Panel #1

So for the Ventura Mural Project, I decided to work right to left. The piece shown is the 1st panel I started. The acrylic latex is challenging to work with because you can't really apply it like artistic acrylics, i.e. in thin layers to build depth. This stuff is made to sit on a house through heat, drought, rain, sunshine and expected to look nice for years. It took nearly 3 days of experimenting before I came up with a technique that will let me paint in layers. The skeleton in swim shorts wearing a sombrero is my tribute to the great Mexican illustrator, Jose Posada. He drew the Mexican citizenry as skeletons while riding their bicycles or dancing. My skelton can also be seen as being a representation of the Mexican culture in Ventura who have had a huge impact on the community.