2014 Saw more details. I am now painting like I have NEVER done before. Realism is not by favorite thing to do. Thank goodness I get to stop a lot and talk to people.
2012-13 Have been filled with details… lots of them. This is our loose rendition of the town of “Alkamar, Holland”. In this portion of the scene, we are depicting the process of delivering the picked tulips to the flower market through the small bustling town.
2010-1 saw the slowest progress yet. I am trying to add the actual floating market and all the boats as they wait to go to market. I repainted the beginning edge of the town 3 times, moved the market twice and basically messed up. I only finished half of a section of the panel. The …
Here is the 2008-09 version. I have been asked to depict Holland at the turn of the century. The farming community of this type used to grow their produce on individually owned islands. Each farmer would then boat his animals and produce to market. The market was a floating building that buyers would bid on …
This one didn’t make us sick when walking by it!!
I have lost the name of the Photographer who took this, but it’s the best I have looked since then! In 2008 we started on the North East corner of the barn and I tackled painting a large windmill in a corner … that turned out to be a FLOP!!! The image would drive people …
The Southwest section of the South wall 2006-07.
The South East section of the south wall 2004-06
The Crowley tug boat was added in 2006 along with the madronna tree. My signature and image were added at the very end. The mural was dedicated on “locals night”.
2005 saw the addition of the snow geese and herons along with the La Conner bridge in the background. The sky starts to be a little more drematic as the sun sets.