Painting the theatre set for Miss Julie

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Here are a series of pictures from the completed set of the theatre production of Miss Julie.  The play takes place in Switzerland in a time period of about a hundred years ago so the imagery is traditional Swiss motifs.

The first photo is of the entire set.  Cathy is standing with Thad the set builder and Eric Davis the director (who is mostly hidden).  Cathy painted most of the this set.  I painted the white 'birdcage' effect in the back and the floor.  Cathy did a fabulous job on the table, benches, cabinets and staircase and door at the top.  The idea was to paint the set with a feeling of aged use.

Next is the staircase Cathy painted so expertly.  Keep in mind when she started to paint the wood it was fresh from the lumber yard and unprimed and no paint at all.

A nice side view of the staircase below.  I love the way she faded the panels back into the raw wood.

These two cabinets fresh from home depot where painted to look like they had decades of use.

A closer view.

The large table sets in the center of the set.