Well, I was outside when I painted it.

[Brad M.]

Okay, it's not Plein Air, but I did paint it en plein air! :)
Thought you guys would enjoy seeing this "Barneys NY" sign I painted a few weeks ago in Manhattan at Greenwich and 7th Ave South

Outdoor enamel on brick, 22' x 44'

[Marc Hanson]

Is this the study for something large? :evil:





...How do you scale and transfer a drawing up to this size??? I have no plans to go large, but am curious.

[mmartist]

Very cool

[Pars]

This is fabulous!!!

I'm going to set a course for the Village and check it out this week. :evil:

[Bruce Newman]

Too cool, Brad! Congratulations.

Is this the study for something large? :evil:
*laughing really hard* :D

[midcoast]

WOW...!!!

The first question that came to mind is: How much paint did you use?????

Holy Moley :)

Nancy

[mnpainter]

Brad,

This is cool, I had recently seen some photos of my great grandfather painting billboards by hand in St Paul, MN in the 1930's. I think that it takes great skill to transfer as Marc had said.

Ben

[Brad M.]

Is this the study for something large? :evil:
...How do you scale and transfer a drawing up to this size??? I have no plans to go large, but am curious.

Yes Marc, I hope to make it into a large studio piece, I just need a bigger studio :D
Usually, (as in this case) we project the photo onto paper and make a "pounce", similar to the cartoons used in frescos. But I have also used grids at times, approx 1 inch on the phot to 2 feet on the wall.

Very cool
This is fabulous!!!

I'm going to set a course for the Village and check it out this week. :evil:
Too cool, Brad! Congratulations.


*laughing really hard* :D

Thank you Marie, Zoe and Bruce. I'm glad you enjoyed seeing it. :)

WOW...!!!

The first question that came to mind is: How much paint did you use?????

Holy Moley :)

Nancy

Thanks Nancy. We used about 7/8 gallons in all. not including the white block-out underpainting.

Brad,

This is cool, I had recently seen some photos of my great grandfather painting billboards by hand in St Paul, MN in the 1930's. I think that it takes great skill to transfer as Marc had said.

Ben

Thanks Ben, the craft hasn't changed much since then. Unfortunately it it a dying trade. Printed vinyl signs have pretty much taken over.

[MFER]

Ed, This is great> who wants to look at landscapes all the time. How big is your pochade box anyway? Plus I think I know her, or have felt like him anyway. Superb Post and a great painting. mark

[Phyllis Rennie]

That is certainly impressive! How long did it take you?

[Brad M.]

Thanks Mark and Rennie,
It took about 6 days in all with a VERY BIG FRENCH EASEL. :D

[Marc Hanson]

Brad,

I don't want to sound like a 'fly over' hick, so I won't ask what Barney's New York is. Does sound familiar though.

Another question...how many of you work on one of these, and what's involved in setting up scaffolding to do these? I have no ambition to do this, if I'm going to be up that high, I'd rather be flying an airplane. :D

[DLGardner]

Well, I found out who Marc Jacobs is by doing a google search because I'm not with it.

But I think it is absolutely wonderful that you can set up an easel for a canvas this large and capture such emotion from life before the sun goes down. Did you have to pay your models or were they just candid passerbys?
:wink2:

You must be famous!

Dianne

[Cristy A]

I would think your back and shoulders would just ache by the end of the day. That's got to be really physical!
This was great to see -
Thanks so much for showing us!!
Cristy

[Van Gough]

So you couldn't strike a deal to stucco the guys hair
while you were up there? :D

It's about time the Purple Dinosaur started his own clothing
line. :evil:

Great work! :clap:

[LeeHaber]

You really caught the light!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :evil:

[RI painter]

Nice Job Brad, and I got to check out your website with the great work you have on there as well.
Jon

[Brad M.]

Brad,

I don't want to sound like a 'fly over' hick, so I won't ask what Barney's New York is. Does sound familiar though.

Another question...how many of you work on one of these, and what's involved in setting up scaffolding to do these? I have no ambition to do this, if I'm going to be up that high, I'd rather be flying an airplane. :D


Marc,
Barney's is a trendy New York clothes store that nobody outside of NY should care about (and most of here don't either). So don't worry about not knowing. Unless you are a big "Sex in the City" fan, you probably never heard of it.

The scaffolding is standard rope/pulley rigging, used by most of the construction trade. We had three guys on this job, I did most of the picture work.

Here's a pic of me from about 12 years ago doing a "DKNY" sign at Broadway and Houston in NY, that shows a typical work setup. You can see the drawing on the wall below me.

[Brad M.]

Well, I found out who Marc Jacobs is by doing a google search because I'm not with it.

But I think it is absolutely wonderful that you can set up an easel for a canvas this large and capture such emotion from life before the sun goes down. Did you have to pay your models or were they just candid passerbys?
:wink2:

You must be famous!

Dianne


Thanks Dianne, I think it was harder for them to hold the pose for that long. :D

[Brad M.]

I would think your back and shoulders would just ache by the end of the day. That's got to be really physical!
This was great to see -
Thanks so much for showing us!!
Cristy

Thanks Cristy,
The actual painting isn't that tough, but all the rigging and climbing up and down the ladders all day can be brutal.

[Brad M.]

So you couldn't strike a deal to stucco the guys hair
while you were up there? :D

It's about time the Purple Dinosaur started his own clothing
line. :evil:

Great work! :clap:

Thanks Robert,
You have to remember that in NY Barney's not purple but a sort of dirty mauve :D :D

[DLGardner]

I am totally impressed!

I think it would be fun to do it though. Never seen anyone paint those billboards around here. What happened to the good ole days?

Dianne

[Brad M.]

You really caught the light!!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :evil:
Thanks Lee, though I think I'm going to rework the background in the studio. :D :D

[Brad M.]

Nice Job Brad, and I got to check out your website with the great work you have on there as well.
Jon
Thanks Jon, I'm glad you enjoyed my website. :)

[Robert]

Brad, please tell me you're thrilled to have done work like this on New York buildings! It deserves to stay up a long, long time. YOU the man.

[Brad M.]

Brad, please tell me you're thrilled to have done work like this on New York buildings! It deserves to stay up a long, long time. YOU the man.
Thanks Robert.
These signs by their very nature are impermanent. You learn not to feel too connected to the finished sign and concentrate on the work itself. The Barney's ad from this thread will be painted over in about six months.
That said, the DKNY wall from the pic above has lasted about 12 years and I think that's pretty cool!

[JamieWG]

Brad, this is so cool! I guess you have to remember not to step back to look at your work. :eek: I get dizzy just looking at the photo with the scaffolding.

Jamie