Two right buildings

You can also just about see the dedications to the 3 major backers - one on each of the buildings, and my signature on the Fire House. It's a real killer to try to paint letters at that height. Celeste was helping me at this point so I didn't have to keep getting up and down to reach things.

Two left buildings - complete

Now I look at the photo, it does look 3 dimensional, doesn't it...

Penultimate day

This is where I was up to by tuesday morning.

It's finished.

It's finished! Spent about 6 hours yesterday andabout 7 today. I'll upload some more photos later -have to run out to Borrego Springs right now.

Too cold!

It was too cold and windy to work for long today. Also, I forgot to take palette paper so couldn't mix colors. I did however complete one task - the white of the Dome and Fire station were only gesso as I was running low on white last week. These are now finished in titanium white. And I was able to edge the Hofbrau letters in red. More on Monday - I also need to spend time in the studio to prepare for the show this weekend.

Trees

Today I mainly worked on palm trees as I had to go up to Long Beach. I also worked a little on the Hofbrau roof, plus darkened the shadows on the Dome. Won't be able to work on this again for a week.

Shin.

Shin.
a. the bone in the lower leg
b. a device for finding the coffee table in the dark
c. the level at which I'm doing this mural.

So, aside from the fact that I will be visiting the chiropractor, it has been a good muralling day. I decided overnight that I am not making a good job of the fire trucks. I don't think I've painted a vehicle since third grade. John had explained that the Fire Dept rarely close the doors as the new truck doesn't fit, and they put 2 smaller trucks in the other side, which don't fit in together. Last night's wind meant that they decided to put 2 of the fire trucks out on the front and close the doors, so I was able to see that the doors are white.

Windy Monday

I thought I was going to get blown away in the wind today. Didn't start as early as I wanted to and couldn't stay as long as I wanted to either. Brushes and water were blown out of the water container, and the pencil has gone completely. When the wires started howling and I could hardly hold onto the palette, I knew it was time to quit. Tonight though I will work on stencils for the the lettering on the Hofbrau roof and Holly House sign. I also need to take smaller brushes for the details of the fire trucks.

Sky and outlines.

Friday I worked on the sky and the outline of the buildings. By 4pm the sun is on all areas of the wall, or places I need to put paint, and it's not possible to work. Buildings left to right - Holly House, Hofbrau, Dome and Fire Station. Right to left on the low wall, a roll of towels, a coffee and the phone for the chamber.

Thursday.

It's been a busy 2 days. Thursday morning I put down two layers of gesso. Ooh, now that's white.

Success stage 1!

Yaay, we reached our goal! Although the funding won't officially kick in until Saturday, I'm planning to start with a couple layers of gesso on Thursday, then get to work on Friday - otherwise I won't be able to fit it into the rest of the month's schedule.

Here's the Fire Station, one of the buildings to be painted. More on thursday!

Fresh off the easel take 2.

OK, so I can't always get the technology right the first time... Here it is. In reality the reds and yellows are more intense; I need to rephoto it in better daylight.

Fresh off the easel

Or in this case, the workdesk. Tranquility with Tree. Watercolor collage, 18"x24".

I now have a total of $185 pledged offline, so our real total is $335. Here's one of the other historical buildings that I hope to paint. The Hofbrau Restaurant.