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We loaded it up and off to Brooks. It's hard to believe that much work fits into this box!!!!
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Those are spectacular- both in conception and creation!! KUDOS for sure!
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Wow Kelly you are such an outstanding artist. It looks like you had a blast making those.
Good Job!
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Thanks for the nice comments. I don't feel much but tired right now. A huge thanks to Pat and Ruth Welter and Graham and Barb Parsons for taking a day to come visit and help. It was the infusion I needed to get by that hump and gave me the energy to make the last couple of days of painting. Those pipes were really twisting my mind. A special thanks to my daughter Jess for all her help as well. Jess painted the oil rig panel as well as helping with a couple of others. And of course to my husband Jim for his gentle support and helping to install the panels. Love you all!
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Looks excellent. Illustration is your forte, Kelly. My fave piece is the guy in the overalls. Love....Jill
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Well it looks like all your hard work payed off. Glad to hear the install went off without a hitch. Sorry I couldn't make it, but judging the way it turned out I suspect there will be more.
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The drilling console one was painted horizontally, Jill. I didn't get to see it connected or vertical until it was installed. It was hard to find places to paint all of them! Thanks Rick! I would have loved to have seen you. There were a few changes I wanted to make that I never got to, but they likely bother me more than any one else.... well except for the velvet coveralls.... You have my permission to change their clothes.
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Great! Great! Great! Well done Kelly, you have done a wonderful project.
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Ah, they look wonderful! I love the way you did the borders.
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Really fabulous, Kelly! What did you paint them on, that you could get them in sections on some of the larger panels? I suppose you mentioned this before on another post...but what is the overall dimension of the wall? Hard to tell looking at it. And where does it sit in relation to the rest of the business? Where is the viewer when looking at this? Do you have any distance shots?Inquiring minds want to know. It really looks great.
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I really like it Kelly- well done!!! The 'desaturated' or greyscale frames are a really clever thought, too.
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Love it! Great concept and kudos on the patience to complete a project like that.
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Thanks everyone. Judy, the panels are Omega Bond, Dibond and a couple of other aluminum composites. They were primed with BM Fresh Start and painted with BM Aura paints - which I loved! The building is 125' x 18' and the mural I believe covers about 92 feet of the wall. The Main Entrance to the building is around the left corner, but the mural faces the main Industrial Drive. The pictures I took were from across that road. If you look again at the overall picture you can see a 6 foot fence on the right as well as a door on the left. That should give you an indication of scale. The business sign is to the left of the mural. I was approached about the possibility of a couple of others when there, so we'll see if that goes anywhere. I really would like to do more murals, I kind of got out of that when I opened the sign shop and I miss the painting. So, when all of you were in Pontiac having a great meet, I was here having my own little painting party.
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WOW...outstanding work...an unbelievable project for one person...I would have been too overwhelmed by the scale...this is something to be extremely proud of...Congratulations.
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Thanks Rusty, I'm never overwhelmed by the scale - at least not until I land the project.
Actually this would have been a very enjoyable project had I not broken two ribs just going into it. It really slowed me down and I had to push very hard to make the deadline. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable project that I really hope will lead to more.
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A special thanks to my daughter Jess for all her help as well. Jess painted the oil rig panel as well as helping with a couple of others. And of course to my husband Jim for his gentle support and helping to install the panels. ![[Group Hug]](graemlins/grouphug.gif)
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