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Murals transform and enhance the interior or exterior environment.  Artist Beth Shadur designs and hand paints a
site-specific mural to meet the needs of the client and space. Her murals show sensitivity to the architectural
environment, setting, color scheme and style of each site.  Whether to beautify offices or homes, stores or public
buildings, or to create a special mood or atmosphere, a custom designed mural transforms an area into an exciting
experience. Whether the need is for a trompe l'oeil architectural mural, a fantasy mural, wall graphics or more
realistic images, Shadur can work in a wide range of styles that are appropriate to each commission for her clients.  
The project might include built-in furniture created specifically for the environment.  
Shadur has created over 125 murals since 1983 in such settings as private homes, public buildings, libraries, medical
offices and hospitals, universities, day care facilities, post offices and shopping malls.  She also can transform an
already cherished piece of furniture with hand painting, and has undertaken many such projects for residential and
contract clients. She works closely with architects and interior designers in many instances as part of a design team
to meet the needs of her clients.
MURAL GALLERY
Highland Park Library
Inger Boye Children's Room
Highland Park IL
10' x 10'
Highland Park Library
detail
Highland Park Library
Inger Boye Children's
Room
signage
Recently, Shadur finished a program of four murals for the Youth Services Department of the Highland Park
Public Library, Highland Park, IL.  She had created the first fantasy mural in 1993, and added the last three in
summer of 2006.  The recent murals include a country landscape with cottage, showing various characters from
nursery rhymes, so that children might interact with the mural by identifying characters.  The mural includes a
moving window, and sliding rock with a mouse underneath.  
Highland Park Library
Inger Boye Children's Room
nursery rhyme mural
with cottage
cottage
hidden mouse
Old Mother Hubbard
Cow jumping over the
moon
Highland Park Library
Youth Services
Department
entrance
detail
chipmunk
detail
bunnie
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