About
Vera Hylands —
artist, Belfast
Vera Hylands began painting murals in Sri Lanka, where she found her voice working on interior walls of homes and small spaces — translucent, dreamy layers built up by hand. Botanical scenes, forests, the soft worlds of fairytale. Each one was painted intuitively: a conversation with the client about theme and colour, then the rest left to feel.
Belfast restart
A new chapter in Northern Ireland.
Life eventually moved Vera to Belfast. She's now restarting her practice in Northern Ireland — with more experience, a more confident hand, and the same painterly, hand-finished style. Murals remain her main focus: nurseries, family homes, schools, and characterful commercial interiors across Belfast, Lisburn, Bangor, Newtownards and beyond. Alongside murals, Vera now also paints original works on canvas and takes on bespoke painting commissions in the same signature style.
How Vera works
No two Vera murals are alike.
Every mural starts with a conversation. The client picks the theme and a rough colour palette; Vera handles the rest. There's no rendered preview before painting begins — that's the point. The artwork emerges intuitively on the wall, painted in translucent layers.
She paints on smooth, pre-painted interior walls only — white or beige base. If your wall needs plastering or prep first, she can recommend someone to handle it before she arrives.
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Style
Translucent, dreamy, painterly — not realistic, not cartoon.
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Themes
Underwater, botanical, forest, cottage garden, magical & fairytale.
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Walls
Interior only. Smooth, base-coated white or beige.
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Not for
Logos, brand artwork, or anything corporate.
Ready when you are
Tell Vera about your wall.
Rough dimensions, a theme, and a timeline are all it takes to start a quote.