Well, were back at it again this week. Last Friday and Saturday, we had a family reunion in Sanpete County, Utah, yet I managed to do a little plein air Saturday afternoon. I also was busy getting a portfolio of my professionally photographed paintings sent off to Celebration Of Fine Art in Scottsdale, AZ. Just got word through Email today that they got it in time before the deadline ended today... Whew! If Celebration accepts my work, I will be busy painting up a storm getting ready to sell my artwork there for three months. Many artists at this annual 3 month juried-in art event make enough off their painting sales to give them income for an entire year! It can also boost their fine art career quickly. I hope I will be selected and should know by about the first week in September.
On the mural project...
One of the man-lifts was fully charged, so I was able to use it all day long! Yay! The other Man-lift, even though I had it plugged in, didn't charge up. Must not have hooked it up properly or didn't turn off some other switch I don't know about yet. We spent the day painting in most of the snow areas on Timp in sunlight and shadow. The shadows on the mountain ended up making a cool positive and negative pattern. Timp is going to look real good before we are finished! Our goal is to have all the white areas on the mural covered with some color. We'll see where we are by the end of the week.
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.
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