Ramsay Community Mural Complete!

The summer weather left much to be desired in terms of work days but I managed to finish up the painting when it was nice enough out, no hail, thunder showers or excruciating heat destroying my poor brushes. Here it is take a look!

Its so long, you cant see it all at once or take a single picture of it in its entirety. So I made a quick mock up to give the general impression of the majority of it by patching a bunch of pictures together quickly in Photoshop.

I also got a page featured in the local Ramsay Neighborhood Newsletter on page 13. Its in Black and white and the mural is very colourful but it gives you an idea.

I'd like to take this opportunity to give a shout out and show my gratitude with a special thanks to the following: John Holt for introducing me to Shannon who was my go to person for this project. The Ramsay Community Association for giving me the opportunity to splash paint in my hood. To those volunteers that helped me along the way: Jordan, Greg, Ben, Nolan, Teegan, Becky, Lanny and Cindy. Thank you!

 Above are a few more to help get the idea across if you haven't visited the Ramsay rink to see the completed piece it in person yet.

Filling up - Ramsay Mural

IV on the Ramsay Mural

Its been a lot cooler out, which is really helping with the application of paint. The pigments are covering with fewer layers because it is coming out of the can thicker.

I also brought up a camping chair for the lower bits so I don't have to kneel on the gravel. Unfortunately, it broke within the first hour of using it.

I'm adding pink and purple which is getting me closer to finishing off the pattern in many of the letters.

The remaining white areas will eventually be filled in with blue, a different blue than the background.

My buddy wandered up and reapplied some of the orange he painted to make it less streaky and transparent. It was a super hot day that day and the paint was coming out of the can as thin as ink.

The letters are shaping up. Once they are filled in I will go back and retouch the black outline.