Gary Lord (artist)

Gary Lord (born 1952)[1] is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based faux painting artist and teacher. He owns a decorative painting business, Gary Lord Wall Options and Associates Inc, and is the founder of Prismatic Painting Studio and ItsFauxEasy.com, a video-based faux painting teaching site. He has been teaching faux painting techniques for over 25 years via seminars, DVDs, the Internet, and best-selling books. He has also appeared on hundreds of television segments demonstrating faux painting and decorating techniques.[2][3] From 2002 - 2013 Gary's work has won a total of nine National 1st Place Awards for Best Faux Finisher of the Year by the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America and by the American Painting Contractor. He also was named to the top spot by American Painting Contractor for Who's Who in Decorative Painting in America in 2007.

Author

He has written five books It's Faux Easy, Mural Painting Secrets for Success, Great Paint Finishes For a Gorgeous Home, and Marvelous Murals You Can Paint.[4][5] Simply Creative Faux Finishes.

He is a regular contributor to several national and trade faux painting publications including The Faux Finisher,[6][7] The Decorative Painter, Profiles in Faux, American Painting Contractor, Faux Effects World, P.W.C., Paint Pro,[8] Artistic Stenciler, The Artist Magazine, Artisphere, and Architectural Living.[9]

Television appearances

Lord is a regular guest on HGTV's Decorating With Style[10] and has appeared on PBS's Paint Paint Paint,[11] Discovery Channel's Christopher Lowell Show, D.I.Y., Around the House, Home Works, and The Carol Duvall Show, as well as many local shows/segments featuring faux painting.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References
  1. "Great paint finishes for a gorgeous home / Gary Lord". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. TV.com (2001-07-05). "It's Christopher Lowell: Transformation Cast & Crew". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. "The Yin and Yang of Homearama Design". housetrends.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  5. TV.com (2001-07-05). "It's Christopher Lowell - Season 3, Episode 7: Transformation". TV.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  6. "fauxschoolbyfeb.com". fauxschoolbyfeb.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  7. "Metallic Foils...Relective Illusions - Gary Lord classes and workshops, The Faux Finish School, teaching the Art and Business of faux finishing, murals, stenciling, trompe l'oeil, and decorative painting". Fauxfinish.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  8. &#8250 Melanie Royals (2005-08-26). Paint Effects for the Home: Melanie Royals, Christopher Westall, Gary Lord, David Schmidt: 9781581807349: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 1581807341.
  9. Melanie Royals. "Gary Lord". sarasotafauxfx.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  11. "Chicago's Premier School of Decorative Arts: Faux Design Studio in Addison, IL". Archived from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  12. Archived September 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  13. "convention teacher bios". sali.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  14. "Anything But Plain School of Decorative Finishing, learn faux finishes and effects". Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  15. "Newsletters". Modellodesigns.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  16. "Training affiliations". artistryinfaux.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  17. "Teachers". e-offinger.net. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  18. "Our Home - Gary Lord Wall Options - an album on Flickr". Flickr.com. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
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