No, I really am declaring it done…really. At least for now. I have to…it has taken me about a year and a half to complete it. Some months I didn’t work on it at all…and others I seemed to never stop.
I always loved the book ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey. It has been one of my favorites, especially since we are vegetarians. I loved this particular drawing and I always thought it would look great on a wall..a big wall….so, I looked at our stairway going up…and figured it was the best wall. And I had been wondering how to paint this wall. It had been unpainted since we moved in four years ago. I never painted such a large mural before. First I decided on a base color and painted the entire wall that color. Then I started with the tree…I don’t know why, I just wanted it to be the central item. I figured this drawing was inspired by Starry Night and I love that particular painting..so it just evolved into my own interpretation of The Starry Night.
It took a bit longer than I anticipated, but that was my own doing. It was a lot of fun to watch it progress. I took a million photos of each stage..sometime I need to put them all together in a little montage or something…
Now, I need to get onto the next mural project…. something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time in our living room.
I will keep you posted on the progress of the next mural……