Ceilings ... .... Jennifermerredew.com ... fine artwork

		Jennifer Merredew fine artwork london uk

home

interiors

exteriors

ceilings

bathrooms

children

gallery

press

contact

Ceilings

Having trained in Scotland and discovered the beauty of traditional Scottish Painted Ceilings, I have made re-interpreting the genre a speciality. These can be painted in situ or constructed off site and installed at a later date, minimising disruption.

In March 2008 I comepleted my latest project, the ceiling at Castle of Park (just click to go to the gallery)

click on the pictures for more photos.

Auchtertool House Peter Nicolson, of Castle Restorations, Fife, built this Shooting Lodge, partly from reclaimed timber. He gave me free-rein to paint the Scottish Ceiling of my choice, and I re- interpreted many of my favourite images from Crathes castle .	Barholm Castle
Birse Castle I decorated this beamed ceiling in the drawing room with Gothic patterns when the castle was renovated.	Castle of Park This is the most ornate ceiling I have done to date, and took 64 days to complete. I was glad to be able to include many figures and devices the Clients wished for. The castle is very much a family home, and the particular choices made by members of the family reflect this. The additional curved section at the window end of the hall lent itself to a leafy, patterned treatment, from a ceiling at Crathes castle,which was also the source for the knights and ladies.
Cleish Castle The family wanted a very personal interpretation for the ceiling in the Library so each of the children was painted in such a way as to reflect their personality and interests. There is a gardener taken from an old print to represent one of the Grandmothers, and Coats of Arms from the family and from the Colleges they attended, amongst the many cameos. The background colour was chosen for its warmth. The panels were painted in the Studio, and later installed.	Dairsie Castle Dairsie Castle had been a ruin before it's re-build. This ceiling was made for the Entrance Hall. The castle had once been occupied by ArchBishop Spottiswood, and the ceiling panels depict Archbishops' seals.
Forter Castle I had thirty days to complete the ceiling at Forter Castle, and took images from many traditional Scottish ceilings. The ceiling is a talking point at the many Weddings and Celebrations held in the Great Hall.	Stirling Castle Historic Scotland asked me to create a Trompe l'oeil oak panelled ceiling for the Queens Hall, in the ancient Royal seat of Scotland.