Murals are just a part of that now, albeit a big part.
Dan Sawatzky first painted a mural in Chemainus as a visiting artist in 1983. Mural painting has become a way of life for not only Dan, but his entire family. Sawatzky's artistic roots working in pen and ink still show in some of the detail of his larger projects. Murals have become so much a part of Sawatzky's life that he is now one of a handful of artists in North America presently making a living as a full-time mural painter. He works at a fever pace, and attacks any project with an energy akin to a white tornado.