This project began in 1996, there are currently 53 murals, and the final 10 panels are being completed this summer. I was seleceted along with some others to spend 2 weeks working on the final 10 panels, which will depict the train heritage, routes and states.
Each panel is 14' x 40' , needless to say we weren't there long enough to complete them, Herb, Mark, Miguel and Robert will be fininshing the last 10 panels this summer.
From left to right, Wilson, Amelia, Loren, Debbie, Me, Robert Dafford.
The first evening some of us arrived in Paducah.
Shanon trying out the wheel in Shan's husband's pottery studio after an amazing dinner cooked by Robert, we had lot's of fun and good food.
Debbie on the left and Shan on the right, we also painted on the wall.
It was high 90's in June during our two weeks in Kentucky.
Herb is an independent artist who has worked with Robert Dafford for many years on a variety of murals. He is currently restoring (repainting) a mural from the Paducah flood wall.
From the left front of the table down to the mural and over to the right, then up to the right front.
Mark, Miguel, Maddie, Wilson, Robert Dafford, me, Heidi, Amelia, and Loren. Some of the crew that worked on the last 10 panels of the flood wall project others are missing.
Just a few of the murals
A trompe l'oeil mural
Main street Paducah
Paducah was part of the atomic age.
Boy scouts
Each mural portrays part of Paducah's history.
Several times a week the river cruise ships come to port. The passengers walk the flood wall, tour town, visit museums, shop, enjoy a selection of restaurants, bars and ice cream shops.
It's an amazing place to visit.
