I painted this little painting not too long ago, for a friend and client. The Lambretta had been lovingly restored in Bermuda to it’s original condition. I used the backdrop…

This was a 1920’s themed post office mural design, that I was commissioned reproduce on a street wall. The blanked out window was falling apart, so I rebuilt this in…

Here’s a mural project I did recently that was commissioned by The Mosaic Rooms London on behalf of the artist Mahmoud Khaled. In Mahmoud’s own words: “the exhibition is a…

This is a recent mural that was comissioned by The Deltic Preservation Society. They are based a short walk from my studio, which has to make it the nearest project…

Here’s an article on my murals for Derbyshire Life magazine: Mel Holmes’s art has taken him from the pavements of York and Bath to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s county seat and…

I painted these recently. The walls had a colour wash and then there was a limestone fire surround and oak cabinet added in trompe l’oeil. The final touch was the…

The White Queen Inspired MuralThe White Queen Inspired MuralPencil sketch for the mural designBathroom mural design Here’s a design I worked on for a mural in a client’s bathroom. The…

Acrylic on plaster I had the privilege of working in a Jacobean house recently. I spent a good few weeks there working with some wonderful clients – I even had…

I’ve seen a few of these here in Istanbul. It’s an electrical substation that’s been painted to look like a house – complete with false windows and door. What a…

Here’s a mural that I worked on for The Trafford Centre whilst at Grand Union Design circa 1998. It was painted in oils on canvas and is probably around 7…