So my husband and I went to this cool place for lunch a few weeks back. I already knew the food was incredible without having even stepped inside the place (and not just because it is getting rave 4 star reviews from many sources)
Just how is that, you ask?
Well because it is also one of the food trucks downtown at just about every fun event.
If you want to see a fantastic menu hit this...Boka Kantina. Richmond, Virginia
First thing we notice when we walk in is … bland walls, meh. Of course, no wonder since food trucks do not have to ever worry about decor! Which then prompts me to ask Patrick Harris, the owner, if he would just like to display some of my art. To which he responds,
“Sure. Do you do murals?"
Next thing I know we are planning on a series of three of them and the rest is (unfolding) history…
First the rough sketch for approval of mural #1…
Then marking off the space
(Patrick was beginning to wonder if paint was ever going to hit the wall)
But don’t want to paint it crookedly or not space it right…
Slowly but surely the paint finally did appear...
Every heard of “measure twice, cut once”?
Well my take on that as a painter is to gesture in and rework easily. Yeah I know it does not flow like the first saying but I think you get the idea...
Chalk transfers really help with readjustments and composition...
In the end Patrick persuaded me to go darker than I thought would work (I was wrong, he was right).
A combination of dark rust and tinted highlights help to make the rusted screw “pop” away from the sign
The rust and corrosive metal look was more successful than I had even hoped for
FINISHED!! (I think, guess I should check with Patrick on this)
Now onto the next one…
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