Put another one to bed . . . one more coming on Monday . . . 36 more to go . . . I personally hated this image (boring) but Bill Hueg worked his usual magic and even he was pleased with how it came out. Bad photo - but an excellent painted rendition . . . Full view: http://i442.photobucket.com/album...

Bob . . . you actually are in the presence of greatness with respect to the broad range of talented folks who lurk and post here . . . But (in my opinion) it is the greatness of their individual efforts that deserves the respect and admiration - not the individual alone. Ego - as best I can summariz...

Bob . . . well, first, drop the 'Mister' . . . Jay is how I respond best!! (My employees may have other euphemisms less formal...but they probably mutter them under their breath...) I must admit, I've noticed your work of late myself. Nice stuff . . . we seem to have similar offerings for our client...

1 installed (Aurora) - 3 painted now . . . 37 to go . . .



Bigger picture:
http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq14 ... nished.jpg

Mike . . . I use PhotoBucket - and never had trouble with them deleting photos.

I wish they'd have included them in the article!! Now I'll have to go look and see what policy is!!

Thanks for the heads up . . .

Mark . . . I'll answer you with specificity on this mural for production of the pictorial only - and approximations for the averages for the remainder of the murals we'll do . . . line art, projection and pictorial painting time for Joliet was approx. 40-50 hours (I'd have to get exact from Bill - a...

The beginnings of the motel industry had its roots in campgrounds like Pilcher Park in Joliet, IL . . . eventually somebody realized you could erect permanent tents and rent them out to travelers . . . eventually tent walls were replaced with wooden and masonry walls . . . VOILA! . . . the motel ind...

My designs - Bill's execution on the pictorials . . . But he's going to have a hand in design on some of these in the future as well . . .

I think collaboration yields much better results . . . and he's great to collaborate with . . .

Here's the finished mural for Aurora, IL . . . home of Wayne and Garth . . . party on, Wayne.

One down . . . thirty nine left. Joliet next . . . done next week.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq14 ... final2.jpg

Oops - forgot to include the paints and panels info . . . Danacolors, Classic and Chromatic oils (remmeber, Bill's a billboard painter at heart) and OneShot bulletins and lettering enamels. All on 3mm Dibond sheets - 4' x 10' panels . . . We WILL clear some (if not all) - not sure which clear yet. C...

Well, since I did this for someone else . . . here's one portion of the first mural for Aurora IL - the City of Lights - and one overview of one for the city of Joliet, IL (yes, like in the Blues Brothers, THAT Joliet). They will be in 40 communities from the IN border to the Mississippi River . . ....

An article about our Lincoln Highway Mural Project: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-lincoln-highway-murals-southdec09,0,3409407.story I am designing and collaborating with the immeasurably talented Bill Hueg . . . so this job is getting the best effort it can be given by the bot...

A friend of mine has a brother who just purchased a bar in San Diego, CA. He's thinking about adding murals to his walls - and wants some suggestions on how to find local or southern CA mural artists with interest. Leave your info here and I'll forward it on to him if you might like to look into it....

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OK - I hope this isn't considered bad form - but I posted this on the Letterville website - and I don't have time to do the same here with posting pics and details. Sorry. The Bill Hueg mural streetscape design painted in Belvidere in 1997 is in need of a repaint and I am getting quotes to repaint i...

OOPS!!!! - I added an 's' on studios. The correct website address is www.brainwazestudio.com My bad - but thanks all for any interest shown. You'd be doing yourself - and the Guzman's - a great favor. And you know that helping others makes good things happen to you too!! (Not the least of which is f...

They really are great people, Kent. And they are not unlike everyone else involved with Letterheads - deserving of the support of their chosen 'community'. We did some great things before - maybe we can again. It's Ray and Renata this time. Next time, it could be any one of us or our fellow Letterhe...

Looking for a great designer – for signs or other needs? Need to seek out contract design work rather than hire someone new? Want quality and experience without the steep price of employment? I’ve got one darn good idea for you. As many of you may know, some Letterheads raised a pretty nice sum of m...

They make a mask material specifically for painting fabric awnings. Here's the link: www.fabtac.com Here's a link to the 'other' forum - and the discussion amongst other sign folks about the same topic: http://www.letterhead.com/ubb-cgi/ultimatebb.cgi/topic/1/45605.html? It's the easiest way to do i...

That was my observation also, Mike. And yes, lots of names could be added to the list. I found out how the magazine's view their respective 'stable' of writers once when I did an article for Signs of the Times. My editor at SignBusiness asked me (politely) to not do that again as there was sort of a...

I have all of them but #45. Why I kept them, I don't know. Easy to throw in a drawer. Never had the high hopes like Raymond of them financing my retirement!! :) So where are the Noel Weber, Mark Oatis, Rick Glawson, David Butler and Bill Hueg cards? Seems like they might merit inclusion. And that's ...

P.S. - I've said it about my own self - ask me a question requiring a one word answer and I'll answer with a paragraph.

Sorry. It's in the genes!!

OK - Segale and Jackson both opened a can of worms. So here I go . . . Nah, just kidding. I do have a big mouth - that's for sure. But so many people are so nice and never tell me to shut up!! We're just really busy so not enough time to tell it here - and I've told the story so many times before. B...

Once at a Letterhead meet, I got on a motorcycle . . . .

anybody know the end of this story? It's kinda' long. Just the ride was short.

(Mineral spirit soaked butt here too)

Mike, It is a great product called HDPE - high density polyethylene - AKA: ground up plastic milk jugs with color added. I wrote an article for SignBusiness about it back in May 2001 - also, not sure which month in 2003, but another article on HDPE we used for some ticket kiosks in Chicago - then an...

Hey Mike, We looked at Treadmills last year (for months - did the Consumer Reports research, etc.) - but my brother (57 and in Olympic-type condition) suggested to us to look away from the treadmills and instead try an elliptical trainer. Easier on the joints since there is no impact. You just rotat...

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For all you sign fans, book fans, fine art fans and collectors of odd stuff, the silent auction for the Renata Guzman Cancer Fund is now LIVE!! We have stuff up for bid like you wouldn't believe. Recognize any of these names? Oatis, Weber, Anderson, Hueg, Zanetti, Beaudette, Cotnam, Wallis, Bortz, B...

Roderick,

Mark's pretty busy right now. Email would likely be best.

Try his email at: mark@oatisdesignalliance.com

Jay Allen