We went down to a farm to work on a mural that was 40 feet high and 80 feet wide. Still other painters have found work not just with businesses, but also inside homes and working for designers. It has created solutions that weren't there before. Weingarz has created murals of simple decorative stripes, or full rustic scenes. Working on large projects outdoors can be a little hair-raising.
Sign painters are often several stories off the ground doing their work.
It's safe, and I don't really worry about it while I'm working, but I'm always glad to get safely back on the ground. Along with competition from computers, the industry has faced environmental pressures that have led to change in paint formulations. Lead, for instance, helps paint dry internally. It used to be we could layer paint on paint and let the lead dry the paint inside. But now we have to put on a layer, wait for it to dry thoroughly, and then apply the next layer.