Unbelievable Murals

[Warlady]

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Before photo - typical concrete & stucco facade

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Preparing the wall surface

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Preparing the canvas - plastering the wall surface

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The wall starts to take on a 3-dimensional appearance

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Eric in his element, 30' off the ground. He does most of the artwork by himself & researches, paints and designs each project from scratch.. His wife Kathy, also an artist, serves as project manager.<?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P></O:P>

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The German made (century old) Keim mineral paints are engineered for durability & longevity. Their liquid-mineral application bonds potassium silicate with the building's mineral substrate.....they resist UV and moisture corrosion and remain color true for over 100 years.<O:P></O:P>

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After photos of the 50x58' mural - it's hard to tell you're looking at a 2-dimensional flat wall<O:P></O:P>


Eric Grohe and his wife Kathy live in <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 /><ST1:PLACE w:st="on"><ST1:CITY w:st="on">Marysville</ST1:CITY>, <ST1:STATE w:st="on">WA</ST1:STATE></ST1:PLACE> . For specific questions, you can contact Eric at info@ericgrohemurals.com (info@ericgrohemurals.com) .<O:P></O:P>


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Before

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During

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After
Liberty Remembers

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Before

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After - hard to believe you're looking at a flat 2-dimensional wall<O:P></O:P>

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Before

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After -- Wide View

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After - close ups (I wonder how many birds fly into this wall on a daily basis??)<O:P></O:P>




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Indoor Murals - Miller Brewery

When working indoors, the environment is typically not as harsh and one could conceivably use large format digital reproductions to create a life-like mural. However, if the indoor location is exposed to humidity, UV or airborne vapors/chemicals, digital reproductions will begin to deteriorate rather quickly. The murals below are painted in oil on a Dibond® aluminum com backing and are overcoated to protect from the chemical and physical abuse of day to day activity.<O:P></O:P>
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After Photos - Past meets Present in the Miller Brewery Fermenting Rooms - hooks, clipboards and aprons were added to the surface of the murals to enhance the illusion. You're looking at flat walls!<O:P></O:P>

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Detail view looking down the illusional hallway in the previous mural.<O:P></O:P>

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Brew Room Includes 22 smaller murals - various sizes depicting historic scenes of Miller's history going back to the 19th cent<O:P></O:P>

[Warlady]

A special thanks to Sonarman for sending in the photos.

[Warlady]

Even more projects (http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/projects.html)

[DoctorDoom]

That's magnificent! But I wonder how long it will take for the spraycan Michelangelos to deface them.

[Warlady]

Can you imagine the penalty for defacing something that valuable?

[ThomasMore]

Trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye").

[DesertFox]

Awesome. My first thoughts were exactly what Doc said: grafitti.

[Warlady]

Fox I don't think anyone has ever destroyed any of his murals so I'd rather talk about their beauty. This man is really talented. I wonder how much he charges for a mural the size of the first one? It has to be in the hundreds of thousands.

[Warlady]

Check out the attention to detail.. and be sure to click on the link to other projects. He has them all over the country.

http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/projects/eriecanal/eriecanal_lg.jpg

[bannerman]

these days... one often thinks of the garish socialist brash ghetto life when one sees the word mural

Eric Grohe is carrying on the very best of the tradtion of the Fine Art Mural

http://www.ericgrohemurals.com/

thank you.

[PrezLeefun]

Oh my butt would walk straight into one of those! Amazing!

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

Okay, I want to paint like THAT!

Unfortunately, all my people come out looking like caricatures (large heads, tiny bodies, features exaggerated) :smirky: . Guess I'm just BOUND to be a cartoonist, LOL.

Those are simply breathtaking! I am in complete awe of the talent and craftsmanship -- Bravo! :claps:

[nene]

That's magnificent! But I wonder how long it will take for the spraycan Michelangelos to deface them.Hopefully these works will remain unblemished. Even in the streets, there exists decency, honor, and respect.

[Warlady]

Prez. LOL I don't see you walking into walls. Even walls as beautiful as these.

[PrezLeefun]

Oh no Warlady, my dumbass would make a beeline for brick. Thats just insane that someone can paint like that. Really very talented!

[Conserv_Atticus]

I'm with Prez... my head would hurt so much, i'm just the kind of person that would be like, "WOW! CHECK THIS OUT GUYS! THIS IS.. OUCH!" I'm gonna need alot of Advil...

[DoctorDoom]

Who recalls Kurt Wenner, the chalk artist. This is one of his masterpieces.

http://www.kurtwenner.com/images/diesira.jpg

His street art page: STREET PAINTING & PUBLIC EVENTS (http://www.kurtwenner.com/street/)

[Warlady]

DOC that is incredible. I'm going to check out his website. Breathtaking. How does one see that through their eyes then transfer it with their hands to canvas or whatever medium they have?

[PrezLeefun]

geez looks like you can fall right in. Now that I would walk around like "oh my god- I don't want to break leg."

[HomeschoolrsRUs]

How does one see that through their eyes then transfer it with their hands to canvas or whatever medium they have?

Warlady, because they have ultimate control of their "mind's eye." I am certainly no artist of the caliber evidenced by these works, but even in the modest talents the Lord has so gracious bestowed upon me, there is a deep well within, like a spring of sparkling, clear pure water. Sometimes I can reach it, and sometimes I can't -- when I can, I baffle even myself with what comes out. That was the problem I had taking art classes though -- there were days, I just "couldn't" create/draw/paint. Try explaining that to an Art Instructor with a deadline, LOL.

I am absolutely in awe of the talents portrayed here. To look upon these works fills me with a joy and uplift. In MY "mind's eye" I see hands working to add miniscule strokes, and wide line, and I "see" how they did it. I just wish I could create it, like they do http://www.freeconservatives.com/vb/images/icons/icon7.gif.

[PrezLeefun]

Me too Homes....Me too.

[Venus de Smilo]

Beyond awesome. I've seen the inside of the Sistine Chapel. This guy may not quite be Michelangelo yet, but he most definitely gives him a run for his money. It's only taken five-hundred years for another one to walk among us.

Absoluetly stunning. Thank God for such talent. May the artist live a long, happy and prolific life. Mankind needs him desperately. His work makes the spirit soar just to see it on a monitor - what it must be like to see it "live"!

[Large_Al]

WOW!!

[Warlady]

Beyond awesome. I've seen the inside of the Sistine Chapel. This guy may not quite be Michelangelo yet, but he most definitely gives him a run for his money. It's only taken five-hundred years for another one to walk among us.

Absoluetly stunning. Thank God for such talent. May the artist live a long, happy and prolific life. Mankind needs him desperately. His work makes the spirit soar just to see it on a monitor - what it must be like to see it "live"!

I can only imagine. I'm sure a photo does not do his work justice.

[Venus de Smilo]

There's no possible way it could, not something of that scale.

WOW!

Thanks to you and Sonar for bringing that to us. I sent it to my mom and a few others.

[Maggie_T]

LOL Prez, that was exactly what crossed my mind. I can see myself driving under those "bridges."

WOW! Guys, thank you so much for sharing this. I've never seen the likes of it.