This was the first painting of any kind I had ever done. After a conversation with a friend of mine who read about projecting an image from an overhead projector, tracing it, and then painting it as a mural, I decided to give it a try. The image was a compilation of two photos of the foothills of Mount Rainier, WA and a stock photo of a Santa Fe train engine. This was a fun project and started me becoming interested in painting.