A LITTLE MORE PROGRESS

There are a lot of inches to cover, but we make a little more headway on the sketch nearly each workday. The foreground is now looking better organized and a little more simplified. I have little doubt that I will be painting the mural on the 22 ft. by 200 ft. wall space through the end of the year. This steady mural and painting project makes me almost feel like I actually have a regular job, but doing the kind of work you like is even better! I have been going strong almost non-stop since December of last year and if all goes well, I hope to have the first quarter of next year earning good money doing what I love (an opportunity to sell my fine art to collectors for three months straight, then paint more for my enjoyment the rest of the year. I would like to find a few more good clients like Novatek in a like-minded industry. Perhaps Texas is the place to look for such clientele? One major mural project per year is almost enough to survive on for the remainder the year. I could do this again and again. Someday, I hope to get another Cabela's contract --- now that was a sweet deal! Back  in 2007, I painted five wildlife habitat murals for the East Hartford, Connecticut store and I only had four months to get them all painted and installed. We basically made the deadline, only going over the due date by one week. On the Novatek Project, we're doing okay schedule wise. I hope to get the approval for the sketch and the first check by the end of next week. If not, it will likely happen the following week. I can't wait to get started on it!