Murals and Michelangelo

I have often been asked which artist has been the most inspirational to me in my life.  My immediate answer has always been, and forever will be, Michelangelo.  His Sistine Chapel masterpiece, in my mind, is the single greatest artistic accomplishment in the world.

For four years he worked on scaffolding at a height of almost 70 feet. On his ceiling “canvas” of 12,000 square feet, he created over 400 life-sized figures alone.  Every inch of this work has endured, to this day, as sheer awe-inspiring beauty.

Regardless of content, mural art can be a spiritual journey for an artist.  It is an incredible achievement with regard to skill and execution, but also demands of the artist an unfathomable quantity of tolerance and endurance.

The Agony and the Ecstasy, indeed.

~Ana

www.ana-livingston.com

Sketching Progress on Clearwater Mural

Artist Ana Livingston at her Clearwater, FL mural site.  June 2012

Tomorrow will mark the third day on my newest exterior mural here in Clearwater, FL.  The project is taking place on the wall of Honka Automotive, located on Court Street.  I will be continuing the sketching with the plan to wrap up that phase by Friday.

I appreciate your interest, and will be posting more tomorrow!

~Ana

My Exterior Mural Project in Clearwater, Florida

Sunday will mark the day that I begin the preparatory steps of my newest mural project in Clearwater, Florida: the west-facing wall of Honka Automotive.

The mural will span the entirety of the wall and since I intend to spend only weekday mornings on-site, the project may very well take up to two months.

I will be cleaning the entire wall surface this weekend, with scaffolding going up on Monday morning.  The preliminary sketching will take place shortly afterwards and will most likely take up to 3-4 days to complete.

I'm very excited about this project; please tune in to the day-by-day chronicling of my progress at www.themakingofamural.com.

I'll be looking forward to your comments and questions!

~Ana

"The Wall" located at Honka Automotive, 1266 Court Street  Clearwater, FL 33756