-------------------- John Arnott El Cajon CA 619 596-9989 signgraphics1@aol.com http://www.signgraphics1.com Posts: 1443 | From: El Cajon CA usa | Registered: Dec 1998
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I remember doing a lot of billboards and wall jobs that way with my father in the '70s and '80's. Satisfying work but I hated every moment of it. Safety wasn't necessarily first on the list. Only fell twice.
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This is what happens when fellows find themselves. They are living their dream and aren't put off by difficulties. Joseph Campbell and Studs Terkel, wrote about it often.
Admirable.
-------------------- Joe Crumley Norman Sign Company 2200 Research Park Blvd. Norman, OK 73069 Posts: 1428 | From: 2200 Research Park Blvd. | Registered: Sep 2001
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Very, very nice! It was very refreshing to see young guys, especially the apprentice, have so much passion. Somebody willing to go through the lengthy learning process in this age of instant gratification is rare indeed.
-------------------- George Perkins Millington,TN. goatwell@bigriver.net
"I started out with nothing and still have most of it left"
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With well over a hundred large murals under my belt this video brought back many memories. While very satisfying, the work is NOT something I miss doing on a regular basis. I've done a couple off a swing stage... don't particularly want to go there again. I have always been a fair weather painter. I scheduled my murals to happen when the temps were reasonable, although weather was still always something I struggled with on a regular basis. Seeing these guys with gloves on painting in the rain and snow was something I never had to contend with and would have hated in a BIG way. I also travelled a great deal with my murals... and there was nothing more disheartening than sitting in a hotel room 3000 miles from home waiting for the rain to stop.
I am currently in negotiation on a 200 foot long mural. The difference is this time (for the first time) it will be painted in the comfort of my studio on panels. It will be transported and raised into place by another crew under my supervision (from the ground). I anticipate I will do some touchups on site but they will be done from the comfort and relative safety of a cherry picker.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the excitement of painting wall murals I enjoy what I'm doing now far more.
-grampa dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
Being a grampa is one of the the most wonderful things in the world!!! Posts: 8738 | From: Yarrow, B.C. Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Raymond Chapman: [QB] Here's a video that was posted on the hand lettering forum.
What's the hand lettering forum?
-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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-------------------- dennis kiernan independent artist san francisco, calif, usa Posts: 907 | From: san francisco, ca usa | Registered: Feb 2010
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That was really a treat, Thanks Raymond! Not only was the subject tops but the making of the clip was really well done. Even though I have never had that experience I noticed towards the end they have some moments of showing just the end of the brush painting red and the moment of that instantly relaxed me, I felt very at home. I love having recognized that this simple act of painting can be so satiating and calming. Inspiring!
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