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Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Mural Artist in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in houses, guest houses, workshops, restaurants and shops. 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
| 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 price is based on the surface and the technique; the quote then takes into account interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed and the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
On 8 May 1889 Van Gogh voluntarily entered the monastery of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, just outside Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, where he stayed fifty-three weeks. His room looked onto a wheat field framed by the Alpilles, and it was from that window that he painted The Starry Night. In one year he produced more than a hundred and forty paintings there. In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Giulia paints for village houses, villas and venues.
What Giulia brings to Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. From a single window Van Gogh drew a year of painting: proof that a single window is subject enough, you need a way of looking. Giulia works that way on a wall, with the colour and joy that are her own, and always starts from the person: the mural is built by talking together. 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
From May 1889 to May 1890 Van Gogh lived at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole and painted 143 pictures there in a year: the irises of the garden, the wheat fields, the cypresses, the olive trees. The Starry Night, painted in June 1889, now hangs at MoMA in New York.
Saint-Rémy is therefore a village where a painter made a picture every two and a half days for a whole year, looking out of the window. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the houses of the centre, the mas of the Alpilles, the guesthouses, the hotels and the restaurants, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint in the sun. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a festival, an opening, a concert or a wedding. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
The rate is per square metre: €150 for a line drawing or a simple motif, €250 for a fully painted subject, €350 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence include?
Giulia Dal Bon’s 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
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.
What subject works well for a mural in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, village houses lend themselves to botanical motifs, Alpilles landscapes or a trompe l’oeil that opens the wall. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic.
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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. The mistral and strong sun call for a UV-resistant finish. Before having an outdoor wall painted in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, the mural paint and durability guide answers questions on paint, surface and lifespan.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence?
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: many buildings in the historic centre are protected. 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?
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
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
Paris · Nice · French Riviera · Cadaqués
All the cities
Giulia also travels to Eygalières, Maussane-les-Alpilles, Mouriès, Fontvieille, Eyragues, Noves, Graveson, Maillane, Le Paradou and Saint-Étienne-du-Grès.
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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
In Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, in an apartment, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. She also paints the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. The ceiling is painted too: that is the €350 per sqm band, with trompe-l’oeil. Outside, she switches to quartz paint on the exterior facade. A mobile panel is painted separately, and moves with you.
In a boutique in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, window and shutter are painted by hand, and change with the seasons. In a hotel, she paints the lobbies, the corridors and the rooms.
In Old centre and Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, then you shape the idea together.
A wall can carry a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, lettering, a painted sign. A ceiling takes a sky. A perspective trompe-l’oeil opens a window or a corridor on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures and animals, and reproduces a work on request.
Possible subjects in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence: the wheatfield framed by the Alpilles that Van Gogh painted from his window, the cloister of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, the olive trees and the cypresses. 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 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Van Gogh entered Saint-Paul-de-Mausole on 8 May 1889 and stayed fifty-three weeks, painting The Starry Night from his bedroom window.
Giulia also travels throughout Provence.
Where the mural can find its place
- For a period apartment, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From €150 per m², free quote within 48h.
- In a hotel or a boutique, she paints the reception wall, the storefront and the lounge. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels throughout Provence.