Concept
The client was repurposing a department store as a community gathering area with restaurant stations.
He wanted the murals to have references to the city of Rancho Cucamonga and its history. I illustrated peach fruit trees as a nod to that background.
The interior designer asked for a combination of graphic abstraction, less tight composition, with a little bit of stylized realism. I went through several drafts to get the mix and colors right.
Hallway Mural
While smaller in size, the hallway presented a challenge because the mural had to stretch from one wall, over the ceiling, to the other wall.
The interior designer did not want a literal representation, but the design still evokes the feeling of walking through a grove of trees.
I continued the fruit tree theme for the hallway with lemon trees. I also used chevron stripes to echo the stripes from the main mural.
