The Mural Finished?

The expected winter storm did what we had hoped- mostly pass to the north, leaving our part of the state with a few flurries and rain sprinkles. With the roads wet, but not frozen, today's big mural dedication went on as scheduled. Had a pretty good crowd, I'd say more than 40 people overall. During a moment without precipitation, we all went outside for a few words from Belmar's Mayor Kenneth Pringle, and a champagne toast led by Councilwoman (and muralist) Merry Brennan. Then we ran back inside where it was nice and warm, to enjoy refreshments and Bob Mataranglo's video of our mural project. Backed with some undersea themed Beatles songs, the video was mostly the photos I gave him, along with a bunch from other sources (including some that show me working), plus Bob's animations. I was happy to receive a copy of my own.

Is the mural finished? Not really, but weather like today is more likely over the next few months than the nice Sunday we had last week, so I would say that work is suspended for quite a while. Perhaps in the spring we will go back to work, adding more of the undersea elements. We're close, just a few more days of work should be needed. Meanwhile, what's done is progress enough for people to enjoy.

We also had the Salon show up, about 30 works, mostly the sea/landscape/floral stuff that dominates the member shows. While my piece does include some landscape and flowers, it certainly stood out. It received a lot of compliments before and after I explained the story behind it. Although the plan was to just keep the show up until the next member meeting on Thurs Dec 6, the show looks nice enough that we are going to see if the participants are willing to keep it up through mid January.