SF Artist Joset Medina Creates A Children's Room Mural Masterpiece

SF artist Joset Medina creates a mural masterpiece for a children’s bedroom.

Big ideas and fantastic stories are hatched and told in children’s bedrooms, foundational spaces for comfort and security. A Twin Peaks couple with two children, ages 5 and 3, wanted to create a sanctuary of wonder in nature and commissioned Venezuelan-born artist and architect Joset Medina (josetmedina.com) to create a mural.

Joset Medina

“The goal of the mural was to turn the kids’ bedroom into a vibrant and playful space where they could feel happy, comfortable and inspired,” says Medina, who notes the couple owns another house at Lake Tahoe. “I believe it’s crucial for children to connect with nature, which can be challenging in an urban environment. Knowing my clients’ kids love outdoor activities and nature, I incorporated elements like clear water, rocks, hills and trees into the design. I wanted to make the mural personally meaningful for them.”

Medina’s meticulous work mimics the joy and wonder of nature and Lake Tahoe.

The newly built home boasts a contemporary design on four levels. “When you enter the house on the main level, you can see the double-height living room that opens to the kitchen and offers city views,” says Medina. “Downstairs, the kids’ bedroom faces the city and an internal patio.”

Medina spent a few weeks on the mural’s design and 20 days to paint. “I reviewed the interior designer’s concept, which included the color palette, millwork design, textiles and finishes,” he says.

“My goal was to create a mural that complemented these elements while preserving my unique style. For inspiration, I used photos from my previous visits to Tahoe, found new ones, edited them on my iPad and drew over the images, simplifying natural shapes into cleaner, organic lines.”

Medina outlined the mural in pencil, filled in shapes with paint and added detailed linework for the whimsical mural.

The artist crafted a design and mockup based on the architectural elevation drawings provided by the interior design team. “This approach allowed me to incorporate elements like the moon-shaped light fixture that the client wanted in the mural and align a horizontal line with the headboard of the kids’ bed, setting the projection of the water across the walls. I also selected a color palette that matched the approved interior elements.”

From there, Medina outlined the mural in pencil, filled the shapes with paint and added detailed linework with a thinner brush to enhance depth. He used charcoal to add texture to the rocks and trees, then sealed it with a fixative spray. Gold leaf enhances the mural, capturing the changing light throughout the day—an inspired touch that sparks a child’s imagination of life by the lake.