Brenda Ehly
So, Where's My Stuff NOW?
It's hard for me to believe that only a mere year ago, I didn't have stuff - art inventory, that is. My business consisted solely of...
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Brenda Ehly
- May 13, 2019
- 1 min
Paint Duluth 4 isn't QUITE Over!
Over fifty artists decended upon Duluth, Georgia from May 9-12 to participate in Paint Duluth 4, a plein air festival sponsored by the...
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Brenda Ehly
- Mar 12, 2019
- 1 min
Honorably Mentioned at Tannery Row Exhibition!
Saturday night marked a new experience for me - my first juried exhibition opening night! This event featured over 70 works of local and...
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Brenda Ehly
- Dec 19, 2018
- 2 min
ANTS! by the Numbers
I can hardly believe it, but as of December 3, Duluth, Georgia's Hill Street mural, Dream Big, is officially, and finally complete. It...
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Brenda Ehly
- Dec 19, 2018
- 3 min
It's a Trap!
How to Make Your Own Admiral Ackbar Christmas Ornament It's not an original idea. I saw an image of a mouse trap converted into Admiral...
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Brenda Ehly
- May 9, 2018
- 2 min
Hill Street Blues
For days, I have been humming the theme song to the 80's TV show, Hill Street Blues. Strangely, I didn't watch the show, but the...
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Brenda Ehly
- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
Pushing a Rock (or Olive) Uphill
A professional photographer named Bruce happened by the other day while I was painting. Turns out that murals are a passion of his. He...
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Brenda Ehly
- May 2, 2018
- 1 min
On the Street Where You Live
Today, I enjoyed the Escher-esque experience of being painted while I was painting. Duluth water-colorist Sue Adams dropped by, and did...
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Brenda Ehly
- May 2, 2018
- 2 min
The State of the Art
Duluth got a little smaller today, in a good way. Today was another just-me-painting day, and for the most part, I was really digging...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 30, 2018
- 1 min
From a Distance
Kind people, who have only seen Dream Big on a 2" screen, have occasionally opined that the mural looks "done". I will admit that from...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 27, 2018
- 2 min
And Now, the End is Near . . .
Maybe! I keep telling people a mural is like a big funnel. At the beginning, progress happens FAST, and it's exciting to see the paint...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 25, 2018
- 1 min
One Day More!
The changes are less dramatic from a distance, but the progress made today was tremedous. Moving to smaller, better-quality brushes to...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 22, 2018
- 1 min
Rainy Day and Mondays
“The rain it raineth on the just And also on the unjust fella; But chiefly on the just, because The unjust hath the just’s umbrella.” -...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 21, 2018
- 1 min
I Get By with a Lot of Help from My Friends
Another incredibly beautiful day to be outdoors painting! Another humbling day to be helped by so many generous people. If I had more...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 20, 2018
- 1 min
What a Wonderful World (City)
I really had no idea how much we'd get done today. I set a goal, and we far exceeded it! So much so, that one sweet helper volunteered...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 19, 2018
- 1 min
Gonna Fly (Ant?) Now
Well, the design is tranferred to the wall. What looked so manageable on my computer monitor quickly became overwhelming in the context...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 18, 2018
- 1 min
Gridding Like the Old Masters
Sometimes a muralist can transfer an image to a wall using a projector, or just by eye-balling it. I chose the grid method, which you...
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Brenda Ehly
- Apr 13, 2018
- 1 min
We've Only Just Begun
Well, thanks to a friend (who I can never repay, but is pictured two entries down), the wall is primed! There's an old saying that a...
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Brenda Ehly
- Mar 23, 2018
- 1 min
This Link Should Take You Through to SignUpGenius
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0848acac23a7f94-hill By all means, sign up for more than one time slot if you wish, but please don't...
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Brenda Ehly
- Mar 18, 2018
- 2 min
Duluth's Hill Street Mural is (sort of) Underway!
I can hardly believe it. Really. Sometime last year, a friend encouraged (arm-twisted) me to respond to a call for artists published by...
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