To the left of the main entrance is the first of the large paintings which portrays Nebamun and his family hunting amongst birds and lotus plants.
Artwork by Joe
The second large painting follows the same theme with two hunters. One is fishing with a spear and the other is knocking down birds with a throwing stick shaped like a snake. This painting is still being worked on as the birds and fish are unfinished.
Artwork by Joe
The stairway features several figures with heiroglyphs stating "Live Well, Love Much, Laugh Often".
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Next we will move upstairs to the bedrooms.
Artwork by Joe
Here's a shot on the balcony toward the Tutankhamen room. On the right is Osiris, god of the Underworld and King and Judge of the Dead, presiding over the tomb of Sennedjem.
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The first room we did was one of three bedrooms upstairs. Initially, only one room was to be egyptian but once it was done we couldn't stop.
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Each of the sets of heiroglyphs represent names of people in our immediate families.
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Anubis, Osiris, Isis, Horus and Thoth. It seems like Isis should be holding something in her right hand. I'll have to work on that.
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After Thoth is Hathor and finally Sebek, with the crocodile head. How do you like some of their crowns?
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A winged Maat before Hathor, from the tomb of Nefertari.
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Anubis preparing for a burial, from the wall of Sennedjem's tomb. Amun looking on.
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A cartouche that reads HENDRICKSON from top to bottom.
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This is a painting of Nefertari and Ramses II using our faces as models. The other figures are Ra and Seth.
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Another winged Maat.
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We decided to add more heiroglyphs to the Tut room with each character representing a letter in english.
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This is the first five verses of Genesis.
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The border above the window is another variation on the lotus plant. It is a bit more complex than the others throughout the house and as you can see is still under construction.
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Here is Joe painting the heiroglyphs to the right of King Tut and Tut's two cartouches.
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Here is how most of the paintings are done. First the chosen drawing is projected on the wall and traced with a red pencil. Then using the drawing as a guide, the paint is added. It's fairly simple but time consuming. This wall took about 30 hours over a period of two and a half months.
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Here I am just finishing up the first of several paintings planned for the kitchen. All of them will have a food theme.
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The first thing I did with the new window in the small bathroom downstairs was stain the glass with my own design.
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Most everthing is green or gold with lotus flowers all the way around.
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Here is the detail of the flowers on the wall.
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Another Bible verse, only this time written vertically. Psalm 118:24
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Finally finished the top border for the kitchen. Next will be more paintings for the walls.
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I designed the master bedroom with white walls and all blue and green accents and borders. The painting on the left is young Tutankhamun with his wife Ankhsunamun. On the right is a man praying under a date palm from the tomb of Pashedu.
Artwork by Debbie