We got a lot accomplished the last three painting sessions. The mural is getting to look quite detailed. We added more detail to the peaks, allowing the granite forms to peek through the heavy blanket of snow on the granite forms which identify Mount Timpanogos. We added an eagle and black birds to the sky, a nice not so obvious detail which brings life to the landscape. We also added a moose. We will soon add more moose near the lake area. The creek area is beginning to come out with water trickling over the river rock and cascading down the hillside. At first this area got to busy (an all too common hazard easy to fall into) until We discovered how to simplify the area, yet make it have an organic feel. The lake area will also get a pair of trumpeter swans taking off along with some other waterfowl varieties. at first, I felt that the mural would be finished by the weekend, but as I studied it further, I began to realize it might take a couple of days longer.
I want this mural to be so good, so exquisite that another client I have in mind will hire me to paint murals for them. When I finish this mural and the one in the Mountain Vista building, I plan to invite the client's design committee to see it personally.
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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