Mural: Day 4

It would be "Mural: Last Day" but the boss was busy and we couldn't get a final judgement on whether or not it was done. But I think it is. I just haven't pulled off the painter's tape and pushed the ger back into place. Tomorrow then...

So here is what it looked like at day's end today.

Right side...

...and left side...

I should be able to get a final photo tomorrow and be done with this bad boy. Onward!

Mural: Day 3

...technically Day 2 1/2. I didn't spend ALL day working on the mural as I had regular paperwork and such to do but I did get a bit more covered. On we go...

First, here is a peek down the wall of the right side to show (sort of) how far back it goes.

And here is a more straight on view of the right side...

Down behind the left side...

And a more straight on view...

I may go over the grasslands bit with an umber wash because it turned out a touch too...electric green for my taste. I think a nice overlay of a light brown will tone it down just the right amount.

I also picked up paint for the clouds today so hopefully on Monday I will be done with this project. Again I am a lot happier with this than I thought I would be. I seemed to be concerned for nothing.

Mural: Day 2

Coming along...coming along...

Here is the left side...

...and the right side...

Hopefully I should have most of the grass done by tomorrow and maybe some of the clouds.  It is progressing MUCH faster than I thought.  I'm pretty pleased so far.

Mural: Day 1

So my design was approved and we are moving ahead with the mural!  (Well...MOST of the design.   Apparently there is some problem with my camel.  Don't ask.)

So today, I got the wall taped off and the drop cloths down and got down to business.  (See last post for the mock-up I did that is the basic design.)  Unfortunately, I didn't think of documenting until I already had the sky blue laid in.  Ah well, the best laid plans...

This is the left side...in front of the mural is a replica "ger" (think Mongolian tee-pee)  that our good friend Tim put together.

And below is the right side...

And then this last one is the last shot of the day.  I got the painted gers covered and started on the mountain range.

Hopefully I will be able to finish this by the end of the week, but cheese and crackers!  I am exhausted tonight.  Apparently climbing up and down ladders and standing up painting for eight hours is tiring.  Strange...

Mural Design

So at my day job, we are bringing in an exhibit on Genghis Khan.  This is going to be a very impressive exhibit with a lot of weapons and and tons of information about a very influential warrior.  Most violent Buddhist EVER!

But on the fun side for me is that in the store, we (and by "we" I mean "the guy in facilities named Tim") are putting together a replica ger (think Mongolian teepee and pronounced gair) and behind this we are hoping to put in a mural of life on the Mongolian steppes.

So I decided to whip up a quick little painting to get across the idea of what we have envisioned.  Okay, what I have envisioned...

And this is it.  It will probably be lengthened a bit as we started doing some measuring and getting a more definitive idea of what we need today but this is my overall idea to get us started.  This is a quick acrylic painting on illustration board.

How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

Well, that doggy is 10 dollars plus 4 dollars for shipping and handling.

Send a message to the Paintmonkey's Facebook page if you're interested!

Still here...

I've been working quite a bit lately, but again it's stuff I can't share just yet.  I WILL show you the one I finished inking today, however.  This is one of the pages from the children's book I'm working on that is taking up so much of my art-ing time.  I am really liking the results.

Obviously with color it will look much different but I am really having fun with it now.  For the most part it is completely plotted out and I only have a couple of pages to still figure out the compositions but mostly it will be inking and painting from here on out.  Enjoy!

(P.S.  Bulldog fans, keep an eye out.  I will have a special surprise for you coming up in the next week or two.  Stay tuned...)