Currently under construction, this blog will follow the progress of Novatek's third and final mural for the year 20011. We call it the Godzilla mural because it will be Ricks Fine Art's largest ever indoor mural painted on a single wall. This mural may as well be the largest indoor mural this side of the Mississippi too. It will measure 30 feet high by 200 feet long. It will be a five to six month full-time project.
As soon as the Mountain Vista and MC Print Murals are finished, the Godzilla Project will get under way. We will soon begin painting preliminary scaled sketches for the clients approval. The client wants a n I-15 view of Timpanogos at sundown during the twilight time of day, with lots of snow on the mountainside. Back in 2006, we painted what we called a triptic of this very subject for Novatek's Intelliserv conference room. The triptic sat inside three former windows which were once framed close together (about 12 inches apart) and were turned into shadow boxes for the painting. The horizontal proportion of the wall is long enough that Ricks plans to incorporate Rock Canyon into the design as well.
As it progresses, we hope to get some exposure form Fox 13 TV News and Deseret News (a newspaper) also. I think the Godzilla Project, coupled with the other two murals would make an interesting story. Don't you?
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.
