Gazing into Infity

WOODLAND, CA.

ORIGINALY PAINTED IN 2012

TOUCHED UP & RE-SEALED IN 2019

completely repainted due to storm damage 2023

Grow West, AGRICULTURAL MURAL 35’X65'

GAZING INTO INFiNITY REPAINT

Visit this mural in person at 40261 Co Rd 18C in Woodland, CA on Hwy 113 near the 5.

I'm thrilled to share that my giant mural "Gazing Into Infinity" is FINALLY completed! CA’s January storms & 70 MPH winds severely damaged my previous mural at Grow West in Woodland, CA. The client, truck drivers, motorists & the community valued their previous public art so much that Grow West commissioned me to re-create the mural, only larger & with more imagery. A special thanks goes out to them for bringing me back.

It was such a hot summer. Waking up at 3:45 am helped me paint up on the aerial lift for 8 hours before temps rose above 100 degrees.

“Gazing Into Infinity” is 65’ tall at the peak & is over 60’ long. It was really challenging to get the farmer to look proportional at that scale, & to paint bees 8’ long. I had to focus carefully on details & the big picture for over 5 weeks. I’m grateful to the talented photographer Elliot Johnson for his drone footage.

It was a year of extremes when referring to the weather & temperatures of my recent projects. In April I went from waiting for an Avila Beach, CA wall to warm up to 55 degrees so it could accept paint for a marine mural, to a Woodland, CA giant wall that was so hot, I could only paint from 5:30 am to 1:30 pm. Thank goodness for resolve …& jackets …& sunscreen!

I felt intimidated approaching this massive wall on the first production day. I gave the wall a good cleaning and prepped my work and storage area.

On the 2nd day, my husband & epic assistant, Che Miller helped me mark the outside mural dimensions & apply the primer in some pretty hot conditions. It was 112 degrees, so I believe the paint dried quickly.

On days 3-4 we created a chalk grid more than 60' wide and 40' tall on the wall. I was able to paint the outlines of the artwork from the small grid in my rendering.

Even with such hot weather, I really enjoyed getting some color on the wall. After many gallons of paint, many up & down trips on the boom lift to check the mural progress from far away, It was rewarding to watch motorists honk & wave as I painted.

“Gazing Into Infinity” shows the story of a hardworking man connected to his farm. I grew up as a farmer’s daughter & would sometimes accompany my Dad on his 'rounds' to check the fields in summer months. This mural reflects the industrious lifestyle of families who work their own land. Farmers are in tune with the earth.

Returning to reconstruct this giant project has been a heartfelt homecoming. This mural & this community are continuous celebrations of my upbringing. Today, I don’t work the land. But there are moments in my studio or on a job site when I feel the same diligent connection with my paint, brushes & canvases. Let me know if you have a mural in mind in your neighborhood.