The light is finally green. Down at the studio loading dock, we’re heading out through cold storage with a whole bunch of other saps working “the bars now closed” after hours. But I’m not complaining because I keep….
Sung to the theme of “Rawhide”
” Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, though the streams are swollen, keep those rolled canvas Raw-Hides a goin along” and as I always say “Don’t try to understand ‘em, Just rope and throw and grab ‘em, Soon we’ll be living high and wide (checks in the mail)
to Westchester
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I like coming along for the ride.
I have a question for Mr. V re: prior video: Did those spots paint themselves?
It was a long time, but this was worth waiting for – Westchester?
Welcome to LAX Adjacent!
ohhh…loving that work-in-progress! tell us more about it?
Very interesting and artsy posts. Great job. I am glad to hear you have been to Bisbee and the Grand Canyon. I do think you would like the area I am posting photos on which is around Page, Arizona. Lake Powell is gorgeous and the surrounding area has lots to offer.
Do you get to the fire station next week, or, where is the rest?
I feel your pain!
(especially after viewing the video)
Early morning heavy lifting, awful!!
AH: It didn’t come down to that. My complements to your recall.
After I put some Ritalin in Pasadena Adjacent’s Cap’ N Crunch and signed her up for the after school program at the Norton Simon, she was able to settle down and paint like a “master” of English hunting scenes.
If nothing else they will be appreciated by all of us. I think they’re beautiful!
In your videos Mr V is always there but not there. A man of intrigue, a man who will medicate to motivate.
Congratulations; those canvases are huge, and, from the glimpses we got in the earlier post, looking really good. Do they get installed, next?
Mr. V – sign me up for that class!
English hunting scenes? how appropo!
I thought those big tubes were going in the big truck, a link later and I see your delivery system is much more hands on.
Like everyone else I would like to see the finished product, are you able to see all the elements together before you install them or will that be the first time you see it in total?
I love seeing how you work–tremendously inspiring!!
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I wondered what all the comments were about – cuz I could not see the videos at work. So glad you are documenting some of this…The panels are amazingly large, hard to understand the size even when seeing some on the wall. I’m going on Thursday to see them…I located the real fire station finally on a paper map.
Unethical? I think his dance is great.
(as is the painting!)
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AH: Thats good because the best is yet to come (or not) Did you catch the bundled Aloe on the dock?
CO: Shhhh, you astute blogee doggie. Your throwing your bone before my cart…
Vetti: In time “my pretty” all will be revealed (including the local history of Westchester) riviting stuff
Julie: Thanks. I’m ready to visit Slot Canyon right now
Chef-King Walter: In this post Mr V and myself are in the process of driving the murals (on the rolls) to Westchester in the pre dawn hours (slowly on side streets) Our crew was there to meet us and do the wall preparation (de-stucco and coat). I’m working on the mosaic element. Deadline Oct 15
Virginia: Did you hear my muffled grunts? If you listen to the audio on the comment thread you’ll hear Mr. M respond to my threat of blogging him.
Mr. V: no wonder nobody likes you
Rebecca: Thank you, considering your well aware of the difficulty the process entails
PJ: your comment was my favorite
Jean: Yes they did get installed. Now were on pins and needles hoping they won’t curl over, shrink and tear or drop off from the weight. Three tiers of scaffolding, we do not want to repeat this.
D: the worst was getting the 12 foot tubes back to the studio in my small truck. They kept slipping off the cab; three times!!! Cars where blowing their horns, and middle fingers were raised in protest as we crawled back to the studio at 20 miles an hour. A fine stressful finale for the mural segment.
Great question: Outside of the design where the ideas were digitally superimposed we really don’t know. But now we do, and all but one choice seems to be working. The play of light and shadow was an unexpected feature that we didn’t calculate into the design but it really works to the benefit of the work. It creates little pockets of light that focus in on key elements. If I could go back I’d flip the dog image so he’d show up in the box of light.
Mary: Thanks..not so much pressure now, lets go for a walk
Unethical Side: no wonder nobody likes you
Tash: Thats so exciting. When your there and walking about you’ll get a good idea of how difficult it was to design around that over head bar and light fixtures. You can be my spy and tell me if anything is going wrong in terms of adhesion. Take note that we painted the “bird be gone” spikes at the base of the “Horse with No Name”