Their new vestibule was hit by some graffiti vandalism a few weeks back and they asked me to cover it up.
It was a little of challenge because I used "1 Shot Sign Painters Enamel Paint"
This was the first time I used this paint and it proved to be a much slower process than I had anticipated. The paint is just super thick and because I was painting on industrial canvas it sucked the paint into the surface so fast the pant went a lot faster than I anticipated. Applying the paint was also much more challenging because it didn't allow for fluid lines like I'm use to getting with acrylic. And when I tried to make it more fluid with turpentine it created a terrible bleed mark on the edge.
This is the rough sketch I did for the concept over a photograph of the damaged vestibule:
Me working on location, of course I pick two of the two hottest days we've had so far this spring.
Finished detail:
Swing by and give it a look its located
at 2925 W Diversey
Chicago IL
Go inside and my mural I did for the space last summer and get your hair cut while your at it!
