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What
an incredible experience it was to be given the job for
Compaq (in conjunction with Exhibitree and Staging Solutions).
Beside the influx of capital, these large scale commercial
paintings were exercise toward the Freedom ART Project paintings.
It was an opportunity in advance of my paintings, to work
through problems of scale on walls provided by Exhibitree
at Exhibitree, with art supplied by Little Black Box and
Staging Solutions, working with a scale almost comparable
to the Psalms painting (planned to be 30 feet tall) and
the Genesis painting (measuring in at 27 feet tall). I was
provided the experience of hiring and managing a work force
to help with the painting execution. This job had several
planning mistakes such as the use of scaffolding instead
of a scissors lift (not my idea) and the arrangement of
the wall panels for painting (they had to be taken down
and remounted to my specs costing me a day out of a already
tight deadline).
Let me tell you about the exercise of climbing up and down
scaffolding all day long for 6 days straight with little
sleep or rest. I put in 119 hours of physical labor (not
counting the preplanning and consultations), and between
my three crew members, they put in 90 hours total -- a lot
of hours for 6 days. I am still recovering. I have a pinched
nerve in my neck, as a result, that massage has not helped
to alleviate. BUT - I accepted the challenge - I came, I
conquered, I'm psyched ! (there is the testosterone in me
coming out).
Praise
God for his great providence and for giving me an exercise
in large scale management. The only other large scale works
were the three Laguna Beach, Wyland tile murals that I had
painted in 1996. They, too, were good exercise.
Neither
of those experiences were as challenging artistically or
technically as the F.A.P. paintings will be. Which is interesting
as I have a sense that I am being weaned into position to
handle the exciting challenges ahead.
If
anything, I pray to keep my faith in God's promise for my
life (and perhaps a better understanding of what that means).
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February, Continued...
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