Courtenay artist Kelly Everill is well known for her community murals.

They can be found on the sides of buildings, on fences, inside schools, grocery stores and other structures throughout Vancouver Island91裸聊视频檚 Comox Valley.

Her latest creation is, in a word, stunning.

Everill has recently completed a two-storey, 40-foot-wide tribute to veterans, on the outer wall of the Courtenay Legion (Branch 17).

91裸聊视频淚 worked many hours every day for about five days to get the background done, and then I added the lettering on the (last day), so it took me about six days in total91裸聊视频� but it91裸聊视频檚 taken me 25 years to learn how to do it in that amount of time,91裸聊视频� Everill said.

91裸聊视频淭he Legion approached me about the job and I came up with a sketch and we carried on from there. They did some fundraising through their members, and I gave them a good deal, because it is the Legion. My dad was a member until he passed away a couple of years ago, so it was an important (project) for me, too.91裸聊视频�

While the actual creation only took a week, Mother Nature played a big role in its delay.

91裸聊视频淲e had to put it off about four times because of the weather,91裸聊视频� said Everill. 91裸聊视频淲e had this planned last fall, but we ran out of time then, so we have just been waiting for a good stretch of weather and it finally happened.91裸聊视频�

Everill said people91裸聊视频檚 reactions to her work is what inspires her.

91裸聊视频淭his one especially,91裸聊视频� she said of the Legion mural. 91裸聊视频淭his one actually brought people to tears - they were crying when they came and saw the mural, which made me cry. It91裸聊视频檚 very moving. Also people have said it has opened up a conversation with their younger kids - a very important conversation that may not have happened.91裸聊视频�

Everill said the message she is trying to convey is written on the mural.

91裸聊视频淭he words 91裸聊视频楲est We Forget91裸聊视频� says it all91裸聊视频� and this visual piece makes it a daily statement (as opposed to one surrounding Remembrance Day),91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淢any people have told me that they drove there just to see it, and they have a moment.91裸聊视频�

The public is invited to attend an official unveiling ceremony on July 30 at 11 a.m.

Everill91裸聊视频檚 next project is something at 19 Wing.

91裸聊视频淚 am working on a big one for the base, so we are working on the logistics of that91裸聊视频� but I always have 10 or 12 projects on my plate.91裸聊视频�

Everill91裸聊视频檚 work expands beyond Vancouver Island. She has murals in the Interior as well.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e also got some in Kelowna and Vernon, that are even bigger.91裸聊视频�

For more information on Everill91裸聊视频檚 business, visit

terry.farrell@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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