Zakki's Room

When I found out I was having a boy I wasn't sure what I was going to do with his room. I knew I wanted to do another mural like Hannah's because I like not having to buy things to put on the wall. The only problem is that if we move we can't take it with us. So, I was brainstorming ideas and my husband suggested I do fish. I thought tropical fish and then he said stream fish. I got excited about the idea and went to work researching and coming up with sketches. I then had the idea that we use a chair rail and then do a cut away of a river with the landscape behind. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to do it and make it believable. I think it worked.

This is a brown trout with an elk and a mama and baby bear in the background. I know the perspective makes this look like a pretty big river!

There's my brook trout. Brook trout usually aren't the biggest fish in the river, but this is a magic river. Also notice the GIANT cedar tree.

The mountains are based on the Grand Teton range. I used them because they are so dynamic. I chose to keep it pretty simple with only the three colors. In the background there is a moose and a bear. That's a brown trout on the right.