyptian Temple!
He was more than willing to help and together we have made
something unique and amazing. Sean did the design for the main
wall with 4 large figures in the center and Nut, the sky goddess
arching over the whole panel. It took about a month to get it
to its current state. We will do more in the future but for now
we are just enjoying it the way it is. I wanted to premier it at
the Egyptian party and we did. It got lots of "Wows".

In the beginning.
First I did a primer coat of paint, and then a
base coat of paint, then a hand ragged color coat
of paint and then I was ready to do figures.
This servant girl from a journal sketch of mine
was the first figure I did.

Sean did the primary design and then we used
a chalk like grid system for him to transfer it
onto the wall. Here he draws down low.
The Eyes of Horus for protection over our entry door.

The Sun Disk with wings and cobras is another protection symbol from all the Egyptian buildings.
This is my version of the Rosetta Stone
with heiroglyphs and letters.

My faux column capital.
The goddess Hathor is nearly done.

Sean liked this image, eyes without a face.
This is my figure, Neferterri. If you look
closely you can see the pencil lines of her face.
Hathor, Neferterri and Seanhotep. Sean painted
his figure, Horus and Toth.

Sean adds colors to the pharoah!
Painting the bottom of the panel is difficult.
We had to lay on the floor to get the angle.

As the project progresses, I turn to the other wall.
This is a large panel of heiroglyphs loose representing
a poem. I stenciled them and then painted each one.
The painting in process.

The finished panel. I did two of these.
The Egyptians loved symetry.
Three days before the party, I paint one of the final
pieces I want done to show, the column of Us.
On the column I want all images of Sean and I happily
doing things together. I will add more panels later.

The upper panel is a party.
The lower panel us finding a mountain home in the Jemez area.
This photo was taken before the black outlines were added.
You can see how much the black makes the images stand out.
The gods and goddesses look on while I paint.
I do think they are pleased!

To see the entry hall as it currently looks go to page 2.
Go to Page 2 of the Egyptian Entryhall

Created by Terri Ross for her fun and your amusement!
August 2009

In the beginning. First I did a primer coat of paint, and then a base coat of paint, then a hand ragged color coat of paint and then I was ready to do figures.	This servant girl from a journal sketch of mine was the first figure I did.
Sean did the primary design and then we used a chalk like grid system for him to transfer it onto the wall. Here he draws down low.	The Eyes of Horus for protection over our entry door.
The Sun Disk with wings and cobras is another protection symbol from all the Egyptian buildings.	This is my version of the Rosetta Stone with heiroglyphs and letters.
My faux column capital.	The goddess Hathor is nearly done.
Sean liked this image, eyes without a face. This is my figure, Neferterri. If you look closely you can see the pencil lines of her face.	Hathor, Neferterri and Seanhotep. Sean painted his figure, Horus and Toth.
Sean adds colors to the pharoah!	Painting the bottom of the panel is difficult. We had to lay on the floor to get the angle.
As the project progresses, I turn to the other wall. This is a large panel of heiroglyphs loose representing a poem. I stenciled them and then painted each one.	The painting in process.
The finished panel. I did two of these. The Egyptians loved symetry.	Three days before the party, I paint one of the final pieces I want done to show, the column of Us. On the column I want all images of Sean and I happily doing things together. I will add more panels later.
The upper panel is a party. The lower panel us finding a mountain home in the Jemez area. This photo was taken before the black outlines were added. You can see how much the black makes the images stand out.	The gods and goddesses look on while I paint. I do think they are pleased!