The past few weeks, I had been thinking how to better represent the mountain more realistically with paint. I didn't want to over detail the mural---LESS IS MORE applies here. Nor did I want to paint the main mountain colors too intense. Neutralizing the color tones did the trick. This will will more effectively create color contrast and allow me to place just the right amount of brighter color where the morning sunlight skitters over the majestic granite rock forms. The mountain and surrounding hills will still get more detail; including color and value contrast, cosmetic refinement (or detail) and final accents of color. Right now areas on the mountain seem a little too dark. Part of the reason is because we are still working in MIDDLE VALUES. The middle values must come first before all the icing on the cake.
Before we called it a day, I quickly scumbled in a mountain mist near the base of the foothill just behind the Silver Lake Reservoir then added some pine tree details.
To our pleasant surprise, we painted much of the mountain forms in one 6 hour painting session. We plan to put our time in on the mural all next week and we could have the project close to being finished by then. The following week (the third week of February), we will return to the Mountain Vista Mural and then work through a few challenges we have over there until it is also finished.
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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