Mural completed November 22, 2003

Thank you Perkins for all your support !!!

The town of Perkins, Oklahoma has commissioned Murals by Nora to  
create a historical mural on the exterior wall of the town grocery store. 
The mural theme will be a pictorial view of Perkins through the years. 
 Incorporating  views of the town dating from the town's conception 
in the 1880's to the late 1960's. 

Many of the buildings are original  and have had many different
 generations of businesses housed in them.  
The mural will  illustrate the different generations as well as prominent 
historical locations, people and events.  

Check back weekly for new pictures and updates.  
Newer pictures at bottom of page.

Here's the building, getting ready to scrape and prime.  Actually got it done in 26.5 straight hours.  
 This is view looking north from the store.  It rained for 4 days. It's clear today 9-4-03

Day 1 still drizzling but supplies are getting set up

day 2 My worksite, building being scraped and primed.  26.5 hours straight, but it's done

day 3  First colors and 'blocking in' Perfect weather!!!  

here's an interesting area, AC unit no cover, and vent window with grasses and critters 

day 4-5Gathered dimensions for the buildings on "Main Street"  and worked up sketches 

little Oklahoma 'critter'   Thought you might like it David!!!

day 6-7  Blocking in east side street building, working up more sketches, and setting up internet on site.

  More tomorrow!!!!

day 8    

east side buildings located, some detail ,  west side buildings started, 
more work coming tonight!! Wednesday.

day 8-9

Painted from 6pm till 4:30am, then the rains came- ALOT,  worked on sketches in the afternoon.

Day 10-14

Went to Texas for wedding, arrived in Perkins, but my back stayed in Texas....not too much work.

Day 15

Finally  back to work, just a little slow with my sore back....

Day 16

more rain, working on drawings, a lot of detail in this one

Day 21

More detail, landscape, trees, Old Methodist Church.  More tomorrow!!

Still space available for Memory  / Business Ad Bricks  
Contact Nora to reserve your space

Memory bricks shown bottom left side.  11"  x 20" size, with information painted on .

Day 20 something

Bricks, 11" x 20"  , custom 22"x 40"

Oct. 1 2003  day ???

Oct. 6,2003    My Kids came from Arizona for a visit.  Joseph, Zuriel, 
and David add their names to a brick.  I love you guys,,, be home soon.

October 15th 

These next pictures are more detail applied to buildings, and finally some vehicles being added.

And Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton in front of his blacksmith shop.  Much more detail coming.

Oct 22nd

Cross your fingers for good , warm, dry weather!!!!

Nov 2, 2003 

Here are more pictures finally.  It's getting close!!!  More pics later.

Nov. 3 2003

More Details coming later this week.  Old Baptist Church shown in middle.

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