ARTfx' design team, after researching the history of the state's beer breweries, collected and arranged components for this hand-painted mural in Manchester, Connecticut.

ARTfx' design team, after researching the history of the state's beer breweries, collected and arranged components for this hand-painted mural in Manchester, Connecticut.

The latest trend in high-style restaurant decor resurrected one of the oldest methods in low-tech production - hand-painting.

The latest trend in high-style restaurant decor resurrected one of the oldest methods in low-tech production - hand-painting.

The latest trend in high-style restaurant decor resurrected one of the oldest methods in low-tech production - hand-painting.

The latest trend in high-style restaurant decor resurrected one of the oldest methods in low-tech production - hand-painting.

ARTfx painted a series of 'ghost' murals for the MGM Grand food court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Diluted pigments and proprietary painting techniques approximate years of aging.

ARTfx painted a series of 'ghost' murals for the MGM Grand food court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Diluted pigments and proprietary painting techniques approximate years of aging.

Conceived and rendered by the ARTfx design staff, a fanciful cityscape commands a view from the main dining area at Ben’s Deli in Roslyn, New York.

Upon casual observation, a late 1920s black and white photograph shows a crowd of people enjoying a sunny day on a boardwalk by the sea. On closer inspection, one realizes they are standing in the exact spot the photograph depicts.

A faux-finished sign created for the Tannery Apartments in Glastonbury, Connecticut, was derived from records belonging to an old tannery. The water-powered mill once stood on this site alongside the Hubbard Brook.

A faux-finished sign created for the Tannery Apartments in Glastonbury, Connecticut, was derived from records belonging to an old tannery. The water-powered mill once stood on this site alongside the Hubbard Brook.

Hale & Hearty, a small chain of soup and salad eateries in New York City, has menus featuring super-sized black and white panels arranged with colorfully contrasting food photos.

ARTfx created this full wall canvas using computerized stencils and a paint splattering technique. Squirt bottle dispensers and artists' watered-down paint pigments were sprayed though geometric templates.

Designed by Lawrin Rosen and painted by Mike Ulrich in 1981, a fanciful mural incorporates characters from the video arcade games of the time.

At Williams Inn, Williamsburg, Massachusetts, hand-painted, antique-style letters identify The Barn Kitchen & Bar.