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Tossa de Mar
Mural Artist in Tossa de Mar
In Tossa de Mar, 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 Tossa de Mar
| 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 Tossa de Mar, 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 Tossa de Mar, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Tossa de Mar
In the early 1930s Tossa de Mar filled with artists, to the point that the critic Rafael Benet called it the Babel of the Arts. Marc Chagall spent the summers of 1934 and 1935 there and it was the range of blues of the place that struck him; the municipal museum, opened in 1935 inside the Vila Vella, holds his work The Celestial Violinist. André Masson, Jean Metzinger and Dora Maar also stayed there. In Tossa de Mar, Giulia paints the walls of village houses, villas and venues.
What Giulia brings to Tossa de Mar. Chagall came here for the blues. Giulia arrives with the same attention to colour, but to paint it on a wall that stays, by hand and made to measure. She paints an interest in what painters saw in this place before proposing a palette, and builds each mural with the person she paints for. 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.
What Giulia brings to Tossa de Mar
In 1935 a group of people living in Tossa opened the municipal museum: the archaeologist Alberto del Castillo, the sculptor Enric Casanovas, the painters Rafel Benet, Pere Créixams and Lola Bech, and the Czech Georges Kars. It is the first museum of contemporary art in Spain, and the best-known piece in the collection is Marc Chagall’s Celestial Violinist.
Tossa de Mar is therefore a town that opened a museum before anyone asked it to, because the artists lived there. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in the houses of the Vila Vella, the hotels, the restaurants and the beach clubs, using odourless acrylic indoors and quartz paint with an anti-salt varnish facing the sea. From 150 € per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
In Tossa de Mar, 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 →
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 Tossa de Mar?
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 Tossa de Mar?
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 Tossa de Mar, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Tossa de Mar, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does the price of a mural in Tossa de Mar 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 Tossa de Mar, 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 Tossa de Mar 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 Tossa de Mar?
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 Tossa de Mar be painted on a wall?
Yes. What draws the city comes down to a few elements. The Vila Vella and its towers above the sea, the white houses packed inside the walls, and the crescent beach at the foot of the rock. 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 Tossa de Mar?
In Tossa de Mar, the village houses lend themselves to Mediterranean botanical motifs, sea subjects or a restrained trompe l’oeil that respects the stone. 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 Tossa de Mar 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 Tossa de Mar?
Yes, with surface preparation and paints made for outdoor use. Salt and sun call for an anti-salt primer and a UV-resistant finish. Before having an outdoor wall painted in Tossa de Mar, the mural paint and durability guide answers questions on paint, surface and lifespan.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Tossa de Mar?
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.
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
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsThe 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 Tossa de Mar
In Tossa de Mar, 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. She also paints on a mobile panel, to carry the painting elsewhere.
She paints in venues as different as apartment and boutique, and in hotel.
In the Vila Vella or in the historic centre, a photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
The subject is decided together. A landscape opens up the far end of a room, a floral or botanical motif runs along a wall, a painted sky fills a ceiling, a perspective trompe-l’oeil draws a window on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures, animals, lettering, painted signs, and reproduces an existing work when you ask her to.
Possible subjects in Tossa de Mar: the crescent beach at the foot of the rock, the Vila Vella and its towers above the sea, the white houses packed inside the walls. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
A mural is also called a wall mural, an artistic painting on a wall, a wall decoration. People say mural decoration, decorative painting, trompe-l’oeil, hand-painted wall, drawing on a wall, or a painting made directly on the wall: in every case someone paints the wall by hand, layer after layer. In Tossa de Mar, the craft is called mural artist, muralist, wall artist or decorative painter, and it is Giulia Dal Bon’s.
Marc Chagall spent the summers of 1934 and 1935 in Tossa de Mar, struck by the range of blues of the place.
Giulia also travels throughout Catalonia.
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 Catalonia.