I designed and painted my first historical mural in Chemainus back in 1983 and we moved there less than a year later. Hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world came to the little town to see them and it wasn’t long until I was travelling far and wide doing murals in some of their towns and cities. (almost like I had planned it that way) I also painted more murals in Chemainus, seven in all. One of these murals is among my favourite subject matter - a geared steam-powered logging train. This one was painted on the wall of our studio/house in 1991. Because the mural faces north and is in the shelter of the roof eaves it is still in great shape more than thirty-two years later. Time sure flies!