the birds, the birds, the birds

Some areas and figures in the Hallowell mural went in solidly after long and careful planning. However, the birds near the top of the mural started as an abstract concept in my head–I wanted birds but somehow abstracted birds, perhaps out of folded paper, flying in front of a realistic scene. I did sketch in […]

the scaffolding

Here I have local Hallowellians of various periods of time standing, sitting and climbing the scaffolding that was erected around the 36 foot granite “Faith” sculpture that was carved here in Hallowell in the 1880’s.

Pushing toward finish

This is a section near the top of the mural. I have been going over various parts to pull up details and add finishing touches. This is Benjamin Vaughan and on the right is a small section of the scene depicting the midwife Martha Ballard delivering a baby.

those who served

Here I include a representation of some of the many generations of men and women who have served our country in the many wars. This is some of the men…and I have important woman elsewhere, in a section still being painted.

Adding Granite textures

This is the large “Faith” sculpture that was carved in Hallowell in the late 1880’s. She is 36 feet tall, carved from local granite and she is the largest granite sculpture in the United States. She is the centerpiece figure of the National Monument to the Forefathers, in Plymouth Massachusetts. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Monument_to_the_Forefathers) Here I was adding […]

farm woman and daughter

This is a section at the top center of the 24 x 29 foot mural, depicting a colonial period woman tending the fields with her daughter. Hallowell was a major international shipping port on the Kennebec River, so at any given time a good half of all the boys and men in the town were […]

Hannah Dole, Hallowell Mural

This is Hannah Dole. I am including her in the Hallowell Mural. So, what does it take to include a figure in a history mural? Fortunately, Kate Trembly had an old portrait of Hannah Dole for me to work from, for likeness. However, my job is not just copying an old portrait onto the mural. […]

refining mural details

The last couple of weeks for the Hallowell Mural I’ve been refining some of the details of parts that had been blocked in.

Martha Ballard, updates

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Firehouse Studio

Exciting day, we started building the mural studio. Yesterday, finally, Jen and I moved all the fascinating stuff in my new, temporary, Firehouse Mural Studio. The City of Hallowell has allowed me to work in the large second floor room in the old Firehouse. This gives me an 11 x 30+ foot wall to work […]