By Wendy King — Photos by Darcy Finley
>> GOT A BARE WALL just begging for
a hit of colour? Or does it need something more
dramatic or fun?
Is your wild-wall fantasy a steam locomotive
surrounded by psychedelic flowers? Maybe a
jungle full of animals? Or how about a stone wall
with a window view of a neighbouring castle?
If you really want to go big, a one-of-a kind-
mural from Creative Reign, Artwork and Murals
by Rachel Lancaster will give you a colourful
eyeful.
Lancaster, 34, didn't start out as a mural painter,
but says she always loved colour and art. In her
twenties, she stepped away from a career in
human resources.
"One day I just picked up some paper and
decided to teach myself to paint," she says.
She honed her skills and then tackled a big
project — a blank wall in her mother's
Oak Bank bakery.
"I asked her if I could paint something on the
wall, so I painted a little bistro scene, and then I
posted it online," she says.
Celebrations Dinner Theatre staff spotted the
post and saw potential. They invited her to paint
sets, and even offered to train her.
Cont'd on page 96
I ASKED HER IF I COULD PAINT
SOMETHING ON THE WALL,
SO I PAINTED A LITTLE BISTRO
SCENE, AND THEN
I POSTED IT ONLINE.
No paint job is too big
for this creative artist
Parade of Homes FALL 2021 95
