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The
Birchmere is America's Legendary Music Hall / Restaurant / Brewery
/ Pub located in Alexandria, Virginia for over 30 years. Since
1989 it has been my privilege and pleasure to create a variety
of artwork for this fine establishment: logo design, bumper stickers,
T-shirts, tabletents, signage, several murals, the monthly calendar,
a menu cover, even a life-size portrait / sculpture of Pudge.
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This
is the marquee I designed and painted for the club.The 6' x 12'
iron stucture that stands 16' tall was fabricated by Flaherty
Ironworks. I then cut out, painted, and installed the sheet metal
panels. The dobro, burger, and stein are all separate cut-outs.The
track letters allow the act names to be changed on a daily basis.
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When
the club moved two blocks in 1996 the Birchmere became a huge
place. Inside one building is a 500 seat music hall, a large dining
area with a second stage and dance floor, a 40' long bar , a retail
store that sells music and merchandise, a pool hall, foosball,
ping-pong, and even a full scale brewery with a tasting room full
of antique beer memorabilia. You can bet a whole lotta talent
went into the making of this place; and I'm proud to have been
a part of it. All the following murals were painted in acrylics
onsite on the walls except the stage backdrop.
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This
is the entrance to the Music Hall along with the street scene
mural by the bar. The entire wall is 14' x 65' with a stucco finish.
Click on image for details.
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This
is the far opposite wall with the entrance to the tasting room
on the left (behind the beergarden) and the entrance to the Brewery
straight ahead. Another wall 14' x 65' with a stucco finish.
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on image for details.
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This
is the stage. The lights, barrels, and equipment are real but
the door, brick wall, windows, etc. are acrylic paint on canvas
( 10' x 30'). Click on image for details.
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This
is the life sized portrait / sculpture of Pudge hanging out in
his pool hall. Gary wanted me to make a 3-D cartoon character
that kind of resembled his long-time friend. I guess I got carried
away with the resemble aspect and less so with the cartoon part.
The sculpture is a combination of paper mache`, plaster, polystyrene,
paint, and thrift store.
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on the image for details.
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These
are details from the marquee sign on Mount Vernon Avenue. These
are flat 0.63" aluminum cut-outs painted with sign enamel
and riveted to the iron scrollwork.
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