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.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
ABOUT HALF WAY THERE!
Well, here we are just past the halfway point. It is really coming together now. All that preliminary stuff was necessary to establish a foundation of design, basic working color patterns and middle values. Some people ask me why I don't just use a paint-by-number method. For the very reason that I don't want it to look mechanical or commercial. Others say, "Why not just start from one end, finish the area from top to bottom in full detail then move to the next area?" The problem with that method is it would often look like some areas were cut out of another mural and pasted in the one your working on. For me the very best method is to establish basic preliminary steps, one at a time, covering the entire picture plane before moving to the next step. I like working on the whole surface each painting session, applying color and value where needed. This helps me not overwork an area. LESS IS MORE. My art instructor, Sergei Bongart, and former Ukrainian native coined the phrase, "More important is what you leave out than what you put in". This has always been my mantra.
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