Glacier National Park mural

About a year ago, Leanne Brown Goldhahn was cleaning out her mother’s garage in Billings when she saw a cluster of rolled up canvas in a dusty corner. Yet what she found wasn’t a stack of old trash, but rather an important piece of Glacier National Park’s art history.

Stashed away in that forgotten corner were 15 canvas murals that once lined the walls of the Glacier Park Lodge in East Glacier Park. Goldhahn knew instantly that she had found something important.

Now, one of those murals has been restored and is on display at the Hockaday Museum of Art in downtown Kalispell through Feb. 23. Executive Director Elizabeth Moss says the mural is the first of 14 the museum hopes to restore in the coming years.

How the murals ended up in a garage 350 miles from Glacier National Park is a story shrouded in mystery, Goldhahn said. Even more of a mystery is who painted them.

In the early 1900s, Great Northern Railway president Louis Hill commissioned a series of murals for the famous chalets and lodges being built in the newly created Glacier National Park. Evidence suggests that noted Glacier artist John Fery was originally commissioned to paint the murals that would line the walls. But Hill wanted them faster than Fery could produce and so he hired another artist who eventually made 51 murals. The identity of that artist and when exactly he or she painted the landscapes of Glacier National Park has since been lost to time.

In the 1950s, the Glacier Park Lodge was being remodeled and the wallpaper murals were unceremoniously cut out of the walls, rolled up and discarded, according to Moss. Some were saved from the dumpster, however, including 15 that were picked up by Leona and Robert Brown, who ran a grocery store in East Glacier Park.

Somewhere along the way, the murals were passed through the family and ended up in the garage in Billings where Goldhahn found them years later.

“The fact is having them in a dusty old garage couldn’t be good for those paintings,” Goldhahn said. “I knew they had to be preserved.”

After taking the murals out of the garage, she contacted an art dealer in Bozeman who began researching them. Realizing the importance of the murals to Glacier’s history, he turned to the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell.

Last summer at an art show in Great Falls, Moss had the chance to see three of the murals up close. It was there she realized how much of an undertaking it would be to restore the century-old paintings.

“Those (three) were in some of the worst condition and it gave us an idea of what we were up against,” Moss said.

In September of 2012, Goldhahn and her husband Alan donated all 15 murals to the Hockaday and soon after 14 were brought to Kalispell. The family kept one to be restored and displayed at their home in Bozeman.

Once the murals arrived, Joe Abbrescia, a Hockaday board member and a local art conservator, got to work restoring one of the smaller pieces that is now on display.

Bigfork resident Elsa Putzier inspects the current installation at the Hockaday Museum of Art near where a recently acquired Glacier National Park mural, left, is hung near the museum entranceway. Lido Vizzutti | Flathead Beacon


“It’s great to bring this back to what the artist intended,” he said.

Because of age and water damage to some of the paintings, Moss estimates it will cost anywhere from $3,000 to $5,000 to restore each one. She hopes to secure donations to complete the next one and said it will be a long-term project. Eventually Moss hopes enough of the paintings can be restored so that some can be displayed around the Flathead Valley.

Moss said restoring the murals is an important project and one the museum is proud to be a part of.

“I get goose bumps (about these murals), because it’s all about the legacy of the region,” she said. “Glacier National Park is such a huge part of this area and it’s a privilege and an honor to have been selected by the donor to preserve them.”

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Wall murals are a very inexpensive way to decorate any room

The trend these days is to discover extremely innovative ways to decorate interiors on a budget. The tips provided below are just a few of the many ways one can inexpensively achieve a truly original look for a room. Wallpaper murals are a very inexpensive way to decorate any room.

The ideas and procedures I have outlined here can be applied using ordinary paint as well as water-based glow in the dark paint. The originality about this is that the mural which is visible by day will turn into a glow-in the dark mural at night.

You could paint certain portions of the mural with ordinary wall paint and paint other parts with glow in the dark paint that is invisible by day. Then, your wall murals will look normal in the day but when the lights are turned off, the glow in the dark portions will light up and you will have a really 'cool' Glow Mural!

Lets say your walls have a couple of mermaids or fairies (for girls' rooms) or UFOs and star ships, Pokemons etc (for boys). You can paint over these shapes with a layer of clear glow paint. After painting, make sure you charge the glow paint with a good strong light source, like a Compact Fluorescent Lamp bulb or even a Black light (tube not bulb, please!); then turn off the lights and darken the room and voila...! You have fairies, mermaids, UFOs, starships etc that Glow in the Dark!

To make the clear glow paint, you have to mix together, one part of glow powder with 3 parts of clear nail polish. If you are using any other clear paint like varnish etc, make sure it is safe to use in kids rooms.

Now here are some more design ideas for kids' bedrooms and playrooms. Remember, all these ideas can be applied to ordinary paint as well as glow in the dark paint. Always be careful with paint materials when around children. Make sure an adult is always supervising these projects if kids are doing them.

Wallpaper mural is bespoke and is printed to fit the your wall.

When you anticipate of wall murals do you anticipate of abominably painted, abominable images of cherubs and neo-classical buildings? Anticipate again. Advances in agenda technology accept created an amazing new abstraction in autogenous design. The best clear designers in the apple accept been active creating stylish, striking, all-embracing images to put on your wall. Best of all, anniversary wallpaper mural is bespoke and is printed to fit the exact ambit of your wall. This is Haute Couture for your home and while it is not bargain it is absolutely not as big-ticket as its top appearance counterpart.

So what array of designs is available? Originally the agenda press technology has been acclimated for bartering projects. We accept all apparent ample calibration accurate images of cups of coffee in the bistro chains. Many designs for the home accept been afflicted by this but accept acclimated the aforementioned abstraction to actualize absolutely admirable images such as Bank and Deco's accurate images of poppies that accept been continued to ample a accomplished wall.

White Stallion Wall Mural

Some designs are added agnate to wallpaper in that they accept a repeating clear but they accept taken it to a absolutely huge ambit such as Flowerized, aswell by Bank and Deco. Alternatively, amusing images such as a huge acme or behemothic Flaminogos accomplish affably aboriginal and adventurous architecture statements.
One of the a lot of different ranges on the bazaar is created by Italian artist Gio Pagani. He uses achromatic best bittersweet backgrounds from which behemothic silhouettes of avant-garde icons emerge. These are absolutely arresting examples of clear architecture at its best.

So how do they analyze in agreement of cost? When compared to acrylic or even to a lot of artist wallpaper, at about £75 per aboveboard they are at the affluence end of the market. However, in agreement of the account that they accomplish they can not absolutely be compared to these mediums. They are emore affiliated to a huge plan of art deigned accurately for your home and as such are abundantly acceptable value. If you wish to accomplish a absolute appulse again wallpaper murals are the way to go.

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Wallpaper mural is bespoke and is printed

wallpaper mural is bespoke and is printed to fit the exact dimensions of your wall. This is Haute Couture for your home and while it is not cheap it is certainly not as expensive as its high fashion counterpart.

So what sort of designs is available? Originally the digital printing technology has been used for commercial projects. We have all seen large scale photographic images of cups of coffee in the cafe chains. Many designs for the home have been influenced by this but have used the same idea to create really beautiful images such as Wall and Deco's photographic images of poppies that have been enlarged to fill a whole wall.

Some designs are more similar to wallpaper in that they have a repeating graphic but they have taken it to a really huge dimension such as Flowerized, also by Wall and Deco. Alternatively, witty images such as a huge crown or giant Flaminogos make wonderfully original and bold design statements.

One of the most unique ranges on the market is created by Italian designer Gio Pagani. He uses faded vintage damask backgrounds from which giant silhouettes of modern icons emerge. These are truly magnificent examples of graphic design at its best.

So how do they compare in terms of cost? When compared to paint or even to most designer wallpaper, at around £75 per square they are at the luxury end of the market. However, in terms of the statement that they make they can not really be compared to these mediums. They are emore akin to a huge work of art deigned specifically for your home and as such are incredibly good value. If you want to make a real impact then wallpaper murals are the way to go.

Murals are usually larger works of art

Wallpaper murals are usually larger works of art. Anything wall size or ceiling size is classified as a mural. There are interior and exterior murals. Some are painted on the sides of barns as well as buildings, fences, etc. Some are done on framed canvas and hung on walls. People buy them to decorate their homes or maybe a restaurant.

Businesses may buy large canvas-framed murals or have one painted directly on an interior wall or the outside of their building. Again, some murals can be large canvas framed works (done in a shop) to fit a large accent wall or they can be hand painted right directly onto a wall or ceiling. Sign painting on a larger scale is pretty much like mural painting. I had a friend who went into the sign painting business. I saw one of his works where he painted a large sign on the side of a beer store that had their name and logo painted onto the brick along with a nice background and border. Even though the wall of an average beer store isn't huge it still has to be planned or graphed out to make all the letters and graphics fit perfectly. HOW TO CREATE MURALS There is no right way or wrong way to paint a mural. It is all practice and technique. There may not be too many books out there on the subject of a mural painting business. It is recommended that you just start to experiment. I would suggest digging through books on the sign painting business. As mentioned above, some painted signs can take up a whole side of a building.






Murals are created differently from smaller works because of their size. Before you can paint or draw out a large mural, you have to plot out the project you are working on. Larger works like a 25-foot building can make you feel more like a house painter than an artist. A mural needs to be planned and blocked out in squares. First on a sketch pad (planning pad) and then on the work being painted. Planning pads have sheets with tiny 1/4-inch squares. A wall or ceiling mural needs to be divided up into 1-foot squares.


Each of those small 1/4-inch squares on your planning pad represent a square foot on the wall or building. You can even fold the paper in half, and fold it in half one more time (called quartering it) and this will show you your center mark. The best advice for creating a mural is to step back frequently and take a look at your progress from a distance to make sure everything is in proportion. As my dad taught me in drafting, you want to first find the center point and work outward from there when setting up your blueprint or in this case, a mural. Sketching out your design after you set up your grid pattern of squares and finding your center point is necessary.

That is the magic of decals and wall murals

A wall decal, which is also known as a wall sticker, wall tattoo, or wall vinyl, is a vinyl sticker that is affixed to a wall or some other smooth surface. They were usually used for informational purposes but now they are used mostly for decoration purposes and as a Do-It-Yourself home decoration fun activity.

Your new born daughter has finally arrived in this world and you want to make her nursery as nice and comfortable for her. To stimulate your new born senses, you can use nursery murals to make her nursery as colorful and beautiful as possible. Lavender and pink shades suit a baby girl's nursery but you can always change them later when she has grown up a bit and is able to tell you what she likes and doesn't like.

Say your daughter has grown up a bit and is very fond of fairies, then you can introduce the magic of princess room wall decals to your daughter's bedroom. Start getting creative and mix and match colors. Not all walls have to be the same shade; some walls can even be made two-toned or be bordered with intricate lacy styles to give it a feminine touch. Princess room wall decals come in colors to match any baby girl's decor; just like princesses themselves come in all shapes and designs.

If your daughter's room is spacious and has large walls, you can even set up a fairy tale kingdom of her own. Some fairies wall murals are designed with colorful castle scenes and scenery. These murals also come with free stickers and you can encourage her creative skills by asking her to place these stickers wherever she wants herself. You could give the finishing touches to the room by placing butterflies, flowers etc. In addition to her fondness for fairies, if she has an affinity for nature and trees, you could coordinate all the colors in her room to accommodate the tree mural and match it with the colors of the fairy murals.

You can go online and choose a suitable fairy wall decal according to the size of her room and her preference. These online shops have a great variety of decals in all sizes and various themes; you and your daughter would probably be spoilt for choice while choosing the most suitable wall decal and have a lot of fun shopping for it too.

Once her room is all decorated, both of you will be delighted with the results and probably even wonder how you could be so creative and create a plain room into such a beautiful and colorful fantasy place. She will love to play with her friends in her room. That is the magic of decals and wall murals as it can not only bring out the creative spirit within you but give you a chance to bond with your child and plus transform a plain room into a fantasy place.

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The wallpaper mural can be a cost effective way

You are considering a change to your decoration scheme and are in a quandary. You'd like to be a bit bold and go for a wallpaper mural but are concerned about the cost. Surely, something on this scale, made to order and utilising extensive and complicated printing methods is going to cost the earth? Well, you'd be surprised. Thanks to advances in technology the transferring of images to a printing machine and the printing itself can be achieved at a price little different to everyday repeating pattern wallpaper.

It's true, gone are the days when complicated set-up processes put the prices into realms where only commercial customers could afford them. Digital printing techniques can now turn any image of any size into a high resolution wall sized image. Typically, these machines will put 1200-1400 dots per square inch of colour onto the paper and this means that to see those individual dots you'll have to put your nose right on the paper, go cross-eyed and get a whack on the back of your head from your wife/mother.

And one need not be restricted to an off-the-shelf design, although many are available and many look fantastic. You can send along a picture of a treasured family moment and for a surprisingly modest outlay you'll get back that image spread over several rolls of good quality wallpaper ready to be hung behind the sofa. It'll cost a little more than basic paper but considerably less than the more luxurious kind and provide you with a unique environment. Another thing to perhaps consider is the fact that you won't need to spring for a whole bunch of pictures - the whole wall is one.

Surely it's not that easy? Well, yes it is. All one needs to do is find an online operation, pick an image from an existing range or send in your own, provide them with the dimensions of your intended wall and they'll resize the picture to fit your wall. They will also generally go a little bit beyond the dimensions provided to give you a little margin for hanging error.

So far from being an extravagant option in the interior design stakes, the wallpaper mural can be a cost effective way of making a dramatic impression. A quick glance at what's available online produces the startling information that a high quality image measuring three and a half metres by two and a half (12' x 9') can be had for as little as fifty pounds. How does that compare to regular wallpaper? Pretty well I'd say! When you've had enough of looking at that treasured family moment, it's time to bring out the cheapest interior solution of all - no, not arson. Paint!

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The abundant variety of wallpaper murals

Many people have decided that when it's time to redecorate a room, a coat of paint is just a little too basic. To really take a room to the next level, home owners everywhere are looking to photo murals as an all in one decorating solution.

The abundant variety of wallpaper murals available makes it possible to find the perfect mural for any taste or style. From abstract art to outer space imagery and everything in between, there really is a photo wallpaper for everyone.

Do you love the tropics? Tropical and ocean wall murals appeal to those with a love of the beach, with many choices showing sand, sky, sun, and other nautical elements such as palm trees or piers. Imagine a glorious Hawaiian sunset at the foot of your bed, or relaxing in your living room as you gaze upon sailboats in the Bay of Mustique. Find wave murals for kids and grown ups alike.

Wildlife enthusiasts and children alike will love the sharp focus of a high resolution animal wallpaper mural. Many choices depict rare and exotic animals in their natural habitats. Whether you prefer a mighty Bengal tiger or lovely little barn swallow, your wall mural will bring a delightful, natural harmony to your home or office. Whatever your choice, you will have created a wonderful wall in your favorite room. Find a image or background to fit your vision or theme. You may have to pinch yourself--yes, all this from wallpaper!

Panoramic wallpaper are very long compared to their height and lend a very striking effect to the walls of large rooms and home theaters. These large photo murals take interior wall decor to a completely new level. Add dramatic, panoramic appeal to your favorite space. They are long on style and provide a very big window into the landscape of your choice. Get ready to be amazed by turning your favorite room into an awe inspiring panoramic vista.

Asian wallpaper murals of Far Eastern scenes are a simple solution for Asian home decor. Enjoy the serenity of a bamboo garden, a temple or a beautiful Asian landscape. Find decorative murals for your interior wall decor. Your walls will rejoice!

Sea Life wall murals, underwater scenes and marine life murals depict coral reefs, scuba divers, tropical fish and more. Find sea life wall murals to restore and delight you. Sea life and underwater murals are relaxing, whimsical, and serene. A sea life wallpaper mural helps create a room that compels you to relax and rejuvenate.

The skyline of a city is a beautiful and powerful sight to behold. Choosing wall murals made from professional cityscape photography from skylines around the world adds instant urban chic to your rooms.

You can also choose outdoor murals of breathtaking scenery and bring the great outdoors inside. From forest murals, to sunset murals, to desert murals, tree murals, winter scenes sky murals, waterfall murals and more, the sky is the limit.

Stop dreaming about that special room-- it's really within reach. Now you can have your unique design or photography as a focal point or background for your favorite room. A room to feel great about. Create digitally printed high resolution wallpaper prints specifically tailored to your decor or interests.

Now you can bring your unique personality to life in your favorite room, for all to enjoy. Home interior decorating just doesn't get better or more personal than this. Best of all, you get the satisfaction of living or working in a room that is a glorious expression of you and your interests. This is your time to shine- embrace it!

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The mural wallpapers are available in panels

Wallpaper wall murals are not new concepts by any means. In the bygone era, they continued to grace the walls of mansions and tall towers for hundreds of years. Now, they have made their presence felt at the domestic set ups as well. A wide variety of good quality wallpaper mural variants are easily available in the market. They simply differ from the traditional printed versions in terms of visual appeal. They can be availed in ‘made to order’ versions or can be customized with images from personal collection. This version bears all the characteristics of personal tastes handsomely. It is a fact that mural versions come at a higher price than the traditional wallpapers but their superior quality supports their value.

Due to their large size, the mural wallpapers are available in panels. It forms the scenic beauty on the wall. Generally the mural graphics occupy entire section of a wall on one side of the room thus it ensures a gorgeous ambience inside the room. Photomural versions form the major share in the wallpaper mural category. They are in reality enlargement of photographs but skilled hands turn these wallpapers into elements of artistic creativity. Since giant wallpaper on the wall consists of several smaller sections bound by narrow bands, these dividing bands should be removed to ensure a complete and seamless look to the entire graphical beauty.

Previously luxurious home decoration was the exclusive right of the wealthiest home owners as the price range kept the decorative elements out of the reach of general people. In those days, wallpaper murals used to contain hand-drawn images. Now, thanks to technological advancement, the cost involved in designing the wall murals wallpaper has gone down drastically than their previous versions. As a consequence, a majority of the households are able to possess them. They are simply great accessories to deck up the rooms with personal taste. Be it a child’s room or sitting room, any place at home can be simply turned into a visual paradise with fine combination of beautiful room decoration and selected wallpapers.
However, it should be kept in mind that murals get their proper value only on wide walls. It is not that they cannot be customized for smaller walls but the optimum beauty can be achieved on large walls. So, you need to identify the room wall that will be covered by wall mural wallpaper. It can be either single wall or the four-wall enclosure. The only concern is area that the wall needs to be spacious enough to give space well-conceptualized wallpaper and maximize the visual appeal of the room. Make sure that the wall mural image should be visible from any corner of the room to its fullest. Don’t place any furniture or other domestic appliance against the wall. Even if there is no other alternative but to place items there then make sure that the mural layout is visible over the top of the accessories. Wallpaper wall murals as well as vintage wallpaper both enjoy prominence at any domestic household where the homeowner wants to deck up the ambience with aesthetic appeal.

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Variety that can be begin in these wallpaper murals

Decorating one's allowance is a amusement for people, and they do it with all their activity and by use of assets accessible for them. There are a array of means by which the simple searching allowance can be brought to life. Be it a ample active allowance or a adept bedroom, every allowance has a abeyant to accomplish you feel good. Even the appointment cubicles and apartment can be accustomed a architecture that will address to the eyes and actualize a abatement aftereffect on the mind.

This is what abounding humans try to do. Altered means of creating a adornment are accessible such as painting with array of colors, application curtains of capricious designs, putting up posters and portraits and by use of wallpaper murals, and so on. The account of possibilities is long. It depends on the getting and the allowance for which it is getting used, that helps in authoritative a accommodation as to which adorning abstraction is to be implemented.
With no abridgement of artistic ideas, newer methods of decorating the apartment are advancing up every added day and they are getting admired by people. Murals are a chic these days, if humans are aggravating to accompany in a new abstraction to their apartment and there are affluence of affidavit to accept the murals.
This is one of the bank decors that can be abeyant from the bank or pasted on it to accord a bewitched attending to the absolute wall. As the murals can be adapted to the walls, they do not absorb abundant amplitude in the room, thereby doesn't advance to congestion.

Wall murals UK consists of basically 2 dimensional designs printed on ample bedding and has a array of designs. If called appropriately and put on the actual bank in a room, they accord an actualization to the allowance of getting beyond than it in fact is. Such extensions are, accordingly getting advised with such pictures that would accord the basic enlargement.
Variety that can be begin in these wallpaper murals is addition agency for its ascent acceptance as it helps humans to accept what they wish in their room. From a ample accumulating of Wallpaper Murals UK, humans can accept the one that they acquisition acceptable for their apartment and these can be altered for anniversary room.
One of the better advantages and the affidavit for putting up murals in apartment is that of the achievability of altering the pictures as frequently as one wants. Such abstract photos can be put on the walls one day and afterwards a few months or even days, humans can change them according to the affair that is getting organized for accompany a few months later. This has been one of the a lot of important factors of the acceptance of the wallpaper murals.

Besides, of all the factors, that of the admirable looks is conceivably the active force abaft the acceptance of the Wallpaper Murals UK. Such adorning items are acceptable accepted by the day and humans are utilizing the availability of mural photos for adorning their admired homes.

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Actualize with a wallpaper murals for your own escape

Let’s all just face the facts… We reside in fatigued animated times. We can’t or don’t acquiesce ourselves to yield one moment in time just to day dream. With our corpuscle phones and I pods consistently accessible we never just stop for a moment and think. Then by the time we get home afterwards alive eight or added hours we are frazzled. Our fretfulness are deeply anguish up through our absolute bodies.

What do you appear home to? Is it a quiet adequate atmosphere? Is there a peaceful activity that surrounds you? If you just yield one attending about do you accept that activity of serenity?

What I am gong to altercate today will accord you this admirable affection enhancer just by searching at your walls. You can actualize with a wallpaper murals for your own escape, so you can disentangle and be affliction free.
A wallpaper mural gives your allowance that appropriate atmosphere and activity of broadcast space. It can adapt your acumen of time and space. The activity that exhumes will badly transform you appear the affair of your mural. Unlike any added bank covering, a mural can add a adventure and a activity of abandon that is absolutely astounding. It will instantly about-face those apparent arid walls into a balmy and agreeable amplitude that reflects your personality and lifestyle.

What is a art mural? The concordance describes it as something activated to or fabricated basic to a bank or beam fixture. It is chic, contemporary and a active accession to any home. It is usually fabricated of nonwoven breathable materials. As a aftereffect the abetment is absorbent and air and damp can move calmly through the material.