The Mural is completed!!!!

And I'm feeling great about it! This has been one amazing opportunity and experience to work with such a large canvas and creating a piece that will be enjoyed by people who matter to me. I just can't wait for the kids to see this for themselves and I'm looking forward to seeing their reaction first hand next weekend. Below are the pictures of the final work. All that is needed is the protective finish and it's done. While the pictures are pretty good representations of this piece, the in person view is just incredible. I'm most thankful for the spark that was lit through painting this. I have for far too long put my brushes aside and it was rewarding to pick them up again. I'm hoping to get the opportunity to do this again soon. And if I do.....I'll be sure to post it here.

And now for the pictures......enjoy!

Murals, a 3D canvas......Day 2

Well another long but very satisfying day. I have managed to complete a lot and very much like last time am very very very sore. But this was definitely worth it! Now I shall leave you with the pictures of today's progress. One more solid day and this should be finished.......

Murals.....one very large 3D canvas

Well today I have started a way of painting that is very new to me. Today I started painting a mural which will be enjoyed by some very special kids in my life. This morning I set out, supplies in hand, to start my very first piece of "3D art". While now I am extremely sore to the point that typing this is difficult, I am so satisfied with all that I completed on my very first day. Over the next few weeks I'll be keeping you all up to date with the progress of the project right up until the completion. Who knows, maybe this is something that will take and I'll find myself doing another one in the future. *note about the pictures* These were taken using my camera phone so the colours aren't 100% true to the actual thing.

Before:


Midway through the day. The sky has been painted with two coats of light blue Flat paint and I have begun "ragging" the distant trees. There will be a great deal more detail added later on.

And finally the end of Day 1. The sky is painted, the background trees have been ragged on and the baseboard is painted as well. It will be another two weeks before I get to work on this again, but hopefully Day 2 will show as much progress as today.