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Gary Lord

Instructor Bio's - Gary Lord


Gary Lord is recognized as an international artist, teacher, author and television personality. Gary owns and operates Gary Lord Wall Options and Associates, Inc., which executes all of his commercial and residential decorative finishing contracts. Wall Options won first place in seven national competitions by The Painting and Decorating Contractors of America and Painting and Decorating Contractor for best faux finisher in the nation for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. Gary was also named the premier top spot of Who's Who in the Painting Industry by the American Painting Contractor for 2007. Gary also operates Prismatic Painting Studio, which allows him to teach his skills to others, nationally and internationally. Prismatic sells paint products, tools of the trade and educational materials.

Gary has appeared 100's of times as a demonstrator for decorative painting on HGTV's Decorating with Style, The Carol Duvall Show, the P.B.S. show Paint! Paint! Paint!, and The Discovery Channel's Christopher Lowell Show. He can also be seen on Home Matters, and the regional cable programs Around the House, and Home Works. Gary is a respected author with three best selling books Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home, Marvelous Murals you can Paint, and It's Faux Easy. Gary has just completed his fourth book which will showcase 20 different mural artists called Mural Painting, Secrets For Success . Gary also writes numerous articles on decorative painting for Decorative Artist Workbook, The Artist Magazine, The Faux Finisher, Artistic Stenciler, The Decorative Painter, Profiles in Faux, P.W.C., Paint Pro, American Painting Contractor and Architectural Living, among others.

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