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Richard Stanley - Murals
         ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM 1986
     Toronto  Ontario Canada
North American Alpine Diorama
Location - Yarrow Canyon - Southern Alberta
                  CANADA
            
R.O.M. exterior
R.O.M. interior
Site location chosen. Standing on the edge, Richard
          looks toward what is to be reproduced
         inside the museum gallery.
Campsite in the canyon.
Recording plant life details.
Using scale model of Diorama      
enclosure for overall effect.
  
Scale model of Diorama.
Scale drawing of background
painting.
Model making of finished design.
Transferring drawing
details to the canvas.
Applying gesso to the   
canvas covered wall.
Yarrow Canyon takes shape.
Blocking in the cloud patterns.
Positioning the grizzly bear mold.
Laying the shadow patterns in
      the valley.
MID STREAM - White tail deer
Acrylic on canvas - 10 ft. X 6 ft.
WAY OF THE WOLF- Acrylic on canvas
          9 ft. X 7 ft.
                         DAWN OF AVIATION
Illustrating flight from pterodactyls to the space station.
Contemplating what will  be.
Chinese kites
Tower jumpers
Awkward spaces
The Wright brothers
Correcting perspectives
Balloon flight
Solo powered flight
Sculpting the girl on a swing
as she dreams of flying