I didn't know these existed until a friend mentioned it last week, so we stopped in Dothan, Alabama and shot these downtown. The artist is Wes Hardin and the detail is astounding. Most are quite large too........
right side of previous:
close-up of Cotton section:
Left side of previous:
Looks like the kid's sitting on the truck:
Continuation of previous:
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Helicopter detail:
This is a monster:
Right half of previous:
Depicts the Dothan Riot, a previous century's Alabama Tea Party:
Civil War theme:
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Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
Guy looking at right side of previous (he's painted)
Wes Hardin - you are one talented (and prolific) guy...........
[ May 13, 2010, 01:15 AM: Message edited by: Sonny Franks ]
Posted by Dale Manor (Member # 4858) on :
beautiful work...thanks for taking the time to take pics and for sharing them Sonny
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
Truly remarkable.
Posted by david drane (Member # 507) on :
Fantastic detail. From memory Chester Cunningham was from Dothan. If only he was alive to see these masterpieces. thank you for putting the pics up.
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Wow! (I'm speechless)
Posted by Catharine C. Kennedy (Member # 4459) on :
serious work- and walls!
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Incredible work. What realism! The riot scene had me ducking for cover...just incredible. Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
What a treat Sonny, it is so good to see such quality work and so much of it. Thank you for making my day. Bill
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
must be something in their water.... I think I want some
Posted by Tom & Kathy Durham (Member # 776) on :
That's a whole lot of paint'n and paint! Truely remarkable.
Posted by FranCisco Vargas (Member # 145) on :
That guy is a dynamite diehard painter, thanks Sonny...
Posted by Bernie Lohmeyer (Member # 2076) on :
Thanks Sonny.....And "YES" they are great....WHO did you say it was?? he he he.... just slap me....
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
WOW! that is cool Sonny! I came through Dothan a few weeks ago coming back from a wall job in Tallahassee, FL. I wish I had known about these beauties.
thanks,
mark
Posted by Jon Jantz (Member # 6137) on :
Wes Hardin has done murals around here.... here's a couple in Brewton, AL, a nearby town where I had a sign shop and lived for a few years...
Posted by Brent Logan (Member # 6587) on :
Wow! Thanks Sonny.
Posted by Mark Fair Signs (Member # 289) on :
I googled Wes Hardin and came up with this TV station video...
Sonny ,these are AWE-Some.
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
I love those Mustangs!
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
How in the name did one person do all these???? Fantastic, such Life to them.
Posted by Joe Crumley (Member # 2307) on :
Well,
Here's another name to add to my HERO list. Can't wait to find out more about him. Wonder if he ever worked with Chester Cunningham. He was one of the nicest sign artist I've ever mett.
Posted by Nancy B. Bennett (Member # 1451) on :
Amazing. Thanks, Sonny
Posted by Chris Lovelady (Member # 2540) on :
thanks sonny...my dad lives in dothan and i stop to look every time i drive through!!! they are so amazing i have walked around and look at these seeing them in person, well i was just in awe!!!
Lovelady
Posted by Bill Diaz (Member # 2549) on :
Holy cow! I'm going to tell you what, you've got to know this that and the other to be able to paint figures and such. Very few can pull it off like that. It's an inspiration to see work like that.
Thanks, Sonny!
Posted by Todd Gill (Member # 2569) on :
Fantastic!! Thanks for sharing these.
Posted by David C. Petri (Member # 6645) on :
Thanks for posting the pictures, Sonny. His work shows a real mastery and is an inspiration to all muralists. Wow,Thanks. Very humbling.
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
You're right Peach - very humbling. While us Walldogs are running around patting ourselves on the back, this guy is quietly raising the bar solo. William Cochran and Eric Grohe are also in the mural stratosphere.
I called and left him a message - I'd like to invite him to Danville. I have no doubt we could learn a lot.......
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