We call the next Novatek mural project the "Godzilla Mural", because it will be monsterously gigantic. This gargantuan project requires a big concept sketch. I had my brother's business (Krieger-Ricks FrameMakers) build 5 masonite panels framed in the back with 1x2's and seal all the cracks, seams and counter-sunk screws with automotive bondo. I then primed each panel with acrylic gesso to have a good working surface. When the sketch is finished, I will paint the edge of each 2 inch thick panel with an umber color for presentation. This fall, my fine artwork, along with the sketches from Novatek will hang in scheduled my one man show at the Springville Museum, September 20011. When hung, the 5 panels of the "Godzilla Sketch" will hang on the wall about 2-3 inches apart. Four panels are 22 inches by 33 inches, with the center panel measuring at 22 inches by 68 inches. The whole murals sketch will hang on a wall at 22 inches by 200 inches, not counting the spaces in between each panel.
I began the sketch in artist acrylics as an underpainting. Now I've switched to artist oils. Hopefully, after just a few more days, the sketch will be finished and ready for approval. Luckily, Novatek is less than a mile away from my new studio space. When I show the sketch, I plan to set it up in the space where the mural will be painted (see the first JPEG above.).
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.
