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Sorrento
Mural Artist in Sorrento
In Sorrento, 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.
Contact Giulia
Tell me your idea, and I will be glad to reply.
In Sorrento, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a seaside wedding, a summer evening or a birthday. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 400 € for a performance. See live painting →
The price of a mural in Sorrento
| 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 Sorrento, 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 Sorrento, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Sorrento
Sorrento has lived on handmade decorative art for two centuries: Sorrentine wood inlay flourished in the mid-nineteenth century with the Grand Tour travellers, the Royal School of Art applied to inlay opened in 1886, and since 1993 the Museobottega della Tarsialignea, in Palazzo Pomarici Santomasi, has told the story of its materials, designs and workshops. A town where made-to-measure decoration is a family trade. Giulia travels easily to paint: she comes to see the wall, or works first from photographs and measurements.
What Giulia brings to Sorrento. Sorrento is the town where handmade decoration is a family trade, from yesterday’s inlaid wood to today’s walls. Giulia works within that tradition, by brush and made to measure, on the wall of a home, a hotel or a shop. She loves what the craftsmen and artists here have done. 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.
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 Sorrento?
The price is per 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 Sorrento?
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 Sorrento, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Sorrento, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Sorrento include?
The price per square metre includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. 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 Sorrento, 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 Sorrento 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 Sorrento?
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 Sorrento be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The tufa cliff dropping straight into the sea, the orange and lemon trees of the gardens, the marina below and Vesuvius opposite. Giulia Dal Bon draws them, then paints them, by hand. The line alone falls under 150 € per sqm, the painted version under 250 €. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Sorrento?
In the homes with terraces and the hotels on the gulf, a citrus motif, a seascape or a trompe l’oeil opening the wall onto the sea 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.
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?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; 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 Sorrento?
Yes, with proper surface preparation and quartz paint, made for exterior walls. In Sorrento the salt air of the gulf calls for care: for exposed walls an anti-salt varnish, made for the seaside, is added. 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 checks the forecast with you and sets the date.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Sorrento?
For an interior wall, no. For a facade visible from the street you generally need the owner’s or the building’s agreement, and a declaration to the local authority: Sorrento’s centre is largely protected. Giulia sets out the steps before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface and the level of detail: a simple motif in a bedroom takes a few days, a large composition or a facade longer. 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 lasts for decades 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
Homes, hospitality spaces, portfolio, and nearby pages to explore.
Other cities
From Sorrento, the mural can open toward these places.
Naples · Capri · 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 Sorrento
In Sorrento, Giulia paints on surfaces of every kind, from interior wall to movable panel, with exterior facade, ceiling, stairwell, hallway, entrance, children’s bedroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen, bathroom, shop window and shutter in between.
She works in every kind of place, from house to showroom, including villa, flat, second home, hotel, B&B, holiday rental, restaurant, trattoria, pizzeria, cafe, bar, ice cream shop, boutique, shop, hair salon, spa, medical practice, waiting room and office.
In Historic centre, Marina Grande, Marina Piccola, Sant’Agnello and Massa Lubrense, Giulia comes to see the wall before drawing.
Subjects range from landscape to reproduction of an artwork, by way of floral, botanical motifs, painted sky on a ceiling, perspective trompe-l’oeil, classic motifs, figures, animals, lettering and painted signs.
Mural, wall mural, hand-painted mural, wall painting, wall art, mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe l’oeil, hand-painted wall, painted feature wall, a painting made directly on the wall: these are different names for the same work in Sorrento. People search for this as a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter. Giulia paints with a brush, in odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint outdoors.
Sorrento has cultivated handmade decorative art for two centuries, from Grand Tour wood inlay to the art school of 1886.
Giulia also travels to Minori, Nerano, Piano di Sorrento, Praiano, Salerno, Sant’Agnello, Scala and Tramonti.
Where the mural can find its place
- Apartment, house: living room, bedroom, hallway, entrance, ceiling. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48h.
- Restaurant, trattoria, shop, office: dining room wall, shop window, sign, reception. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels to Naples, Capri, Positano and Amalfi.