'I worked overnight - I slept here!' Blackpool artist paints stunning murals at new nail salon for therapy
Stunning murals have helped artist with addictions.
“It’s my therapy.”
Incredible artwork adorning the walls of anew nail salon in Kirkham has been unveiled by artist Olivia Bullock.
Olivia has spent three weeks transforming the studio with amazing murals of Marilyn Monroe and an image of a woman admiring her nails, alongside pretty paintings of sunflowers and butterflies.
The owner of the salon gave Olivia a briefing before she set to work - but much of it has come from Olivia’s own imagination and talent.
She said: “That’s Marilyn Monroe and that’s a lady with her nails - it’s eye catching, bright.
”It’s called the Sunflower Nail Salon and they wanted lots of sunflowers.
I’ve been working for about three weeks on and off, sometimes I worked overnight, I slept here!
Explaining her techniques, Olivia said she draws the image on first and then paints it on.
“Sometimes I use a pen to go round the outside, big brushes and little brushes. I use acrylics, not spray paints - so it takes quite a long time.”
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Olivia began painting when she was in rehabilitation, struggling with addiction.
“They asked me to paint something and that actually got me through, it was something to focus on.
“It’s really helped me with my mental health and my addictions.
“I’m doing a lot better now and I’ve stayed at it. It’s very good for the mind.
“I’m meant to be doing it, it’s like therapy, in a way.”
The salon is in Kirkham on Poulton Road, near Morrisons and opens shortly.