Heather and Joe's baby room

I should have been working at the library, but this was a fun mural to work on. Friday Heather's mom helped me get the basic colors on the walls and start the swirls and the trees.
As usual, it took me longer to paint than I anticipated. But it was relaxing to work on this whimsical room. Joe calls it the happy room and says he may have to sleep in here.

The colors and shapes mimic the crib linens that Heather bought. (Martex brand- "down under" set) Everything has either a pattern on it or is outlined. Even though I didn't use black (I wanted to keep it cheerful) I think the colors are strong enough to work with the black crib and dresser that will go in here.

A fun, productive way to spend the holiday weekend.
:-)

more spots and squares

November 16, 2008
I had not painted for over a week. So yesterday and today I painted more background stuff. Lots of spots over to the left, and green squares in the sky. Can't get back in to paint again until Thursday. I'm hoping to make a lot of headway over Thanksgiving break.

Sunday, Nov 2, 2008

The library is only open from 1-5 on Sundays...I just painted lots more spots today.

The Smolls came by today- they found the name of a bird that starts with X so that I can have a creature that starts with every letter of the alphabet. Can't wait to finish the large background areas so I can do the fun details.

Saturday, Nov 1, 2008 Lots of spots

So who says that the sky has to be blue and the ground has to be green? I had this discussion with a student this week. She showed up today while I was working. I heard her before I saw her..."see the sky is green...this has to be it"

You can't tell it from the photos, but I spent about 6 hours painting irregular spots today. And I'm still not done! It is tedious work, but I want all areas to either have realist images or areas of flat repeated patterns. Hidden images will be added to this area later.

So...for what reason did I pick these shapes?
a)because I wanted rough looking pebbles on this "ground".
b) these shapes repeat the spots on the giraffe.
c) these shapes resemble the ice cubes in my iced coffee.
Will anyone ever know the real reason???


The library tech guy took this photo.

Saturday, Nov 1, 2008 other mural artists at the library

This is Michael Bowman and a picture of his lastest work...still in progress. His mural is behind the Youth Services desk and extends around the corner. I didn't get a clear shot of the rest of it. Will try to include it later.

This is Jill Stockwell and a picture of her latest work...still in progress. It is located in the young childrens section of the library. She is also creating several characters on thin wood that can be moved to different locations around the library.