Artist John Coles, a skilled painter in the area of murals, decorative painting and watercolors, has mastered techniques to enhance problematic spaces. "I have found that a mural can unify a room with an odd shape or mismatched windows and doors. Even a rough or cracked wall can be used to your advantage. A trompe l'oeil window with a view is an easy solution for a wall where no real window could be installed" says John. He transformed a four-story brick wall at the Carlyle Hotel in New York into a vista of trellises and hanging plants. He has painted Italian country scenes in wine cellars. The walls of a windowless building lobby became french doors leading to a large garden. "It is only limited by your imagination," he says.