We're starting on a new, longer run of Lincoln Highway murals now. Bill will be here until late June now . . .
Byron, IL is NOT on the LH - but was close enough to be affected by it. They have a drag strip there - so we gave them the story of the transcontinetal speed races . . . Those 'badges' were photos of the originals given to L.B. Miller for one of his efforts . . . the city in the background is actually Byron - superimposed into the design.
[ April 19, 2010, 04:17 PM: Message edited by: Jay Allen ]
Posted by Bruce Brickman (Member # 8180) on :
Beautiful Jay! What is the substrate/surface?
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
3mm Dibond, Bruce . . . five 4' x 10' sheets. The whole project (all 40 murals) will be done on Dibond . . .
Posted by Brent Logan (Member # 6587) on :
Pretty Cool.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
It just doesn't get much better than that.
Hats off to Bill and Jay.
Jay...you and Bill will probably get to know each other rather well before this project is done.
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
Raymond . . . We already named one of our bedrooms the "William F. Hueg III Suite" way back in 2000 when he was here for weeks . . .
Pretty soon we'll have to add on a wing for him . . .
Any time you work closely together there is a chance for 'issues' . . . But Bill and I have been friends for about 19 years now - so we are well aware of how to get along. He's quite a talent - and a great friend . . . He's making these designs look even better than they might have without him.
We are lucky - and it looks like this is going to last until September of 2011 . . . YOW!!
Jody is fine with a houseguest . . . she's GREAT at taking care of 'her boys' - but this stretch now will be the longest of the project - and we all hope we can continue to get along!! LOL
Ray . . . Indy is just 4 hours away from our shop . . . Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Four hours....hmmmm. That's not very far. I'm used to heading south for an hour to Bloomington and visiting Mecca, but it might just be a temptation to venture off to see Bill..oh, and you too, Jay.
Could I bring my video camera and do an interview with both of you?
Where are the Butlers in relation to you, Indy, and Bloomington? I just might make a circle doing video interviews and then compile them into a DVD (to help pay for the trip).
Gary Anderson has a Raymond Chapman Memorial Room at his house....and I'm not even dead yet.
Posted by Alan Johnson (Member # 2513) on :
Hi Jay and Bill. Great work , I think you guys might be having to much fun. I hope we get to hang out somewhere it smells like paint some time soon . Cheers AJ
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
AJ and Ray . . .
Our home is always welcome to Letterheads . . . Always.
I know Bill would like to see ya'll again, too . . .
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Jay,
What type of paint are you guys using?
Posted by Jane Diaz (Member # 595) on :
NICE mural you guys! Hope you guys are all planning to come to the Walldog museum opening May 1st. The town is ready to roll out the red carpet again! Raymond you too! Bring that camera and keep it rolling. It soulds like quite a few of the walldogs will be here!
[ April 20, 2010, 10:27 AM: Message edited by: Jane Diaz ]
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
The murals and you guys are awesome!
Posted by Deri Russell (Member # 119) on :
Damn, you guys have done this before haven't you? Posted by Craig Sjoquist (Member # 4684) on :
That looks like awesome addition to the group of murals wow say Hi to Bill remembers what he did to the firehouse beans truck ..lol looked like a old fire truck going down the road if ya saw it at a intersection going by
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
Beautiful work boys! I have to add another Bill to my list of Hero's. Hope to see you guys in Pontiac on the 1st.
Posted by Joey Madden (Member # 1192) on :
So Lifelike
Posted by Pat Welter (Member # 785) on :
Bill and Jay, grand work, would love to be able to work long side Bill some day, education on the end of a brush.
Posted by John Arnott (Member # 215) on :
PLEASE......WHAT TYPE OF PAINT ARE YOU USING? It looks like 1 shot with Smiths Cream applied first.
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
That is amazing pictorial skills. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
John Arnott/Deb . . . search for the old LH posts of prior murals . . . a full description of how these are being done has been written previously there.
Posted by Susie Butler (Member # 4964) on :
Raymond, You are always welcome here. We don't have a suite but a great Murphy bed !We are about 3 hours north of Indy...but...we are coming down for the show. Shiloh and family are now there so we are babysitting for a few so they can take some time away. We need our Ray fix ! Great job Jody/Jay and Bill. Is Bill coming to Pontiac ? David and Suze
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
Susie - it will be great to see you and David again. I think that the "fix" situation is the other way around. I always feel inspired and renewed just being around you guys. David always makes me smile...along with everyone else.
Now, if I bring my video camera to Indy, do you think that I could get you and David to sit still long enough for me to do an interview with you? Just to be a part of the Letterhead legacy that I'm putting together.
Posted by Jay Allen (Member # 195) on :
Suze . . . MAYBE Bill is coming with us to Pontiac on May 1st . . . We have talked about it. With such a big project as this is, we'll just have to wait and see.
I'll tell him you're coming - as are Nancy and Dan - so maybe you will see him there. He'd ride down with Jody and myself . . .
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