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Ascona
Mural Artist in Ascona
In Ascona, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, holiday homes, hotels and restaurants. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 400 CHF per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Ascona
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 400 CHF/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 600 CHF/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 800 CHF/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
Surface and technique set the price; interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, any scaffolding and the timing are then written into the quote.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Ascona, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Ascona, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Ascona
Ascona sits at 199 metres altitude, in Ticino, on the shore of Lake Maggiore. The village, of medieval and Renaissance origin, faces Monte Verità, where a life-reform colony was founded in 1900, today also known for its Bauhaus architecture. In Ascona, Giulia paints for villas, residences and hotels.
What Giulia brings to Ascona. Ascona has a particular history: on Monte Verità, in the early twentieth century, artists and thinkers came looking for another way of living and creating. Giulia brings the colour and joy she puts into every wall, with attention to what this place meant to those who worked here. And she stays close to the people she paints for: the mural is built with them. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have written about her work, and her mural of over twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
Live painting is available in Ascona too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a wedding in a lakeside villa, a reception or a birthday, and the painting is yours at the end of the evening. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Ascona?
In Ascona the rate reflects a prestige destination: 400 CHF per square metre for a line drawing or a simple motif, 600 CHF for a fully painted subject, 800 CHF for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I get a mural painted in my home in Ascona?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 400 CHF per sqm in Ascona, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Ascona, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Ascona include?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches and the protective varnish as a finish. While she paints, you tell her what you think, and she adjusts. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Ascona, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Ascona as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Ascona?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Ascona be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The pastel facades along Lake Maggiore, the arcades, the boats and Monte Verità rising above the village. Giulia Dal Bon paints all of it with a brush. As a line drawing, the view falls under the 400 CHF per sqm rate; with colour and shadow, it starts at 600 CHF per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Ascona?
In Ascona, lakeside villas lend themselves to Mediterranean botanical motifs, lake landscapes or a trompe l’oeil that plays with the light of Lake Maggiore. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
The craft is called mural painting, and the person who practises it is a muralist, a mural artist or a decorative painter. Giulia Dal Bon comes from the brush rather than the spray can: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints by hand, in Ascona as elsewhere in Europe. For a mural in Ascona, a photo of the wall is enough to begin, and the quote arrives within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Ascona?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. The climate stays mild year-round thanks to the lake, and Giulia paints outdoors on a dry wall, in mild weather. For a facade in Ascona, the paint, the wall preparation and how long it lasts are explained in the mural paint and durability guide.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Ascona?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
Painted in acrylic by Giulia Dal Bon, a mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Other cities
From Ascona, a mural can extend towards these places.
All the cities
Giulia also travels to Laveno-Mombello, Lesa, Locarno, Luino, Maccagno, Meina, Pallanza and Sesto Calende.
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Ascona
In Ascona, in a villa or an apartment, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She paints the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the staircase just as readily. A ceiling is painted like a wall, working overhead. Outside, on the exterior facade, she works in quartz paint. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In a restaurant or a café in Ascona, she paints the dining-room wall, and service carries on while she works. For a boutique, she paints the shop window, a front you recognise from down the street. In a hotel, she paints the lobbies, the corridors and the rooms.
On the subject side everything is drawn to measure, from lake landscape to reproduction of an artwork and Mediterranean botanical motifs, sky ceiling, perspective trompe l’oeil, motifs tied to wood, stone and figures.
Possible subjects in Ascona: the boats and Monte Verità rising above the village, the pastel facades along Lake Maggiore, the arcades. And always the trompe-l’oeil window, the botanical motif and the painted sky on a ceiling.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Ascona, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Ascona sits at 199 metres altitude in Ticino, on the shore of Lake Maggiore, facing Monte Verità, where a life-reform colony was founded in 1900.
Giulia also travels throughout Ticino.
Where the mural can find its place
- For a villa or a residence, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the staircase. From 400 CHF per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel, a boutique or a café, Giulia paints the reception wall, the dining room and the storefront. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels throughout Ticino.