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Mural, Day Thirty-three?

First, we interrupt our regular programming to bring you a shameless commercial for Foreign Auto Works in Visalia. If you drive a Honda, Toyota or Nissan, you NEED these guys. Really! Forget about wasting time and money at the dealer; go see Mark and Pete. I wouldn’t dream of driving a car that they don’t work on (oh, Acura and Lexus too) . They saved me yesterday, got my broken window thingie repaired even though they had a full day of work already scheduled. This was not unusual – they have been doing a wonderful job keeping my old Accords going since 1983 (I’m on #4) and my husband’s Toyota pickup going since he and I got married in 1986.(same truck, same wife) Foreign Auto Works, 559/734-8285. Now we return to our regular broadcast. First, it has been awhile since you’ve seen the wall in its entirety. Have a look:whole-wall.jpgYou can see that it is getting close to turn-the-truck-around time, perhaps another week. Had a little difficulty finding the right sepia tone for this long panoramic “postcard”. wrong-brown.jpg This was too gray and blended into the mountains. I mixed in a touch more red and got a beautiful burgundy, entirely wrong, but beautiful anyway. Next, I put all the browns on the wall so that Betsy and I could make a decision: brown-shapes.jpg In this photo it is mighty hard to see the difference. Turns out I had to mix a new color altogether, and it looks like this:days-work.jpg Reddish, but not too. Got so doggoned hot up on those black anti-fatigue mats that I had to knock off early this afternoon. The umbrella is not my friend, and tomorrow I will have to come up with a new plan for painting in the heat. I can do this!

4 Comments

  1. The blackberry seed between the teeth? cute! The mural must show the connection between Mineral King and Exeter or it doesn’t get to be in Exeter. The strongest connection occurs in East Mineral King, so that is the reason for the cabins shown in the mural insets. I fought for the porch from the Faculty Flat area although its link to Exeter is a bit tentative because you all down there are part of us up in the valley too!

  2. If i lived in Visalia, I would take my little Honda to Foreign Auto Works. But alas, it’s a bit of a commute!

    The mural is looking great! The only “complaint” I have (and it’s just one of those petty “blackberry seed between the teeth” kind of discomfort) is that the West Side is not represented except for a small piece of porch, while the East Side cabins are prolific. The “Mineral King Community” does include “Below the Gate” too! 🙂

  3. Big HUG and blessings always!
    Kim

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