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FERNUNG STUDIO creates site-specific interior and exterior murals for homes, businesses, hospitality spaces, and public-facing walls.

Every commission is designed and painted by artist Eric Fernung in response to the architecture, light, scale, materials, and use of the space

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Selected Work

  • Figurative interior mural featuring a woman with large butterfly wings in black, gold, green, and red, integrated into a colorful residential sitting area.

    The Flapper, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Monochromatic woodland mural integrated around a residential staircase, featuring layered trees, dense foliage, and a heron.

    Grisaille Landscape, Eagle Creek, Indiana

  • A painted mural of a tree with red autumn leaves on a beige background, located on a wall near a white door.

    Japanese Maple, Carmel, IN

  • A vibrant mural of sliced oranges surrounded by green leaves, with water droplets on the fruit and leaves.

    Orange Juice, Broadripple, IN

  • Soft monochromatic bedroom mural depicting an atmospheric landscape with trees, water, distant foliage, and a large tree framing the window.

    Up-Creek, Eagle Creek, IN

  • A colorful mural painted on the side of a brick building, featuring large butterflies, gears, and abstract designs. The building has a small window with a curved top, and there is a concrete sidewalk and some freshly landscaped soil in front of it.

    Family Business, Indianapolis, IN

  • Living room with a Christmas tree on the left, a colorful mural on the wall behind a black fireplace, with a mirror reflecting part of the mural, and two large windows showing trees outside.

    Mucha Mirror Installation, Noblesville, IN

  • Bodhi Tree & Foliage Interior Mural Detailed interior nature mural featuring dense green foliage, climbing leaves, and a large textured tree trunk painted across the wall.

    BODHI, thai restaurant, Indianapolis, IN

  • Atmospheric Landscape Kitchen Mural Subtle monochromatic landscape mural integrated into a residential kitchen, with distant mountains and atmospheric clouds painted around the existing architecture.

    Atmospheric Landscape, Zionsville, IN

  • Interior of a house with a staircase and a wall mural of a mountain landscape with trees and mountains, and a painted sky with clouds. Several pendant lights hang from the ceiling.

    Dreams of the PNW, Belton, SC

  • Exterior brick mural featuring a flock of white butterflies spreading across a residential garden wall.

    Butterfly Vortex, Noblesville, IN

Artist-Led from Concept to Completion

A man is crouched down painting a mural of a forest scene on the side of a building. The mural depicts green trees and foliage, creating a realistic forest landscape. The man is using a paintbrush and appears focused on his work. The setting is outdoors, surrounded by trees and natural light.
A person stands in front of a large butterfly mural on a wall, painting or decorating its wing with a brush. The butterfly is black with orange and yellow patterns and red spots. There is a small wooden stool and a chair nearby in the room.

Fernung Studio is the working practice of Indianapolis artist Eric Fernung.

Eric came to mural painting through photography, developing an eye for composition, natural light, environment, and the relationship between people and place. That approach now informs every commission.

Rather than adapting a stock image to a wall, Eric develops the artwork around the room and its architecture. He personally directs and paints each project, bringing in trusted assistance only when the scale or schedule requires it.

About the Studio 
Indianapolis-based · Available throughout Indiana · Select travel
Insured for residential and commercial work
Typical mural investment: $5,000–$30,000+
Replies within one to two business days

The Commission Process

Colorful mural of oranges and green leaves painted on a wall in a modern office or waiting area. Furniture includes a brown leather chair, a green cushioned sofa, and a wooden coffee table. The ceiling has black panels with built-in spotlights.

Most projects move from initial inquiry to final walk-through over six to twelve weeks, depending on scope and scheduling.

1. Project Inquiry

Send photographs of the wall and surrounding space, approximate dimensions, your location, and preferred timeline.

2. Direction, Design, and Quote

After an initial conversation, Eric develops the project direction and provides a written quote. Approved commissions move into composition studies, palette development, and digital mockups when appropriate.

3. On-Site Painting

The mural is painted on-site using materials selected for the surface and environment. Work areas are protected and cleaned at the end of each day

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Client Notes

“Eric's process from beginning to end is unmatched.”

— Kim Ledger

“An absolute joy to work with”

— Rhonda Peeler

“It’s his ability to bring my ideas to life that’s a unique calling”

— Sylvia Gordon

Have a project in mind?

Send three to five photographs of the wall and surrounding space, approximate dimensions, your city, and your preferred timeline.

You do not need to have a finished design. A general direction, reference image, or description of how you want the space to feel is enough to begin.

Fernung Studio typically replies within one to two business days.

A person is sitting and painting a landscape mural on a wall with mountains and trees, while blocking part of the mural with folded blankets or quilts.
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Currently booking winter 26/27 interior projects and spring 27 exterior projects.