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Walldogs mural artists return to Vinton for city’s sesquicentennial
Aug. 22, 2019 7:11 pm
Mural artists from across the country arrived in Vinton this week to repaint murals originally created in 1999-2000, and to add complementary murals downtown.
Clockwise from top left, Christine DeShazo of Murphysboro, Ill., Joy Kjer of Lincoln, Neb., and Carol Kaufmann of Watseka, Ill., work on the mural 'Educating our Blind' in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Joy Kjer of Lincoln, Neb., works on the mural 'Educating our Blind' in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Doug Haffner of Wyoming, Ill., paints the border of the Sweet Corn Day mural in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Andy Goretski of Tomahawk, Wisc., mixes paint while working on a repainting of the Benton County Fair mural In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Andy Goretski of Tomahawk, Wisc., (top) works alongside David Butler of Syracuse, Ind., on the Benton County Fair mural on the side of Clingman Pharmacy n Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. Butler was the original artist on the fair mural, painted in 2000. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Jay Allen of Rockford, Ill., works on his mural Sweet Corn Day atop scaffolding in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Anat Ronen of Houston works on the Sweet Corn Day mural In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Anat Ronen of Houston keeps cups full of paint on hand while working on the Sweet Corn Day mural In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Cyclists ride past a mural in progress in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Anat Ronen of Houston works on the Sweet Corn Day mural In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Carol Kaufmann of Watseka, Ill., begins work on the mural 'Educating our Blind' in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
An artists' paintbrushes are cleaned and ready for use In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Brent Logan of Reno, Nevada (bottom) works on a repainting of a mural in Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. This mural was originally painted by Waukee artist Mark Baty, who has died, so other members of the Walldogs group stepped in to repaint it this year, (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
Brent Logan of Reno, Nevada, mixes paint In Vinton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. Artists from across the country have come to Vinton to repaint their original murals, or to add complementary murals on the sides of downtown building. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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