Lane's End Decorative Arts

Lane's End Decorative Arts, is me, PatMcWhorter. When I moved to my current home I finally picked a name for my business. I live on Ferris Lane, which is a Dead End Street, hence, Lane's End! This site features my work as a Muralist and a Decorative Painter. Some of my Artwork is done in my studio, for example, paintings and murals on canvas, or painted furniture. I would say that most is done on-site, either in your home or Business.

Saturday, October 30, 2010

In Progress Summit Mural 10/30




Had a great Day today. All the kids were downtown for a Halloween Parade. I think I gave out 6 bags of candy. They were so adorable, but I also got a little painting done, mostly on the clouds, and a few stars. Hope to finish the sky on Monday (if it doesn't rain)

Thursday, October 28, 2010

After The Rain Thurs. Oct. 28th





After about 30 hours of rain, I was able to return today and of course I first had to fix the drips, as it started raining right after I left the other day. I used less glaze and extender, so fewer drips and more time to move on to the far background. The colors are very muted yet in silhouette against the twilight. A TV crew came from Home Towne Television to interview me for the local news. They are a sponsor for the Mural and will be airing updates of my progress. Beth Welsh, from Bassett Associates, also stopped by to see my progress. Beth is the brainchild of the project and commissioned my work. It is a pleasure collaborating with someone who is so knowledgeable about the history of the town, and has an appreciation for Art.


After The Rain Thurs. Oct. 28th

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Summit Mural In Progress





Finally the First Paint goes on! I mixed 6 colors to replicate dawn. Then added some glaze to extend the open time and facilitate blending the colors together on such a large scale. As you can see, due to the glaze, and unexpected rain showers I returned to the Mural to find a more abstract version of my sun rise! lol An inconvenience, but hopefully one that won't be repeated.

Summit Mural In Progress





After I Primed the surface I let it dry overnight. I then returned and translated the grid of my sketch to the painting surface, using water soluble color pencils and a level. Each 1" square was enlarged to 2 '. Finally I started sketching in the background. Just a general idea of where the Sky meets the Mountains, to begin with.


Summit, NJ Mural in Progress



After deciding on a sketch, ordering the paint (Nova Acrylics) and Zinnsser Oil based Primer, the location had to be sheathed in an aluminate surface so the Mural can be moved to another location in the future. A couple of great Carpenters installed and framed out the panels. They were Carmine and Miguel from Valley Industrial Contracting. I then started sanding the shiny surface, cleaning it off and priming.

In Progress: Summit NJ Mural


Along with Beth Welsh of Bassett Associates and Fred Honold from Hometowne Television I have begun a 8'x20' Public Mural on Springfield Avenue in Downtown Summit, New Jersey. Our goals are to create a Mural depicting a time in Summit's History that can attract discussion and interest in it's origins and culture. The television station is recording the Painting on video, and I decided to start this in progress blog.
The Subject and Title of the mural is: Beacon Hill at Dawn, June 7th, 1780 After doing some research we chose this moment in time as a starting point of Summits rich history. According to records, just before dawn , on this historic date, an urgent message was received that The British forces were crossing over the river from Staten Island to launch an attack on the Continental Army. The #10 Signal Beacon was lit and The Old Sow Cannon discharged to alert George Washington and our Troops in Morristown of the impending battle that were then played out in The battle of Springfield over the following days.
As with any art project once a subject is decided a sketch soon follows, therefore without further comment here is the beginnings of my In Progress Blog