Artist Dean Schutz has been working on a mural commissioned by the District of Sechelt to commemorate both the 30th anniversary of Sechelt becoming a district and the 30th anniversary of the Sechelt (shíshálh) Nation attaining self-governance.
The commemorative artwork on the outside of the washroom facility at Rotary Friendship Park is based on George Seurat’s 1886 painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. Schutz’s work, titled Sunday Afternoon on Sechelt’s Grand Shore, is meant to be a historical and whimsical look at familiar Sechelt characters through the ages.
Schutz hopes to be done the four-sided mural, which will also include maps of the area, by mid-August. A public ceremony will be held to officially unveil the art piece.
This wee bird was curious about the project, perching on Schutz’s brush and paint tins as he worked last week.
