Due to the lack of definition affordable on a web page image we've including a series of details concentrating on the highlights of the work. To get an idea of the detail and realism we've also included a few images with larger dimensions than the rest of the web site. (This site has also been subject to 'mishaps and incidents'.)
 

Detail #1; Sculpture of nude bronze.(JPG, 76K) Detail #1; Larger version (JPG, 234K) Where Reality Meets Illusion (by John Pugh) The project shown here illustrates how an artist can collaborate with an architect or designer to erase the transitional line between reality and illusion (you can see the actual transition line here). On this project I was fortunate enough to team up with Ed Wieser, designer of Cafe Trompe L'oeil.

This customer doesn't leave at closing time! Enlargement (JPG, 70K)

To start the project, real bricks were carefully mounted around this plotted outline on the cafe wall to serve as an architectural prop. Meanwhile, back at the studio, the mural was painted on M.D.O. panels which were cut to fit within these lines. The mural panels were then shipped to the cafe and attached to an elevated plywood backing, so that the mural surface would be flush with the front of the real bricks.

Our plans called for other painted elements in the mural - tables, chairs, floor materials, types of wood, and even plants - to be consistent with the real interior environment of the cafe. Most important, the architectural style needed to flow into the piece to make the integration complete. One Henri Rousseau's uncataloged works. Large image (JPG, 117K) Cafe Trompe L'oeil (now Cafe Espresso) is located at 814 South Bascom Ave. in San Jose, CA, across from Valley Medical Center between Q-zar and McDonalds.