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Decorative painters work on the ceilings throughout the theater, closely followed by SPC construction painting the floor.

Decorative Painters Transform the Theater

The organ lofts on the side of the theater with a coat of base paint awaiting the decorative painting team.

Work begins at creating the impression of travertine blocks on the theater wall.

Some base layers of color are put on the wall.

Two teams work across the wall darkening the faux stone.

Final details and touch ups on the columns under the organ loft openings.

The end result!

Decorative Painting - Video

The team of decorative artists from Dean Tippin Studios and Decorative Effects work on hand painting every inch of the Opera House.

Painting Beams

Four lifts work in the theater at once, while the decorative painters begin the process of painting the ceiling of the theater to look like wood beams.

One painter works on the last corner of beams to be painted.

Painting the Atrium

The decorative painting crew prepares to paint the atrium by protecting the 1926 wood columns.

Lead decorative artist Martha Tippin of Dean Tippin Studios works on pickling and staining the wood columns around the atrium.

One of the decorative painting crew works on blending small cracks in the columns which have been sealed and filled.

Decorative Painting

Members of the decorative painting crew begin work on the walls and ceilings in the lobby.

Finishing Touches

One of the construction crew works on staining trim for the third floor Founder's Lounge dinning room.

One of the decorative painters works on an early paint sample on a wall in the lobby.