Since 1991 Wim de Prez paints original trompe l’oeil-murals and artworks on canvas and panel. 'Every new work is unique, based on the clients desires. Every challenge is possible and welcome. Every new project is different: a good preparation is very important. After a first meeting with the client, a first design is made, as a start for further communication, until it fits the clients wishes. Real custom-made. And with pleasure. In this site, you will find more than a hundred examples. It's a portfolio, more than a catalogue, because every work is new and original.'
'A Trompe l'Oeil-Mural: this is in what I am specialized. After my studies of Textile Engineer, I had two jobs in the industry, which were quite interesting, but not at all my cup of Oolong-tea. I learned a lot about people and their relations. And most of all, the most applied and successful theory in industry: the Peter principle. So I started my own business, from scratch. I like to do manual work, so I took lessons in every kind of painting, and realized that the most difficult way, was the most interesting way. 9 years in the academy in Deinze, Belgium, was more a kind of therapy to discover my own pictural language. And this awakened an invisible talent in my work. But in fact is is a parallel development next to the Trompe l'Oeil- painting. The part of creativity in a 'free' painting is comparable to the design and creative process before a mural is painted. In my case anyway. Making a Trompe l'Oeil-Mural is more than just painting. It' a very 'wide' and complex job. A thorough knowledge of perspective, and being a fairly good painter is a primary condition. Before the start of a work, the creative phase takes a large part of my time. That is also the moment for the client to comment on the design, and for me to listen to your desires.' A mural is completed, when you can step into it.

Classic Series 1 and 2:
On these pages, you will find the more traditional mural, that is, my own interpretation of a Trompe l'oeil.