It's interesting to hear the comments from those who walk by everyday. The employees in the old MC Print building where I'm painting the mural, started noticing that the mural is beginning to look more realistic. As one guy walked past it he said, "It looks almost good enough to go fly fishing!" The trees, mountains, foothills and lake each day gets a little more 3D form. Today especially, the painting is looking more representational (identifiable realism). Another funny comment was, "Pretty soon, we're not going to be able to find our office door!" Actually, all they have to do is look for their office door window. I can't paint over the window (wish I could).
Several employees asked if they could make a request. I got a request for everything from fly fishermen, a girl in a bikini, a hedgehog, a ground hog and a squirrel among others. I tell them, "You're welcome to make a request, but that's no guarantee I'll put it in." Then I let them know I plan to add moose, some waterfowl and maybe a pair of swans taking off from the lake.
I'm sorry, I didn't get any pictures posted today. The photo update will come tomorrow night when I blog again. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised!
MURAL SPAN LEFT END
We are now down to just the final accents!
FINISHED MURAL
Today we spent less than 2 hours finishing up by painting in the final accents, touching up and removing all the masking.
Novatek MC Print Mural
Concept Sketch for MC Print Mural
RUSSELL RICKS IN FRONT OF MC PRINT MURAL
MAY 4, 2011. Rajish, who is originally from India an employee of the company, photographed me in front of the MC Print Mural.
LEFT END, SECOND SECTION.
While working on this project, I faced right into this iron pillar many times. The problem is, I get to concentrating on what I am doing that I loose touch with what might be going on around me and it is in those moments keep smashing my face into the pillar
MOOSE, LEFT END
Once we removed the masking, i was very pleased with the end result.
CLOSE UP OF LEFT END MOOSE
This section has become my favorite part of the mural.
ROBERTS BENCH SECTION
With warmer highlights on the sunlit side of Roberts Bench and a few tweaks here and there, The employees were very pleased with the end result. They like it and that's what counts!
MOOSE AND RESERVOIR SECTION
It only took a few minor accents and less than 2 hours to finish up the project.
Close Up Of Moose
The neck and shoulder area look better.
Other Close Up
Swans in Lake Area
SWAN SECTION
Swans taking flight.
SWAN CLOSE UP I
I love to watch these graceful birds in flight.
SWANS II
Each swan is in a slightly diffenets stage in flght.
Mallard Duck
This duck replaces a larger one we had in then took out the other day.
TIMP RANGE FROM THE NORTH END
I love the shape of the mountains viewed in American Fork Canyon.
SWAN III
Aspens Right Side
I ran smack-dab and face-first into that iron beam support yesterday. Ouch, that hurt!
Mount Baldy Section
The aspen trees now have more form and are no longer flat and dull looking. Mount Baldy got a little more form and refined patches of snow, giving the granite form more of a 3D look.
Right End Section
Looks much better without the masking.
MURAL SPAN FROM RIGHT END
This is the first section everyone sees when they walk in.
Hike to Stewarts Falls
Took a fun hike to a great reward on the 4th of July. Stewarts Falls is in the Timpanogos Range Region.
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