Beck Showroom Mural

As requested, here are some pictures of the mural being done on my showroom wall.
In short, I have a local artist that does concept drawings for me, and has done car art for our local car community, a few of my clients, and his own client base. He and I have kicked around the idea of doing a 50's era themed gas station mural for several years... and, well, I commissioned him on it a few weeks ago. The following series of 4 photos is the progress over the last 2 weeks. I'll post more as I can.

...and as it currently sits after 2 weeks of work...

A full service station no doubt. Just like what you guys are known for. Congratulations, it looks outstanding.

He does really nice work.

is that all paint work? or paint base with Vinyl?

it looks really nice!

Trompe l'oeil Painting? Trompe l'oeil (pronounced tromp-loy), a French term literally meaning

Now for some attendants in white shirts, hats, pants and black bow ties.

Carey---man, that is boss! Super idea you had. I'd love to see it in person.

OK, Guys!

Field Trip to Bremen, IN!!

(Just as soon as the weather gets better and the temps are over 60 or so.)

Hey Carey, that is really cool.....

That is an awesome idea for a mural. Call it a hunch, but I'm guessing you'll be adding some cool Beck automobiles in front of the station. If so, think about making those cars as cut-outs and floating about an inch away from the wall to give some dimension, and maybe little LEDs in the headlights/taillights that come on as a night-lite after dark.

Cool mural!

Carey, Richard's post made me think. How about an annual Beck homecoming day in Bremen sometime in the summer?

Per Tom's note, Carey, you'd better start talking to the city fathers, I see a "Sturgis" in the making. Hide the women and children!!!!!!!

Thanks all.
The mural is 100% hand painted acrylic.
I'm not sure what we are doing with the cars yet.
We laid out a few ideas when he did the background but never made a decision... Basically I gave Branden the overall design, a few things I had to have incorporated, a stack of reference pictures, and the rest I left to him... creative freedom if you will. I have a bunch of gas memorabilia and initially we were going to incorporate my pumps, signs and had even talked about 3D cars, but decided to just do the painted mural and the rest can go elsewhere in the showroom.
I like the idea of a Beck weekend here, and we have hosted several similar events in the past (PCA, Studebaker, Avanti) but I an not the person to be organizing events... We'll see.

Here's a sneak preview...

I was just over there Friday to meet Carey and his dad. Really nice guys. Carey took nearly an hour to talk with me and show me and my wife around. He gave me some pointers and some contacts of you guys about specific issues. I'm seriously considering selling my Fiberfab project and jumping over to a Beck!
The mural looks great in person. The shading and highlights on the cars in the mural are really eye-catching! I saw Brandon's other work at the Das Essenhaus cruise night on Thursday. He did a painting of a cafe racer that was freakishly good!
Jeff

AWESTRUCK! BECK's a true stand-up company! Cary and his dad have true class. I need to plan trip out to see!