of great duration

earlier, when i had mentioned a marathon of painting, i certainly meant it. after the completion of the thesis show, i planted myself at jesse's and completed most of the mural. it took a little over 22 hours of painting (straight through...woohoo!) to get thus far, but i'm incredibly happy with the outcome so far, and so is jesse. although it's sketched on the wall, jesse and i (and his sister talia, who he lives with) all decided against adding the sky and just leaving that part blank. the space is just too small and it makes it much too busy. now all that's left to be done are the side buildings, which will be completed very shortly. anyway, here are the pictures of progress: