Telling the story of the 1919 Army Military Transport as we did in Dixon, IL. Here, a disgusted Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower directs his men to put a truck back on the road . . .
Hope you like it . . .
As always, I designed this - Joey Marshall engineered it - and Bill Hueg did the masterful job of painting it.
The slideshow:
http://s442.photobucket.com/albums/qq14 ... =slideshow
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Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL
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Robare M. Novou
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Re: Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL
Some Truly Lovely Work!
Is there a clear coating over all this?
RMN
Is there a clear coating over all this?
RMN
Re: Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL
Robare . . . Yes, there is. Clearstar and Steve Berman (from the old days of Chromatic) have created a single-part catalyzed acrylic clear (CSX5000) that we are 'beta-testing' to some degree. It's some pretty nice stuff . . . and works well over Bill's oils he uses - and the OneShot colors we use. Remember, we're working on Dibond panels. We take weak isopropyl alcohol to wipe the panels down to get any handprints/fingerprints/pollutants off it - then apply the clear.
The first one we used it on went up earlier this year - so results will be forthcoming in the 'real world' application. They have done accelerated testing - but 'real-world' will be the true test.
It's very easy to work with - a 9" woven mohair roller soaked in a tray of the CSX5000 clear - then some poured on the panels about 3 feet apart . . . roll sparingly and evenly and it levels out beautifully. It DOES dry quickly . . . but enough open time to get a nice surface. Maybe a touch of orangle-peel - but the thicker the better. Thin coats work well also - and can be applied 24 hours apart.
We prefer the semi-gloss for these as the one time we used gloss it made the mural appear 'newer' - and since they are historical murals, that seemed counter to what we're doing.
If this product pans out and lasts for a considerable time, it will be widely used for clearcoat applications. They've done a nice job in creating this product.
The first one we used it on went up earlier this year - so results will be forthcoming in the 'real world' application. They have done accelerated testing - but 'real-world' will be the true test.
It's very easy to work with - a 9" woven mohair roller soaked in a tray of the CSX5000 clear - then some poured on the panels about 3 feet apart . . . roll sparingly and evenly and it levels out beautifully. It DOES dry quickly . . . but enough open time to get a nice surface. Maybe a touch of orangle-peel - but the thicker the better. Thin coats work well also - and can be applied 24 hours apart.
We prefer the semi-gloss for these as the one time we used gloss it made the mural appear 'newer' - and since they are historical murals, that seemed counter to what we're doing.
If this product pans out and lasts for a considerable time, it will be widely used for clearcoat applications. They've done a nice job in creating this product.
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Kelly Thorson
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Re: Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL
Beta Testing on a project of this magnitude seems abit unnerving!
Have you done any of the murals in any other clears to give you a comparison for standard?
This mural is one of my favourites of the project. Bill works so well with these colours! I really appreciate the time lapse documentations, will they be available indefinately, or can a gal convince you to send her copies.
It was great breakfasting with you in Danville, there is never enough time to visit everyone. I don't know if I had the opportunity to tell you, but the portrait was beautiful. Well done!
Have you done any of the murals in any other clears to give you a comparison for standard?
This mural is one of my favourites of the project. Bill works so well with these colours! I really appreciate the time lapse documentations, will they be available indefinately, or can a gal convince you to send her copies.
It was great breakfasting with you in Danville, there is never enough time to visit everyone. I don't know if I had the opportunity to tell you, but the portrait was beautiful. Well done!
I believe there is no shame in failure. Rather, the shame lies in the loss of all the things that might have been, but for the fear of failure.
Re: Lincoln Highway mural number 10 . . . Crest Hill, IL
We trust Steve Berman, Kelly. Simple as that. We did use the old Clearstar on the first 3 we did a few years ago. But when we called to talk about it, he directed us to this product.Beta Testing on a project of this magnitude seems abit unnerving!
Have you done any of the murals in any other clears to give you a comparison for standard?
I'll probably have to clean some of them out as my Photobucket site MUST be getting pretty full. But I will do a .wmv video when we're all done . . . and all will be on it.This mural is one of my favourites of the project. Bill works so well with these colours! I really appreciate the time lapse documentations, will they be available indefinately, or can a gal convince you to send her copies.
You're very kind . . . So long as Dan Sawatzky was surprised and pleased, that's what mattered. He's a good man - and he pushes me to be my best. First effort at portraiture - dumbed down to be able to execute - but I had a REALLY good teacher in Hueg. . .!!!It was great breakfasting with you in Danville, there is never enough time to visit everyone. I don't know if I had the opportunity to tell you, but the portrait was beautiful. Well done!
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