Ride 'em Cowboy!!
Rodeo recalls the early Toppenish round-ups when cowboys and ranchers
would get together for a little friendly competition. Artist Newman
Myrah of Portland, Oregon, illustrates the rodeo theme with his version
of a timeworn poster with brick showing through. It is painted on the
west wall of Ferguson's Saddlery at South Alder and West First. A photo
of Myrah working on the mural has received widespread notoriety in
local, regional, and national publications. He's pictured on a ladder
in his straw hat, painting the mural. Myrah came back later and
surprised the town by painting himself into the mural on a ladder
doing his work. People now do a double take...Is it the artist?...Or is
it a painting of the artist
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and ENJOY!!
To see more marvelous Murals from all over the world go to
http://oaklanddailyphoto.blogspot.fr/
and ENJOY!!
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10 comments:
What a great mural. Especially with the artist included.
i LOVE that he put himself there!!! awesome!!!
What a great find! Love the movement in this one. :)
If I ever get out your way, I plan to put this town on my list to see. Peace
I LOVE that he painted himself into the mural!
This is just great. I had to look twice to confirm the painter was a painting! Love it! And ride 'em cowboy/cowgirl!
So cool. Even better than a signature at the bottom. - Margy
It's so realistic you want to yell, "Watch out!" A fine mural in the trompe l'oeil tradition. And a fine homage to the area's cowboy culture. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
Wonderful! The original mural is exceptional, but adding himself really makes it fantastic.
Great poster. I like it!
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