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Porto-Vecchio
Mural Artist in Porto-Vecchio
In Porto-Vecchio, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in villas, flats, hotels, restaurants and on terraces. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 150 € 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 Porto-Vecchio
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 150 €/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 250 €/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 350 €/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Porto-Vecchio, 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 Porto-Vecchio, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio was founded in 1539 by the Office of Saint George within the Genoese defensive system: its five bastions have been listed as historic monuments since 2019. It is the city of salt, with salt pans opened in 1795, and in the citadel the oratory of the Holy Cross confraternity, founded in 1656 and rebuilt between 1768 and 1771, keeps a Baroque interior that is painted, stuccoed and gilded. Giulia travels easily to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
What Giulia brings to Porto-Vecchio. Porto-Vecchio keeps in its citadel an oratory with a painted, stuccoed and gilded interior: here, decorated walls are part of the story. Giulia paints by brush and made to measure, on the wall of a villa, a hotel or a boutique. She loves what is kept here. 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.
Giulia also paints live at weddings: she sets up her easel during the cocktail hour and the painting stays with the couple. From 950 €, see live wedding painting in Provence.
What Giulia brings to Porto-Vecchio
The fortress was founded on 24 December 1539 to a plan by the engineer Olgiati, carried out by Antonio de Fornari, to protect the Genoese settlers from the raids of Dragut; its five bastions and the Genoese gate have been listed historic monuments since October 2019. On 18 May 1795 George III, then King of Corsica during the brief Anglo-Corsican kingdom, authorised Giovan Paolo to create salt pans: they expanded until 1815 and remain the only ones on the island, hence the nickname city of salt.
Porto-Vecchio is therefore a town born of an engineer’s plan and a royal decision, two dates its walls still carry. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the houses of the citadel, the hotels and villas of Palombaggia and Santa Giulia, the restaurants of the marina, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish on the seaward side. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
Live painting is available in Porto-Vecchio too. Giulia arrives with canvas and paints, works through a seaside wedding, a summer evening 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 Porto-Vecchio?
Giulia Dal Bon charges by the square metre: 150 € for a line drawing or a simple motif, 250 € for a fully painted subject, 350 € for trompe-l’oeil or a ceiling. A small mural in a bedroom costs less than a facade that needs preparation and scaffolding. The quote is free: see all prices.
How do I get a mural painted in my home in Porto-Vecchio?
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 150 € per sqm in Porto-Vecchio, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Porto-Vecchio, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Porto-Vecchio include?
With Giulia Dal Bon, the price per square metre 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 Porto-Vecchio, 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 Porto-Vecchio 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 Porto-Vecchio?
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. Indoors can be painted even in winter, thanks to the odourless acrylic that keeps the room liveable.
Can a view of Porto-Vecchio be painted on a wall?
Yes. Three or four landmarks are enough to recognise it. The 1539 citadel and its five bastions, the Genoese gate, the old salt pans by the water and the pines above the beaches. Giulia Dal Bon paints the scene with a brush, at the scale of the wall: 150 € per sqm as a line drawing, 250 € fully painted. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Porto-Vecchio?
In the seafront villas and the addresses of the citadel, a Mediterranean motif, a beach landscape or a trompe l’oeil opening the wall onto the bay sit well with the local light. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic. The first two sketches are free and mounted on a photo of your wall: you choose the subject seeing it already in place. If you are still choosing the subject of your mural in Porto-Vecchio, the guide What subject to choose for a mural reviews the options room by room.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
A graffiti artist works with spray cans, and the line is fast and graphic. Giulia Dal Bon paints with a brush: the layers go on one after another, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil. A mural in Porto-Vecchio becomes a painting made directly on the wall, by hand. While she works, people take the time to watch and take photos.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Porto-Vecchio?
Yes, with proper surface preparation and quartz paint, made for exterior walls. In Porto-Vecchio the salt air of the bay and the strong sun call for care: for exposed walls an anti-salt varnish, made for the seaside, is added. Giulia paints outdoors all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather: she checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Porto-Vecchio?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street you generally need the owner’s or the building’s agreement, and a prior declaration to the town hall: the bastions and the citadel are protected. Giulia sets out the steps 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?
An acrylic mural by Giulia Dal Bon 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.
A mural for your home
Restaurants, hotels, and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
A mural for your restaurant
Other cities
From Porto-Vecchio, the mural can open toward these places.
Corsica · Bonifacio · Bastia · Milan · Forte dei Marmi
The mural of over 20 metres 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 Porto-Vecchio
In Porto-Vecchio, in a house, a villa, a second home or a flat, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the children’s bedroom and the bedroom. The same work applies to the kitchen, the bathroom, the entrance, the hallway and the stairwell. 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, a pizzeria, a trattoria, a café or a bar in Porto-Vecchio, the painted wall is visible from every table. For a boutique and a shop, she paints the shop window and the shutter, a front you recognise from down the street. In a hotel and a B&B, she paints reception, the stairwell and the bedrooms. In a hair salon and a spa, she paints the walls of the cabins and of the main room. In a medical practice and a waiting room, she paints the reception wall and the corridor. For an office and a showroom, she paints reception, the corridor and the meeting room.
From the Citadel to Cala Rossa, by way of the marina, Palombaggia and Santa Giulia, Giulia paints all over Porto-Vecchio. A photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
As for the subject, Giulia draws what you want to see on that particular wall: a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, a painted sky on a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil, figures, animals, lettering or a painted sign. She also reproduces an existing work. Two sketches come to you before the first brushstroke.
Possible subjects in Porto-Vecchio: the old salt pans by the water and the pines above the beaches, the 1539 citadel and its five bastions, the Genoese gate. 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 Porto-Vecchio, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Porto-Vecchio, founded in 1539 by the Genoese, keeps in its citadel an oratory with a painted, stuccoed and gilded Baroque interior.
Giulia also travels to Zonza, Algajola, Aléria, Cargèse, Centuri, Corte, Erbalunga and Ghisonaccia.
Where the mural can find its place
- For an apartment or a house, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the hallway, the entrance and the ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- In a restaurant, a trattoria, a shop or an office, Giulia paints the dining room wall, the shop window, the sign and the reception. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Bonifacio, Zonza, Sartène and Bastia.