Today it became apparent that the detail work has to happen in the a.m. The broader base-coating work is for the afternoon when the wall is too hot for my brushes to behave. This was a frustrating learning experience, but forward motion happened anyway. I moved the truck forward another 4 feet, and now I […]
Mural, Day Twenty
Looks sort of icky in the early layers, but you have confidence in my abilities, right? Say goodbye to Banjo Guy – he will be gone tomorrow.
Mural, Day Nineteen
First, before showing you the day’s progress, I want to tell you about an esteemed visitor today, Mr. Ron Hughart. He has published a wonderful autobiography called The Place Beyond the Dust Bowl and is about to embark upon a book tour. I am very proud of Ron, and have to confess that he is […]
Mural, Day Eighteen
See the vertical seam on the left? That marks 1/4 of the mural. There is solid paint on the first 1/4 of the mural now. Not all the details are completed, but visual forward motion is taking place. The truck is a FANTASTIC platform for painting! Today PBS interviewed some Exeter dignitaries and me, and […]
A Day in Mineral King
On March 8 we took the Trackster to Mineral King. There was a little traffic on the road on the way in: It is a small convention of the unconventional! It was fun to see Sawtooth and Mineral Peaks after painting them so recently (albeit from a different view, angle and time of year). It was […]
Mural, Day Seventeen
When I got to the mural this a.m. there was a beautiful sight to behold awaiting me! Now I can paint without bars in my face or blocking my arms or casting shadows across my work. This is WONDERFUL! (Huge thank you to Keith!) Another wonderful thing: an angel named Susan brought me some of those […]
Mural, Day Sixteen
See how far away and small my completed work appears from the sidewalk end? Lest you despair, there is a bit of camera distortion!Today I painted from Sawtooth to Mineral Peak and then put the base coat on the trees below the cabin “snapshot”. Note the changed roof on the center cabin, the completed chimney […]
Mural, Day Fifteen
From this angle and perspective, it might appear that I am quite far down the wall. That fits under the category of Appearances Are Deceiving.Here you can see the subtle differences in sepia colors. You can also see how much happened today! “Snapshot” #4 is almost finished! The weird part is that the road looks […]
Mural, Day Fourteen
It looked like showers were likely today, but I bravely commuted down the hill prepared to paint. It was a beautiful day with intermittent boiling brilliant sunshine and overcast chilly breezes. The sunshine let me really see the details in my photos; the clouds made it possible to see the paint on the wall – […]
Exeter’s Mural Project
In 1996 the small town of Exeter, California embarked on a journey to create an outdoor art gallery. At that time the town was slowly dying commercially. There were always parking spaces available in front of business on the main street, there were many empty spaces available for rent, there were very few shops and […]