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Grove Hill mural to showcase wildlife
Local artists Johanna Bush and Sharon Dozier are painting the mural. They have done similar work but this is their largest undertaking. Their "canvas" is 90 feet wide and 16 feet high. Different scenes were suggested but the artists settled on a spring woodland scene with a cypress pond. Two fishermen fish from a boat. On one side of the pond deer graze. On the other side, turkeys strut. There are ducks, racoons and other wildlife sprinkled throughout the setting. The wildlife scene was picked because of the good colors that could be used and because of the area's rich natural resources. Hunting and outdoor activities contribute greatly to the local economy and this helps to promote that, the artists said. The artists painted the scene on three small canvases to begin with and are now transferring it to the wall. Their original painting is shown above but is being altered slightly.
Plans are to offer reproductions of the three small paintings for sale on canvas. Other prints or perhaps notecards may also be available. The mural is a project of the Grove Hill Arts Council. Grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Thomas L. Turner Charitable Trust helped fund the project. Individuals have also contributed to the project. Ace Hardware of Grove Hill is supplying the paint and Bill Orler of Orler's Tree Service primed the surface from a bucket truck and provided the truck for the artists to work from. Ronnie Keahey and the Keahey Law Office was thanked for allowing the mural to be applied to their building. Local arts council members hope that other murals can be painted in town. In addition, an adjacent "pocket park" next to the Old Democrat Deli on the site of the old Farmers Hardware will be built by the Town of Grove Hill.
The mural and the park will be dedicated once both are completed.
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