It was hard to sleep the night before I began because of excitement. I thought through all the beginning steps so that I wouldn’t stand in front of the blank wall and spin in circles.
- haul in my equipment and supplies
- lay out the tarps
- tape the edges
- draw the mural
- paint the sky
This is how the wall looked when I arrived.
It is 17′ wide, and I am painting to 10′ high.
Every job has its challenges, both big and small.
The small challenges:
- The masking tape wouldn’t tear cleanly.
- The ladder was too short.
- The tarp was too small.
Every job has its benefits:
- a controlled environment – wow, central heat!
- a ladder (a little short but okay-ish) and a tarp (a little small but I can bring another one)
- really nice people
- Fast internet access!
- excellent consistent light
Got it taped. Now, let’s start drawing.
Ahem. I taped it one line of blocks too high. It is supposed to be 15 blocks high and I taped at 16. No wonder the ladder was too short. Is my brain a large obstacle to accuracy or is it excitement that is the obstacle? Or perhaps working alone with Inspector Gadget, AKA Trail Guy?
See you tomorrow.
4 Comments
Hi! Nice new website and fun to read these last few posts. I am eager to check out the continued progress of that cool-looking Grecian pillar commission you are starting.
Hey, I tried commenting on the earlier posts, including the Brand new Website/comment for a chance at a prize post and none of them had this comment feature enabled, despite the initial link. It just kept circling to a blank sign up for the newsletter spot on the page. This post had the correct comment link. I am honored to be the first! 🙂
How are you? I like the new site. I’ve missed talking with you.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
Hi Jennifer and congratulations! Welcome to my new site – prize coming if you email me your new mailing address!
I still have a few things to learn about my new site. When I’m finished with the mural, maybe my computer speed will be improved and I will have a chance to sit quietly and try to understand how things work. Thanks for the explanation.
I’ve missed talking to you too. Thanks again for checking in!
Jana, congrats on getting your blog up and running again! I’m sure you’re much relieved. Fyi, I tried to leave a comment on your New Year, New Site post, but it didn’t have a place to leave comments at the bottom so am leaving my comment here instead 🙂
Also fyi, I have a post up today with pictures of the twins so be sure to check it out when you get a chance. They are adorable! 🙂 And we get to go see them this weekend. I am soooo excited!!! 🙂
THANK YOU, Cheryl, and welcome to my new site and blog! I’ve got a prize coming your way, because I can’t tell if you or Jennifer commented first and I’m so happy to be up and running that I want to just spread the happiness.
Still have things to figure out but too busy with the mural to spend time on the site. Besides, I’m tired of being on the computer because it took months to get it up AND it takes sooooo very long for things to work with my slow internet.
On my way to look at Isaiah and James – thanks again for stopping by and for commenting!
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