A new mural will soon adorn the wall facing the alleyway at the St. Tammany Art Association on Columbia Street in Covington. Artist Inga Clough Falterman is using a motorized cherry-picker to paint the huge work of art. Click on the images to make them larger.
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According to the artist Inga Clough Falterman, "The new mural on the alley side of the St. Tammany Art Association building is a part of a Visit the Northshore project that is parish wide, funding murals in Northshore towns.
"I hope the mural makes everyone smile, as my objective is to paint something vibrant, uplifting, and simply enthusiastic," she went on to say. "The colors are robust and Art Alley will have a pretty happy backdrop for future events."
She is working with Roberta Carrow-Jackson of Visit the Northshore (the parish's tourist information commission) on the project, and many people are donating to the effort. The St. Tammany Art Association is incredibly grateful to all those that have donated their time and resources to this endeavor, the artist said.
Among those she thanked for their assistance in the mural were Todd Hillberry with Hydro-Line Exterior for providing the services to clean the wall prior to the project, and Jim Montour of PPG paints for his generosity in supplies for wall prep and paint. She rents the cherry-picker lift from A-Rental Depot of Slidell, who is working to accomodate her schedule at a good price. Thanks also went to Maggy Case-Eymard of the Art Association for all of her effort in making progress happen. "I am incredibly grateful to Maggy, Janie, and Adair for their help in priming the wall," the artist added.
The Art House received some special attention and building improvement in order to paint the mural, she said.
