It took 4 weeks, 8 hours a day even through the heat wave
to make the 36-foot mural that will hang behind the tents 
in Sanctuary Part Three.
Finally I spread out the mural in my driveway.
Seen from the far side, that’s me on the distant ladder.
I was relieved because…
…this is my funky outdoor studio
and I couldn’t see the two 18’ sides together until now.
The table in the center is 3 feet by 7 feet 
(an old screen door on horses)
so the canvas crunches on the ground as I move it.
Here’s a finished detail about 4 feet wide.
The sky is acrylic and pastel, the top mountains are pastel,
the bottom foreground is found objects and plant pieces, and…
…the “mountains” in mid-range are stapled creases of canvas.
The only way to drag each half
from the driveway back to the workspace
was to wear it as a cape.
Here goes the second 18 foot cape.
Yay! The mural is done until Sanctuary Part Three 
hangs in January with the entire series!!!


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Please join me (virtually or in person) for upcoming shows –
Sanctuary Part Two (the rafts) will be exhibited from Oct. 6 to Oct. 31
At TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd., LA 90036.
Appointments are available by calling (310) 829-9556.


AND Sanctuary Part One has a solo show
at Gallery 825 from Oct. 31 to Dec. 4.