"I like to think that when I paint a room I'm taking art out of the frames we tend to associate with it. My goal is to create works of art that surround you – fantastical spaces that clients can step right into." He also seeks to add beauty to their lives, a goal shared by many artists. "I just use bigger canvases than most," he says.

Menage earned his chops in theatre, with formal training coming from such prestigious institutions as the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. From there he went on to create scenery for the Welsh National Opera and the National Theatre in London. He then worked as a scenic artist for over three dozen film productions. Now, Menage is bringing his thirty-plus years experience to bear on the private sector, painting in homes, restaurants and hotels around the world. While the tools may be the same, designing residential interiors serves a much different purpose. "Theatre and film offer passive experiences, in which the audience is distanced by frames and barriers. "Rooms that I have painted are immersive," he says. "They have an energy to them. They are Environments you experience through personalinteraction. You can touch them. You can examine them in detail, or stand back to take in the bigger picture. These are rooms to be lived in, not just looked at."