"Hotel Port Charlotte" Mural Update

When we left last March, this was the status of one of the new murals in Punta Gorda.  It was started after we arrived last year; I think the artist works very fast. 

This is how it looks now, all done.

Not only is this one finished, but there is a completed one on the building next door. 

These were finished faster than I completed Wendy & Dan's wedding quilt. 

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Update...eagles, "bungalow" & mural

Unfortunately, the eagle update is minimal...there are no eagles.  Although one of the adults was seen earlier in the season, the pair did not return.  Sad ;o(

The "bungalow" has nothing happening on the outside other than some stucco and there is a big sign warning of felony charges for anyone venturing onto the property.  We were going to check out the inside but decided against it.  Actually, Mr. Bill suggested I check out the inside while he waited in the car.  HA, I.Don't.Think.So!

The mural hasn't changed since the last picture was posted

however, there was a nice article in the local paper, Punta Gorda Herald, about the artist.  It answered a couple of the earlier questions.
1)  How does he paint so close?  Answer..."The secret is my digital camera"..."I take a picture and look at it on the LCD screen."  I don't understand how that helps but it appears to work for him.
2)  Doesn't the paint dry out in the sun?  His answer doesn't apply to the paint drying; however, "he also built himself an umbrella contraption that keeps the section of the painting he's working on out of the sun, which can distort the artist's perception of colors."

This mural shows several famous people that once stayed at The Hotel Port Charlotte.  From the left...Clarence Darrow, Henry Ford, Boy Scout founder Daniel Beard, Thomas Edison, golfer Patty Berg, Andrew Mellon and Harvey Firestone. 

The hotel, itself, will be painted on the building next door.

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Update..."bungalow" & mural, article 2

The mural is coming along very nicely.  I don't know how the artist gets the perspective right working so close or how he paints when it is so sunny, without the paint drying out too quickly.

 

The "bungalow" doesn't show much progress, apparently they are working on the inside. 

Some of the roofing is complete and there is strapping on the front.  We assume this is for the siding.  At this rate, it will never be ready by the end of March.

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