B.C. artist’s latest community mural a spectacular tribute to veterans
They can be found on the sides of buildings, on fences, inside schools, grocery stores and other structures throughout Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley.Everill has recently completed a two-storey, 40-foot-wide tribute to veterans, on the outer wall of the Courtenay Legion .
“I worked many hours every day for about five days to get the background done, and then I added the lettering on the , so it took me about six days in total… but it’s taken me 25 years to learn how to do it in that amount of time,” Everill said. “The Legion approached me about the job and I came up with a sketch and we carried on from there. They did some fundraising through their members, and I gave them a good deal, because it is the Legion. My dad was a member until he passed away a couple of years ago, so it was an important for me, too.”“We had to put it off about four times because of the weather,” said Everill.
“I am working on a big one for the base, so we are working on the logistics of that… but I always have 10 or 12 projects on my plate.”“I’ve also got some in Kelowna and Vernon, that are even bigger.”
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