Post #712806 by tigertail777 on Tue, Apr 1, 2014 10:32 PM

Apologies for the late reply everyone. I REALLY appreciate all the comments and love to read them.

hiltiki: thank you for the comment. :)

Wendy: I just approved of the proof print, the first one was too dark so we went through a few smaller proofs until we reached what I felt was a good representation of the tones. As for other projects, well I put together a submission package for a mural project at a local college. IF I win the bid for the project, this single mural will help me earn more money than I made all of last year with my janitorial job. I can't show anything just yet, but the content is one of my favorite subjects: ancient cultures. Specifically ancient Greek mythology (can you think of anything more academic?). The final prints for the Egyptian painting should be done in a few weeks, then I need to sign them all and bring them with the original painting to Coos Bay for the re-opening of the Egyptian in June.

littlegiles: Yes, The Egyptian is a crown jewel left from a bygone era. I am so very happy to be a part of helping bring it back to its former glory. If you ever get a chance you should come and see it. It will re-open in June, but they will continue to do improvements and upgrades over time to keep making it better and better and looking as close as possible to it's original 1925 opening. In my opinion it definitely outshines the Gramen's Egyptian in Hollywood because it is much more intact. I think only the Boise Idaho Egyptian theatre compares to it. With so little art deco left, especially Egyptian revival deco it brings my heart joy to know this very special place is being preserved for future generations.

If I get the mural job I will post pictures elsewhere (probably on my neglected facebook fan page) and provide links to them on here.