29 October 2017

Mural, part 4: finished!

The mural is finished!  It feels like a great accomplishment, and what an amazing opportunity to have been invited to create this.  

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel
beginning

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel
finish

and a few detail shots:

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel

cSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna VogelcSPACE urban-themed mural in the sandbox, by Verna Vogel

A huge "Thank You!" to the fine folks at cSPACE :)

Now I am back into my studio and enjoying very much the quiet focus of solitary work.

06 October 2017

Mural 3: in betweens

One evening while we were working on the mural, there was a talk/discussion on public art in the room above us.  We went to it, and I made a few quick drawings of people while listening.

verna vogel wall mural/installation at cSPACE King Edward, Calgary AB

verna vogel wall mural/installation at cSPACE King Edward, Calgary AB

Doing quick portrait drawings always makes me feel calm and good.  It's a way of turning down the brain, meditative and focussed.

Another evening, I was feeling physically low-energy so did not work much on the mural.  Instead, I went home early and made a few small abstract sketches.  The sketches brought back into focus my current studio work, quite different from the mural's aesthetic.

verna vogel drawing painting mixed-media on paper in sketchbook abstract augury

verna vogel drawing painting mixed-media on paper in sketchbook abstract augury

verna vogel drawing and painting on paper in sketchbook abstract augury

It was a energy nice re-set, and then I could continue with the mural in a good frame of mind.  Yesterday we added more bits & pieces, and taped off part of the wall which will be painted a dark grey colour, so the painters would know what to do with that wall.

verna vogel wall mural/installation at cSPACE King Edward, Calgary AB

verna vogel wall mural/installation at cSPACE King Edward, Calgary AB

We are in the very final stages of the mural now.  I look forward to its completion within a few days... if all goes according to plan. (x) Once it is complete, I will probably miss working on it!  *laughs*  So it goes.

Thanks as always for reading.

V