I recently had the great opportunity to do a mural for the Connie Morella Library in Bethesda, Maryland. It is 40' long and 5' tall. I painted it in my studio on a giant scroll contraption, rolling out 8 feet of canvas at a time. It is painted in Golden Matte Fluid Acrylics on primed canvas. It took me 5 weeks working 6 days a week and on the seventh day we rolled up one section and rolled out the next blank 8 feet of canvas. Rolling it took four people because of the weight. It was installed April 12th by Jim Lackford of Paper and Paint in Silver Spring. Thank goodness for his expertise!
It was wonderful having so many dogs and cats in my studio for awhile! I miss them but I can always go to the library to visit. It is really nice to have a mural in my own community!
roll out on the library floor pre- intall
video of Jim installing
installation
Big Red, Lassie, Jack and Bandit, Old Yeller, Buck, White Fang, Luath, and half of Bodger
Bodger, Teo, My Dog Skip, Fang and Crukshanks
Winn Dixie, Cat, Big Dan and Little Annie, Sounder, and in the air -Asta
on the right- Thy Servant Dog by Rudyard Kipling
Nana from Peter Pan
Ribsy, Zoe, The Watchdog, Charley
my favorite- Beautiful Joe, his friend, and Puss 'n Boots
view from left of circulation desk
full view
some touch up