A HOME SHOW!!!

We are proud to be included in the first Home Show of 2008! This great event will be happening on January 11, 12,+ 13 at Farmingdale Community College on route 110 ..We will be demonstrating some of our "Fresco Lime Plaster" techniques as well as displaying many of our unique murals, surface textures , Skimstone Concrete and a few surprises! The show is from 10:00 am till 10:00pm Friday and Saturday and 10:00am till 6:00 pm Sunday. Come see us and find out a little more about our artists, and our company!

Merry Christmas!!!

To all my friends and family, clients, nieghbors and aquaintances....MERRY CHRISTMAS, health and Happy New Year!!! LET"S MAKE 2008 THE BEST EVER!!!

MURALS for the Holdays!!

As the holidays approach quickly, I find I recieve a large amount of phone inquiries for Holiday custom painting, as a decorative artist, Long Island is full og Holiday inspiration, the beach, the EAB building and so much more, I enjoy painting holday murals as much as my year 'round painting, I create handpainted fireplace screens, handpainted glassware, toy boxes, and mural gift certificates make great Holiday gifts.

My new bathroom

Since taking a class over a year ago, with a dear friend and talented artist-Linda Marstellar, I have been very interested in fresco, plasters, and all things Italian. So when remodeling my own bathroom this year, my husband (who also took her class) and I had a vision of decayed fresco walls, and crusty plasters of time gone by we looked to a fabulous book for inspiration. "Domus" was the book we used to try and emulate this look. To achieve these walls we used Travertino and Marmorino Italian Lime plasters from Dimensions in Florida. We custom tinted our plasters with pigments and troweled away! The ceiling is a stencil from Jan Dressler, we used pigment washes and metalics for this. To finish off the look we tinted our wax and rubbed it into the plaster for an overall aged appearance. The result MAGNIFICO!!

A week in Georgia

I spent a week in Georgia learning about the beautiful products from the School of Italian Plasters, we had a small class of 7 people. We spent a week troweling thier lime plasters, and gorgeous synthetic plaster called Veneziano, that shines like glass! We also used a Metalo plaster that had a lovely shimmer to it and dried hard and smooth. These products were stunning! As well as the results of the students walls.. http://www.italianplasters.com/

VOTE TODAY !!

WOW I am so honored!! I have been nominated for Best Artsist on Long Island! The Long Island Press is doing thier annual Best of Long island, so be sure to vote for all your favorites! i am located under the commerce section , in artists! http://www.longislandpress.com/?cp=167&show=article&a_id=10245

Suffolk County Water Autority gets a new look!

This building is located at the Gun Club rd intersection and its in a nice , residential area, so the building needed to look nice as well as be functional. The building has 2 large garage bays and a door in the middle that were previously white. I painted them with a decorative "carriage door" look. We used Sherwin Williams exterior grade metal paint in orange and painted the panels a barn red color. the result is very striking from the street!

Flip that house woth faux update

I recieved my copy today of the "flip that house with Faux" book! Filled with great advice on flipping homes for profit, faux techniques as well as info on all the charitable donations made. Check ou the "official" photo of my mural from the book, the installation really makes a difference! http://fauxflip.com/

A link to my new book!

Fun and Exciti...

Ideas for creating...

By Arlene Mcloughlin

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My Lucky day!!!

So October 1, should be officially Arlene mcloughlin day!!! I submitted a photo of a mosaic floor I did a while ago to an online Decorative arts contest. Sponsored by Talk Faux, the prize was a very generous package og platser stencils from the very talented and innovative Victoria Larsen. i am proud to say I won the contest by votes from my talented peers and friends! I also had the good fortune of winning a 6 day lime Plaster class from Saffra plasters. I was randomly chosen from a postvard I sent to Doyle, the owner of the School of Italian plasters. What a day!!! Please visit http://www.victorialarsen.com/ to see the fabulous products and schooling these artists have to offer!!http://italianplasters.com/ http://www.joytothehome.com/blog/ http://talkfaux.com

Slideshows

Slideshows are a great way to customize a blog,or web site here is one of my slideshows, click the link to make your own or view several more that feature my work!

PRANA YOGA & PILATES

Hey another ELMONT girl doing good for herself, my friend and alumni, Lauren Calarco-Zummo From the class of "85, recently opened Prana Pilates and Yoga studio in St. James. With her partner Nicole they have created a warm, and highly relaxing atmosphere that speaks to your body and soul. Featuring "state of the art" pilates eqipment, a yoga meditation room, massages, and babysitting the studio offers all the anemities your looking for. Lets talk logo and decoration, thats where yours truly comes in, I designed a logo using the colors Lauren and Nicole suggested, and then did some decorative painting through-out the studio to create some visual pizazz! To see more about the studio visit http://www.pranapilatesandyoga.com/postnatal.html

Lest we not forget

9-11 ia a day of remembrance, I offer a tribute to all who gave the unltimate sacrifice, and challenge those of you reading this to treat someone with kindness today and everyday. http://attacked911.tripod.com/

Latest project

Here is a photo of a private spa I recently finished in East Hampton. The walls, and ceiling are plastered in a custon tinted pure lime Venetian Plaster. The results are a semi smooth surface with lots of depth and movement. The benefits of natural lime in a spa like this are tenfold due to the nature of the spa. The spa is below the ground , and quite damp and steamy, the lime retards mold, mildew and bacterial growth. The Lime is a "green" product and it "breathes" allowing clean air flow and a certain"freshness" in the spa area. Not only is this finished spa a relaxing and rejuvenating space for the home owner, it is also an environmentally friendy area for enjoyment that will keep its beauty for years to come.

Flip that house with Faux

This project was a wonderful opportunity to help a family in diress, and also to be involved creativly with a group of artists donating thier time and skills for a better purpose. The mural I worked on was a ceiling mural, I was contacted by Jeanette Fischer last spring, she told me about the project and I was more than willing to participate. Jeanette told me the dimensions of the room, and e mailed me a sample of the fabric selected for the bedding. I designed a mural utilizing the unique bamboo leaves and delicate florals from the fabric. I wanted to soften the the edges of the room and ceiling with an entwined motiff in the bamboo. After I painted the mural on a light weight canvas I mailed it to California from my NY studio. There the mural was installed to the ceiling -the results very pleasing and comfortable master bed room. To read more about this project scroll down and hit the link to the right.

A New Studio a New Look!!

So two girls from Elmont get together to decorate a dance studio....the results....LA Prima Dance Academy.....Delia Del Forte has realized her dream of opening her own dance studio, after years of hard work and dedication she has branched off on her own, one of her students Niamh Mcloughlin happens to be the daughter of Artist Arlene Mcloughlin, by coincidence another Elmont girl. Arlene offered her creative expertise to Delia in decorating her studio, their goal was to achieve a fun, proffessional, exciting atmosphere for the new venture. Arlene painted the logo in her entry lobby, and created some fun graffiti style dance motiffs in the dancers lounge area. This new dance studio is sure to be a swashing success with the talented staff Delia has brought in. Add this to the list of growing Long Island businesses that have used Arlene's creative talents to enhance thier appearance!

Teaching classes

WoW!! I post a few classes on my website and get inundated with e-mails, thanks for the interest! I will tell you about the upcoming classes I will be teaching at the Long Island Art League in October and November. I will be teaching 2 classes the first will be a n authentic lime plaster fresco, the students will recieve a panel prepared in plasters by me, they will then choose a designe there will be several and transfer to panel. We will mix pigments, water, and egg yoke together and create and egg tempura. The fresco will absorb the pigments for lovely results! The second class is a Faux technique class the students will create 3 samples, a tissue leather look, a stone plaster, and a stensiled technique, all techniques are "hands on" and the classes are alot of fun!! Bring your creativity!!!!For more info you can e-mail me or visit http://www.artleagueli.org

Long Island Art League

So this week Ii finished up my maiden voyage of art classes at the art league, WOW what a great experience! I think I am addicted to this teaching thing! The students were very receptive, they enjoyed both classes, the first being a handpainted Grissaille panel with Florentine design embellishments. The second was a faux technique class that introduced the class to foils, and various decorative plasters. The boards came out lovely. Looking foward to part 2 in October!

August 23, 2007

Hey everyone, welcome to the blogspot, I am happily working on a fabulous book project that promises to be very exciting. The book is a collaborative effort from artists around the globe contributing an original piece of artwork, then shipping the book on to the next artist to share thier talent.