Pentecost is complete!

Reaching for that finish line

April 14 will mark the completion of the St. Rose of Lima mural of Pentecost!

More Mary

Powerful!

I started painting Mary's face and although her eyes are not quite done yet I can't get over how she seems to look right through me (and you).

Almost there

After almost two and half months St. Rose of Lima will get to shine in it's new glory!

Bringing life!

Finally, I started to bring life to the figures in Restout's composition... Interpreting it in my own brush style is key to the project so that we can claim some sense of ownership. So far - so good!

Layers, layers, and more layers

After a week of just layering all my dark tones I'm beginning to really see how large this mural is.

Today's progress

The view from up here

Me – 35 feet high!

First paint!

Started last night...

Scaffold Selfie!

This is me forcing a quick smile. Did you know that I hate heights?

And so it begins!

Here are some photos of my line drawings which will eventually be traced with paint. You can see the grid which took my dad and I a few days to complete. Each line needs to be level and precise to 12" squares. Even the tiniest mistake could be catastrophic for the drawing stage. It's all good and thank goodness for dads.

Davinci would drool!

Here's the scaffold - my second home for the next few months! It's over 30 feet high with three levels. I would like to thank Michael and Vladimir. They tailored these monkey bars to my fear of heights.

We're set to begin the mural on January 12!

This is the grid that I plan to use to transfer the composition on to the new plastered wall at St. Rose of Lima. You will notice that I have included more columns to accommodate the exact proportions of the wall (24.5x36 feet). The trinity and the existing crucifix are also included. The mural will sit over an eight foot tall faux stone wall.   

Mary of Nazareth - small colour study

This is where we have netted out on how our Mary should look like. I pray that I do her justice. Now you will notice that the Mary in the original painting looks different. Fr. Freddie and Deacon Anthony felt that her face could use a refresh since the original version seemed a little out of focus and lacking of detail even though she was the focal point of the original painting. I think this is an improvement I like to believe that Mr. Restout thinks so as well :)