It took me almost all year, but I finally got to paint a mural// I was starting to get a little worried that my painting career was drying up, but I found the key: DIVERSIFY! "Don't put all your eggs in one basket.."  I believe is how the saying goes. I have been so busy going after the BIG FISH, that I hadn't been pursuing anything else. The moral of this mural story is that you must always be hustling to make things happen- you are either growing or dying.. there is no 3rd direction.

Anyway, this little project I did over the weekend (just 2 days after the NIGHTMARE and all the frantic planning and prep that precedes) was just the shot in the arm that I needed to get my ass in gear. Literally.. My arm was killing me by the time I finished! I did this one for another liquor rep. 9'x6' reproduction of the label for FIREBALL WHISKY. Long drive for this one- it was up at PURDUE in West Lafayette- but only about 6 hours of actual painting time (thanks to my LOVELY assistant- THANKS CAROLE!!).

So if you are ever up at THE NEON CACTUS in West Lafayette, LOOK FOR IT!

The NIGHTMARE was a huge success once again this year.. This event is going to kill us eventually- it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Lots of work and lots of fun, but I'm glad it is only once a year!
Pics coming from the party next time, but I wanted to get this MURAL up first because I am so relieved to finally have one done for the year.

Thanks to REPUBLIC DISTRIBUTING and NEON CACTUS!