This lone tree was the inspiration for the last mural at Sherman Oaks Elementary this year. The height of this empty wall was daunting but we started out by just paying someone to spray the whole wall in a misty light blue. Then as the day for painting got closer my anxiety over how to paint trees on a wall 25' high grew and grew. They say we resolve a lot of issues in our sleep and one morning I woke up with the solution. I put a roller on a 6' extension pole and taped it firmly to my orange picker that extends another 12' and voila I had giant evergreens filling the wall. I love the challenge of working with our school walls! The drab corner by the kindergarten yard came to life with animals and wildflowers. The third graders did a great job of painting all the details under 6 feet.Lesson Learned: If rolling on paint is fast, spraying is even faster! Some walls would benefit by just being sprayed with a base coat first, especially when they are very high.
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