I designed and painted this mural for the Toledo Country Club. It is painted in the ladies pool locker room. At the request of the client, I designed the mural in a beach theme, and chose colors that enhanced the ceramic tiles in the floor. The mural is 750 sq ft and wraps around 4 walls of the room. Working with one assistant, we completed the mural in 1 week.
May 30, 2008
Dec 15, 2007
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, Tx: Autumn~2007
This was a really fun trip. Hard work, but fun. Five artists landed on site in October, flying in from 4 different states. All 5 of us are experienced artists with backgrounds and degrees in painting, sculpture, fibers, etc. We all have other projects aside from the hotel/water park jobs, but we enjoy these jobs for the travel and the extra income, as well as the comradery that is shared when collaborating on a project.
By mid December, we had painted murals in the lobby, water park & retail area. We also painted set work, placed props, and painted woodgrain on most of the 1,200 faux cedar ceiling planks that were installed on the 50' ceiling throughout the lobby & restaurant areas.
In addition to this, I created 6 wildlife replicas of timber wolves at my studio. The wolves were placed on ledges above the fireplace, and on the rock waterfall area above the registration desk.
Other sites include:
Mason, Oh: Winter~2006
Williamsburg, Va: Spring~2007
To view the project, take a look at the photos in the next few entries.
Mountain Landscape Mural 15' x 30"
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Lobby Mural
5 artists, 3 days
Mural in progress
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, Tx
Autumn ~ 2007
Oct 31, 2007
Forest Murals 40' high
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Water park murals in progress
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine,Tx
Autumn~2007
Oct 15, 2007
Timber Wolves
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Timber wolves
Wolves above registration desk
Howling wolf on waterfall
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, Tx
Autumn~2007
1,200 Planks!
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Faux cedar ceiling planks
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine,Tx
Autumn~2007
Aug 15, 2007
CoCo Key Water Resort
These water parks are attached to existing hotels in various locations in the U.S.. The additions are newly built and unfinished when we arrive. There is generally no heating or air conditioning in the park while we are working, so the temperature closely matches the weather outdoors.
The jobs are big. Lots of painting...lots and lots of painting! Mural painting, set painting, sign painting, color fades, etc. There are usually 2 artists and typically take about 4 weeks to complete.
Danvers, Ma: Spring~2007 It was so cold at times that our paint froze on the walls and sets. We eventually got some heat in the building, and things went well.
Omaha, Ne: Summer~2007 It was 85-95 degrees in the building for most the time we were there, which made conditions a little uncomfortable, especially when working on ladders and lifts. But we adjusted our hours to deal with the heat and everything came along nicely.
Despite these difficulties, the jobs were done on time and looked great when we were finished.
To view the murals and set work, take a look at the photos in the entries below.
CoCo Key Murals
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2 artists, 3 days
Water Park Entrance
Coco Key Water Resort
Omaha, Ne
Summer~2007
Sunset Mural 30' x 100'
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2 artists, 5 days
Mural in Progress
CoCo Key Water Resort
Danvers, Ma
Spring~2007
Set Painting~Cabanas
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Clouds over Cabanas
Color Fade & Brickwork
Decorative Painting
Surf Shack
Coco Key
Omaha, Ne
Summer~2007
Bubbles & Clouds
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Bubbles over water slides
Bubbles
Clouds on upper wall (40 ft')
Clouds
CoCo Key
Omaha,Ne
Summer~2007
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