December 12, 1999

My father will have to stop by at least one more time to finish all these flowers. This how they looked today. I only had a few hours to paint this week. I put a couple in on Friday evening and then came back today.

I almost finished this trumpet player today and Peggi touched up the white spots where the figures and the ground didn't come together and then she started on the mescal plant. Tim Poland from Nod was finishing the floor downstairs and the fumes got so strong we were both getting dizzy. We left in a hurry.

December 14. 1999

I just realized the band members' skin tones are getting darker as I go along. The first guy back at the bottom of the stairs almost looks like a gringo by comparison.

I got a nasty glare on this shot. Maybe I'll try it again later. Check out the belt buckle on this band guy. It's the light switch for the the stairs. I just got my first glance of the menu and I'm having second thoughts about the gang guys. The menu looks a little fancier than these funky guys. I ran it by Casey and he said it was up to me. I'll put that decision on the back burner for a couple of days. I could just paint them out. The six band guys are done!

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