Still working on the panels but it's coming along

Here are the latest pics on my progress with the Dogwood Diner mural.  It seems to me I've been painting like a mad woman and yet I'm still not done...you really can't see the prep work when you look at the pics - or the time spent designing the characters and scene.  I'm still very excited to put all the pieces together and see the completed project.

I'm headed to the garden today to finish the ceiling and sketch 2 more panels (the juke box with the cool dog leaning on it and the chef/kitchen wall).  Alas, we are expecting t-storms down south this weekend and I'm not sure if I will be able to get much painting done at the garden as the tree house has no doors or windows - bummer.

My time is ticking away quickly, April is the deadline with a grand opening next weekend. Push push push :)

BEAUTIFUL sunny day and 80 degrees!

This morning I'm off to the tree house to do some final prep work, check on the flooring and some painting.  Everything is coming together for the the April 2nd grand opening of the tree houses at Huntsville Botanical Garden.  I'm so happy to be involved!

I did accidentally break my camera last week and so I can not take any pics today-bummer.  I need a camera...I feel lost without it.

Holy Schneikee!

It's been 9 days since my last post!!!

This past week I was busy sketching out my design for the tree house mural...I'm a little surprised that I haven't completed one whole side yet...I'm a slow painter I guess, not to mention sitting on the floor painting for several hours makes me achy breaky! 

Fortunately I have all day to paint and I should be able to have the first side done!  Hooray!  I'll take pics later today and post 'em.

...off I gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Prepping wall panels

Well my dining room is currently a paint shop, luckily I have had no catastrophic paint spills on the hard wood floors but there is always tomorrow-HA!  Anyway, the first coat of primer has been applied.

Tomorrow the 2nd coat of primer (?) or right on to the base coat.  I chose Behr exterior paint for the interior walls (there are no doors or windows on the tree house)so it will stand up to the elements.  I think the one coat of primer & the Behr paint will cover just fine -it better at $27+ a gallon.

Inside the tree house I still have to prep and paint 2 tall panels on the back wall, the loft, the ladder, window frames, and the floor!!!!!!!   Ai-yi-yi I hope my body can keep up!  Stay tuned!

Let the creativity run wild!

Alrighty then!  Posted the "Before" pics of the Dogwood Diner.  Headed to the HSVBG (Huntsville Botanical Garden) today to measure, cut, and primer plywood.  I will then be taking the cut pieces home to paint the mural scenes rather than on site.  Spring means inclement weather here in Northern Alabama and this gives me the flexibility of painting anytime without carting paints, brushes, water, lighting to the treehouse.

I'll be busy busy busy the next several days!

More before pics

Before Pics-Dogwood Diner