Mural week Day 2

Murals

Early on Tuesday the lady on the back of the Horton-Yallaly building still looked awful. The artist did not like the texture of the wall so had patched it.

However, by noon her face was restored.

This is what she looked like as I went to the Farmers Market in the evening.

On Tuesday morning the back of the Rensselaer Republican building was still being prepped.

In the afternoon the artist, who a couple of years ago did the firefly mural across the alley, was marking up the wall.

On Tuesday morning I asked what the artist was painting on the back of Embers. Can you tell?

By the afternoon it was pretty obvious that it was a scooter.

This wall is in the sun in the late afternoon so the artist works early in the day.

The Anders Water Conditioning wall is in the sun early in the morning, so that is the best time to photograph it.

In the morning there was a sketch on the back of City Hall.

I could not tell what the artist was trying to paint midday.

At the end of the day I still could not tell what the subject was.

Trent Musch is repainting a fence at the back of eMbers.

On Monday morning the LaRue bath house had its base layer of paint.

Later in the day some of the background was finished.

I told the artist, Rein Bontreger, that I thought a large shark eating a small child would work really well on the wall. Or perhaps a huge shark mouth surrounding the door. Instead he wants something cheery and playful. Below are sketches of what he intends to paint.

Kids night at the Farmers Market

Tuesday was kids night at the Farmers Market and the turnout was huge. I do not think the vendors were very busy, but the many businesses and organizations that set up booths were.

The bounce houses were popular.

The Fire Department let kids hold a fire hose and shoot water at a target. Fair Queen royalty also got a chance.

Fair Oaks Farms came to the market with a cow.

I am not sure who the pig and bunny were representing, but they were happy to pose for pictures.

Among the many organizations at the Market was the Jasper County Airport. I asked if my guess was right about a new hire of an assistant manager and was told that the new person started on Tuesday.

The ladies of JCEDO posed for me.

Christy Fleming on the right owns Willow Switch. Her business will close in August and in September a new business, Cup of Joy, another coffee shop, will open in the building. See here for the announcement.

Notes

There is a gigantic crane parked by the power plant. I suspect it is there to move the remaining engine. The City sold it months ago, but it is huge and it will be fun to see how it is moved.

Workers are now moving things into the former Walgreens building. Below are counters labeled Dollar Tree.

These are shelves.