The sketch is now finished. The next step is to wait for final approval, obtain the deposit funds to purchase materials and begin the project. So far, we've managed to jump through Officially, if all goes well, we should start the mural by around the 15th of July. July 15th is also the day of my 53rd birthday. Perhaps I'm getting too old for all of this gigantic scale mural painting.
I would love to spend the rest of my life on a secluded pacific island, spending my days drinking sweet milk from coconuts, eating tropical fruit and nuts and painting plein air. But of course, this would not be very practical. What would I do if I ran out of paint and canvas? How would I set up a wireless internet connection to order my needed art supplies? And then the months of waiting by the seashore anticipating bottles full of art supplies and one bottle with the bill, to be washed up on the beach. Oh well, I guess living in the Intermountain West is not that bad after all! There is still much I could interpret in paint here. The mountains here in Utah Valley are amazing! In August, I will be attending a plein air workshop near the Heber City, Utah area with Linda Culey-Christiensen for one week. It will be refreshing to get out and paint on location again. I plan to do a little on my own before I attend.
Keep your eye on this blog. It won't be long before I actually start slapping paint on Novatek's Godzilla-sized interior wall. THe mural will be 22 feet high by 200 feet long and the largest single walled mural I've painted yet. Certainly, it will be the biggest mural in the state of Utah! See you soon.
Novatek South Addition Mural
This mural measures 22 feet high by 200 feet long
FINISHED MURAL WITH NEW FAUX MARBLE FLOOR
Here is a section of the mural finished with the new floor.
REFLECTIONS
more floor, less mural
FINISHED FIRST SECTION
The mural is now finished. This is the first section.
FINISHED SECOND SECTION
All the highlights and shadows are now finished on the snow and all over the rest of the mural.
FINAL THIRD SECTION
We tried to capture the twilight time of day. I think we were successful.
FINISHED FOURTH SECTION
Even the tops of the trees indicate the last few moments early evening light.
FINISHED FIFTH SECTION
I like the way the shadow and light plays on the rocky Timpanogos slopes.
FINISHED SIXTH SECTION
Provo Canyon.
FINISHED SEVENTH SECTION
I love the way the shadows and light bring out the rock forms on Cascade Peak.
ELK CLOSE UP
I'm not really a wildlife painter, yet I feel pretty good about how this bull elk turned out.
EIGHTH SECTION
Squaw Peak (the one with the red scrub oak trees on it's slopes) is mosly in shadow, but with a sliver of light at the top.
FINISHED NINTH SECTION
The middle section of Squaw Peak.
SQUAW PEAK
THis looks so real, it's like you can walk right through it! Pick any door.
LAST SECTION
This shows Rock Canyon during the last few moments of evening light.
No comments:
Post a Comment