PAINTING A MURAL OUTSIDE 

I thought I was just watching a video about an artist painting a mural and it turned out to be about pushing through the adversity of chronic illness and grief. I'm sorry for the loss of your father. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your journey with us. My favorite part of the mural is the leopard print design.

The preparation that does into a mural is more extensive than I could ever have imagined. I am so happy that you had an outlet while dealing with the loss of your father so you didn’t have to be stuck in your grief (hope that makes sense). Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.

Fiona, I'm so sorry that your father passed and am so impressed you painted through your pain! It's a great way to grieve gracefully.

Beautiful mural, love it all.❤️

sorry for your loss 😢 public art always brightens up an area 😀 the mural turned out great!

IT looks beautiful and well worth the effort sorry to hear about your dad my husband is in the last stages of his cancer too I know how hard it is

GREAT 👍 ART MURAL, FIONA! 🤩 Really enjoy your beautiful style of abstract floral design. We appreciate how difficult it must have been when your father was sick, and then passed away. Rest-in-Peace Colin Clark. 🙏

I am so proud of you. This has been such a big goal of yours that you have reached! I am so sorry this memory will forever be tied to such deep sadness, and I am also glad that forever your dad will be part of this moment of accomplishment and celebration. He was so proud of you and he will be part of this and part of you forever. I hope one day we can tackle a project like this together 😄. Thank you for sharing this process and taking us along this adventure.

Thank you for sharing your process it turned out amazing! I always wonder how the backend process happens with the client in terms of pricing and preparing paints and hidden costs of a project like this. Would love to see more of that side to the process!

I’m so sorry for your loss, I hope you’ve had some time for healing and reflection. I’m sure working and creating during this time was hard but I can completely understand the need to do something and have purpose. I’m sure your dad was with you and so very proud♥️Thank you for sharing the process of making this beautiful mural🌸

Fiona my deepest condolences on your and your families lost....i empathize with your joyful time but dealing also with great sadness at same time, i was in a similar situation 18 years ago just adopted our daughter and my dad had past away one week later so i was on a emotional rollercoaster for a soild year after he past away i like to think that god gave me my daughter as something tangibleto immerse my self in to offset the lose of my dad who was a intergral part of my life... my mother in law past away from cancer just this past sunday she was 60ish and she live her life her way also and was a retired police officer she became a police officer in her late thirties/40ish, i was proud of her she ran circles around younger guys during training.. your mural is so beautiful i hope someday i can get my picture taken in front of it...also are you gonna take photo of it and sell?? Id like one if you do decide to do a print version of this mural.... just a idea at xmas time you should do a small calander of your paintings to sell....Id title this mural:. dads love.....many art blessings of compassion kindness empathy and love ....your mural is beautiful i like all of it the most is the signs( different symbols) areas the colors fade a little bit it and i like that look as you can see the color blue behind the symbols and other existing background colors it makes you look a bit longer in those symbol areas, i like the textures of the paint lines also how the paint is thick in one area but another area it is thinner does that make sense? Its multi facet yumminess to look at with the counterbalances of lines curves circles dots and the color combinations.... it make me smile and it inspires me to do my freestyle mandalas dotting on rocks ...mikelle art mom 🎨👩‍🎨✍

Awesome!!!❤

I agree with your words at the end of Day 5. How your father would be happy. He was probably looking down while you were finishing up the mural and it turned out so beautiful! I found myself tearing up with the messages of when he passed and the photo that you shared as well.

I enjoyed following your mural journey on Instagram. Quite an undertaking!! Lots of time creating and thinking I’m sure. The joy of creating beauty in the midst of your sadness makes this a real gift of the heart. Beautiful results!

I know it’s been a year since you posted your mural blog. I throughly enjoyed it. Your word is so playful and sunny. So sorry to hear of your fathers passing. I am currently going through chemo for stage 3c cancer and this brought joy just to watch. My prayers for your own health struggles!

Your mural is amazing...I just wept when you were talking about your dear dad the day before he passed. You deserved all those lovely comments from the passerbys, sure your dad would be so proud of you.

Wow! So inspiring! I paint murals too and it is so rewarding

Hi Fiona! I loved watching your journey! The second you cut to the arts council I knew exactly where that was! I used to work at small world and wish I could have seen this IRL. I'm based in Denver now and working on my first mural, also has been such a dream of mine. Your video has been tremendously helpful and I'm glad I came across it!

Looks insane! Good job :)

This is just so awesome and I’m so happy I got to feel the joy in person 🥰

I love this! The video is great and the mural is awesome. Love the colors and it's cool to see you do something so big and different. ❤️ I hope your days are getting better

Prayer for you appreciate the content

What a beautiful, vibrant and happy mural. ❤

Hi hope you doing well you did an awesome job painting this mural stay happy forever my brave friend

Such a beautiful, vibrant mural. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing❤❤❤

The mural is AMAZING!! The colors and marks and shapes. Soooooo incredible. What an accomplishment for you. Also sending love to you and your family. May memories of your father be a blessing. 💕

fenomonol, I love it!

That is absolutely stunning! I just wanted to give you a big hug. Your strength and passion in producing such a joy is truly inspirational.

Extremely informative and helpful. My condolences for the loss of your father 🌹 thank you for your creativity and sharing.

Oh and congratulations on the kiln. I remember when I got mine. It was such an exciting day.

Beautiful..

Thank you for sharing your journey! Your video will help me to work through my nerves and physical issues like yours when I do a mural next year. Also sorry for your loss. Take care. Love your art!!!❤❤

So beautiful! Thanks for sharing your process!

Fiona, your mural is wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you through this amazing experience. ❤️

HI Fiona.. I'm sorry for your loss... but you say your Dad had a lovely fulfilling happy life... what more could one ask for? Your mural is just gorgeous... It put a smile on my face... what bit did a like best? So hard to answer... the green arches seemed to bring it all together... but I just love the colour and overall design... it makes me happy. Take care xx

Love the details❤

Wow!! Amazing work!!

Sorry for your loss Fiona! 🤗😕. You are an inspiration…hang in there.

Absolutely amazing really amazing and inspiring ❤❤❤

Fiona, I am sorry about you father but I am sure that he is so happy and proud of you , he is probably watching you with the mural. I hope you get better with your health, could be so much stress that you had all this time, I have fibromyalga and every time I have stress I get it, the pain is terrible but i am use to it. Congrats on your Mural is getting so beatiful, you are an artist that love and lives what it does, I like it very much.

Stunning! I love this piece so much!! Wishing we could move Colorado closer to NY so I could see your art in person. What an amazing art community to have helpers and I am touched by the small businesses looking after you! Love to you and your family!

❤️ you are amazing Fiona!

I’ve never painted anything but want to personalize a privacy fence at my house. I love love love what you’ve done. I’m going to do it! Thank you for sharing

nice piece Fiona

So fabulous but also sad that it only there temporarily! Why can’t it be longer?!

Love your approach and design, those hand held brushes are chunky and really do a good job! What type of paint brushes are those?

The mural is absolutely beautiful and amazing!!! I love those two red flowers. Your art work is just so unique. It will definitely brighten someone's day. Your dad will be so proud. I'm sure he smiles from above every time he looks at it 💕.

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Hi. I'm planning an outdoor mural on a concrete wall that has been painted a couple years ago. A flat white. I see that paint is already chipping off. What can I do to prepare it for a mural and what paint should I use for the mural itself?

Great work.. Loved it. Do we need to add some white in all colours, to make the application smooth?

Hi I’m learning as I’m creating. I was wondering what paint are you using for outdoor mural as well what is the big dotter you have? Love watching your process.

Lovely project!! What kind of paint did you use? ❤️❤️❤️

Hi thanks all. I have little problem getting smaller mural and paint jobs, any advice on landing the LARGER PROJECTS, LIKE FOR COMMERCIAL CLIENTS ETC?? T I A 🙏🙏

Is your paint water based or oil based and what kind did you use? Thx 😊

What brand of exterior paint did you use on the neural ?it looks great!

Another comment/question: does doing something of this magnitude burn you out from painting for a bit?

What kind of paint do you use for outdoor murals?

What kind of paints you use?

Wow! What kind of paint are you using?

Hopefully you have some water with you during your painting. Need to hydrate.

What kind of painting are you using?

By the way, my name is Christine. Lee is my husband and this us under his email.

How much did you charge for this mural?

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