Put down your brushes and walk away from the mural! That’s what I had to tell myself at the end of Day Three on the mural at St. Anthony’s Retreat in Three Rivers.
At the end of Day Two, I took a photo of the mural, studied it, and made a list of things that were not quite right. When I arrived on Day Three, I didn’t even read the list but just started working. The oak tree, the sycamores, the river’s edge. . . fixey, fixey, fixey.
Next, I peeled the masking tape from the top 2 sections to see how effectively it masked the edges. Then it was time for lunch. (I love working at St. Anthony’s!)
The tape had a few malfunctions. The pencil we used to swing the arc and the blue chalk line all had to be painted out, so I used the wall paint to cover the now extraneous guidelines.
I signed it, then added one more poppy.
Stick a fork in it; it’s done!
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A reflection of God’s beauty in our special place.
Thank you, Louise! That is always my goal – to reflect God’s beauty.
This mural is awesome, Jana! Now it’s a room with a view! Great idea for a room with no windows.
Thank you, Gnat! It makes me want to look at every room I am in and see if there is a place for a mural.
Thanks and beautiful
Thank you, Anonymous! (And isn’t it a pain to have to sign in to comment? I don’t know how to fix this, or if it is even fixable.)
It took me awhile to find the extra poppy, but eventually I spotted it!
Are they going to add a cross bar of some sort, like a window frame, or leave it as is?
Beautiful, as always!
Sharon, I was counting on you to have fun with that! Initially we planned to have someone make wooden frames to look like real windows. There was also talk of a crucifix, and I don’t remember if I said or just thought, “Please don’t put a dead Jesus in my mural!” So, it is all in the category of More Will Be Revealed in the Fullness of Time.
“Don’t put a dead Jesus in my mural.” Exactly! “He is not here; for He is risen, as He said!” (Matthew 28:6)
Amen.
You’ve out-done yourself!
Donna, as always, you are so kind and complimentary, and I appreciate your sincerity!
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