Inspirational Tree Mural Mural - Wall Murals by Colette

Inspirational wall art can help us feel good and stay motivated at work, school or home.

My wonderful client had a clever idea that combined her own personal style with words that inspire… and art.

Since she loved the color red, she had one of her office walls already painted that color.

Then, she called me to see if I was the right muralist to paint and inspirational tree mural for her and bring her vision to life.

Here is what she told me she wanted:

A black silhouette tree painted on the wall with inspirational words incorporated into the branches and roots.
A “Tree of Life” where the roots, trunk, and branches all have personal meaning. She wanted to words that remind her of core things that are important, as she worked.
She showed me a few images of black silhouette trees she had collected – Pictures of trees with curling, swirling branches and trees with roots.
And she also gave me a list of inspirational quotes were meaningful to her.
The idea of tree branches creating the shape of a heart was important to her as well.

Here’s how to paint an inspirational tree mural.

First, I used chalk to sketch the tree shape onto her office wall.

Then I painted the tree in opaquely, with black paint.

Now, to incorporate the list of positive quotes. Since she wanted inspirational words to feel like part of the mural, I chalked the words onto the wall so we could both envision how it would look.

We decided cursive writing looked better than printed letters. It seemed to us that cursive written words would feel more like a part of the tree.

I painted the both the silhouette tree and words with black paint. Here is a close up that shows the painted words on the wall.

This tree mural had inspirational words painted directly onto a wall:

The roots say:

“Always do your best”
“What you plant now, you will harvest later”

The trunk says:

“Love makes everything grow”

The branches say:

“Energy and persistence conquer all things”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it”
“Your attitude determines your direction”
“Fly, Run, Walk, Crawl – Whatever you do keep moving forward”

Here is the finished Tree of life – a custom inspirational tree mural.

(This mural was hand-painted in North Hills, Ca in a Real Estate Office.)

Over the years, I have painted many custom tree murals, in many different styles.
Each client has different preferences about the look of tree they desire.

See a variety of hand-painted Tree Mural Examples.