Never before (as far as I know) has one of my murals been messed with. I can’t say that anymore. A couple of weeks ago, some stupid hon-yock threw an egg into the sky of my Ivanhoe mural. So, I told the librarian to have county maintenance see if it would wash off first, and […]
The Indoor Oak Tree Grows
As I work on the tree, it feels as if I am making no progress. I finally figured out why: it is because I am painting the same stuff over and over and over. Branch, twig, twig, twig, branch, twig, twig, twig, twig… It also looks insignificant when seen with the entire wall, so the […]
Other Indoor Oak Trees
I’ve painted oak trees inside three other places. The first one was 3 stories high in someone’s living room. This was the first time such an idea was put forth to me, and it opened a new chapter in my muralizing life. The second one was painted in an empty house as the owners were […]
Growing an Indoor Oak Tree
My church* hired a new pastor, and things are rockin’ and rollin’ (not literally). Many changes are taking place, for which I am grateful, excited to be part of, and will tell you about the ones that are relevant to this blog. This room is called the “multipurpose room”. For quite a few years, it […]
Library Mural, Day Thirteen, FINISHED!
The mural looked like this when I arrived in Ivanhoe (photo from the end of the previous painting day—I arrived early enough that the light wasn’t yet on the mural.) After talking to an old friend who remembered more details than I, I added a hint of a door on the porch of the old […]
Library Mural, Day Eleven
Day Eleven was a day of doubt, feeling like a fraud, an imposter, a Jane Bag-of-Donuts masquerading as an artist. This is probably a result of attempting to paint something with an inadequate photo, on a very rough wall, in a space where I couldn’t back up quickly to observe from a distance and then […]
Thoughts on Internship
My Intern Today I am painting, progressing on the mural on the Ivanhoe library. I am writing this post before I have painted today, thinking ahead. Each day I work on the mural, there are multiple decisions to make. In the past, when I’d get a little stuck, I’d pick a somewhat mindless task, such […]
Library Mural, Day Ten
I left sunny Three Rivers and headed down into the fog. I remember worse fog when I lived outside of Ivanhoe with my parents, so this wasn’t too awful. The mural looked like this. I seem to forget where I left off from week to week. I’m pleased with the repaired mountains. Intern and my […]
Library Mural, Day Nine
You last saw the mural looking like this: On the way to Ivanhoe on Friday morning, a clear, sunny, and cold morning, I pulled over for a few photos of oranges. The mountains were very visible from the library’s address. (Just keep your eyes above the waste.) Intern and I had a brief discussion about […]
Library Mural, Day Eight
In case you are wondering, all the previous days’ blog posts croaked with my website. So, here is the best I can do to recreate the most current day for you. These orange trees have been “skirted”, which means pruned so nothing touches the ground. I tried to fix the trees on the mural to […]