Mural week, days 3 & 4

Murals

Most of the Rensselaer murals are nearing completion. Below is the scooter behind eMbers as of Thursday evening. It is being painted by Holly Sims.

On the fence at the back of eMbers the mural below was almost finished when I took the picture. It is hard to photograph unless the light is just right. It is by Moosey, a local artist.

On Wednesday morning the water had been added to the background of the mural for the pool house.

By Thursday evening some of the details were finished.

The artist is Rensselaer's Rein Bontreger.

On Thursday the back of the Republican became a painting of a dragon with a candle.

The artist goes with the signature of sub_urban-warrior.

The lady on the back of the Horton building is painted by artisterast.  Notice the little boxes being installed on Thursday evening. This mural may have moving parts and be more than just a painting. The artist is from France.

Travmsk is painting two walls behind City Hall. 

Nick-abstract is painting part of the side of the Rensselaer Republican building. He has previously painted two murals (three if you count the graffiti on the other side of this building) in Rensselaer.

I could not figure out what the jumble of letters was supposed to say. There are only four letters that matter. Can you find the S, E, A, and N?

Finally, on the side of Anders Water Conditioning the dog and rose are almost finished. The artist signs his work viszla-bacon. 

I have seen only one post about the murals being done in Wheatfield.

At the power plant

Workers are getting ready to move the last engine that remains in the power plant.

I asked a worker how they would move it. He said that they would jack it up and put rollers under it and then roll it out. I hope I get to watch some of the process.

On Thursday a truck delivered a bigger truck. The bigger truck will haul a special trailer with the engine about twenty miles where it will be loaded onto a railroad car for further transport.

I stopped by on Thursday just in time to see the removal of the large chimney that this last engine used. Two cranes, the very big one and a smaller one, were used.

I moved to another position to see if I could get any closer.

From a third position I could see the chimney hanging just a few feet from the ground.

Notes

On Thursday people were setting up for the Dueling Pianos event that will be held where Longs' Gifts once stood. The event is Friday evening and the admission charge is $15.

There is a second event that will mark the end of Mural Week, Art in the Alley on Saturday. It will be held in Foundation Park from 11:00 until 7:30.

NITCO has been burying cable along Harrison Street. There were two directional drilling machines at work.

We need more rain. The grass has again stopped growing and is turning brown in some places.