After construction of the 4ft x 8ft box, I began to paint the Playa floor. It's always good to make guidelines.

Continuing to work on the Playa floor with this great paint, which I got a great deal on from Home Depot for 5 dollars.

There was not a big variety of blue at Home Depot, so I did my best in choosing from the left over that other people didn't want and got a dark blue.

I figured I would add white to lighten the dark blue. However to change the color of that much blue I would need a large quantity of white.

Here is an exterior picture of what the simulation looks like. It took along time to get the Playa floor and sky complete.

Another exterior shot of the simulation as well as the area where most of the construction took place, Mandeville center.

Oh no it's the artist's big butt, hahaha. No, it's just me painting the Playa floor. Later, I will carefully paint the cracks of on the plaster of paris that I laid down.

Still working on the floor. Its along process. Man! this takes forever.

I had to paint the edges of the white box since I pushed it across the cement floor and scratched it a little.

Im in the box. Painting and painting and painting and then I'll probably do some more painting. Hahaha!

The plaster is all set and is ready to be poured. I'll start the cracked simulation of the playa floor soon.

I was finished for the day and it was time to cover up the simulation. It ended up raining that day which made me really upset.

I kinda thrashed the bathroom with the plaster. Sorry to whom ever has to clean that up. It all wasfor a good cause...Art!

The floor had a little accident with the plaster. However, on a good note i was able to get most of it out of the sink.

The sky is complete now and the clouds are starting to take shape. They keep coming out blue though; I think it was because the blue mixes with the white.

I started painting the cracks of the Playa floor in the right corner. I want to start the farthest away from the door that way it appears that I've completed much more then I have.

The right side of the mural is complete. The moutains look jagged compared to the left side. But I am happy with my results.

This is the left side of the mural. The mountains have a much softer look to them. I was not going for two different looks, it just ended up looking that way. My left sides are usually better then my right's.

The simulation is complete the floor, the walls the mural all done. Yeah for me!

A picture of the Grandstand and the marvelous cracked Playa floor.

This is a closer look at the cracked floor. It took along time to complete. I was up for 3 whole nights working on those cracks The cracks get larger from the floor to the out skirts of the playa floor.

This is my late night snack that i ran out and got. Savon's has such a limited supply; I missed TGIF by like 30 minutes so i got Peanut butter Ritz crackers.

A final shot of my masterpiece. I am so happy that this is complete. I'm just sad I have nowhere to put it. But wait; maybe I can convince my mom to put it in the living room. Hahaha…fat chance

Another shot of the final product. It was along and tedious process, but that's what art all about. Things that take a long time are well worth it in the end.

I'm being a Goober and just posing for the camera. I was never camera shy, even though sometimes I should be. Hahaha!

Finally I come to the man of the hour who is an awesome professor and who has taught me so much about nature and technology (at the same time). Very cool, Thanks Brett!

I'm painting the right side of the mountains in this shot. This set if mountains came out rockier then the other side. I think the other side is softer and hillier, if that's even a word. Hahaha!

This is a panel shot of the Grandstand and the clouds that continue to be blue! Aaaaah, what the heck, I need more white paint!

There was at one time half of my mixing bucket full of hard plaster because the hot water hardened faster then i thought, but it was ok, all i had to do was add some cold water and mix.

I started laying out the plaster on the particleboard and I quickly realized that 8lbs was not going to cut it, but I didn't think it was going to take almost 60lbs to complete the project.

The plaster is all laid out and it's starting to cool down, but in the end it was still not cooled all the way through which caused for cracking problems.

Now I'm on my knees painting the inside of the plaster. Or maybe I'm padding it down smooth. I can't tell?

This shot is a lot of the same. Nothing too much changed.

More mixing, like I said the mixing has to be just right. I think this was the last batch, which I kind of goofed on and put to much water. I'll just have to wait.

Just putting the finishing touches on the outside while I wait for the plaster to dry. Go around and get the edges.

It was kind of hot out there that day and so i had to have protective eye wear and head wear.

It's important not to get dehydrated. I made sure I had enough Gatorade. Lets hear it for the Gatorade! Yeah Yeah Yeah!

This is one of my favorites. I used in the intro, but in black and white, I thought it gave it a more of an artsy look.

This was a fun experience to get all painted black and create art with my body. I really had never experienced such a thing.

When Iwas small like a child I used to sleep like this, wierd huh?

I'm supposed to be a rock, just like the one in the picture. What do you think is my acting superb or what?

Out on the Playa floor the heat starts to make the make up run.Ii have to be quick with my posses.

If i grab on to any part of my body the make up will come off, so i have to watch it. There is no time for touch ups on the Playa.

The rocks on the Playa are not as big as I, but representation is what i was going for, so by putting them in the foreground maybe that would make them seem larger.

Pretty much the same shot, nothing to diffrent. Just alittle bit father away shot.

This pose was the last one. I was getting pretty hot and the black was starting to drip off.

I really like this photograph, because it shows the vast emptiness that the desert really is about. It conveys the loneliness of the open range.

I used this photo as well for the front intro, but i did a little photoshop work on it to make myself look more like a rock.

This is the pose that dug into my back so i was all about hurrying up with this one. If I would have lowed my feet it would have been better representation.

This photo has more of a voyeuristic view. It comes over the top and is more of a close personal shot.

The tracks are interesting in this photograph. The tracks are representational of the sliding rock tracks. The idea is that we both make tracks no matter what or who we are, humans or rocks.

This one was funny because Elsie says "your going to have to Photoshop Carol out of the picture," but i think Carol adds character. Hahaha!

This is the close up picture of what the Playa floor looks like; I used this as my guide when painting the playa floor on the simulation.

A closer picture of another area of Playa floor.

The photos are going to start getting further away from the Playa floor, so that I could have a better guide for the simulation.

The cracks almost disappear when you look out about 12ft - 15ft from you.

These three pictures are cool because the B&W gives me a real rock look, well it's the closest I'm going to get to the rock representation.