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New Edmonds Mural Depicts Olympic Mountain Peak
Artist Andy Eccleshall's creation is the second of five planned for downtown this summer. He donated his stipend to a foundation dedicated to battling a terrible medical condition that his wife and son both have.
On a clear summer day in Edmonds, you can easily spot the Brothers peak across Puget Sound as it maintains a pose it’s held for millions of years.
On a clear summer day.
To see the Brothers during this overcast summer for the ages, you’d be better served by strolling around downtown Edmonds. There, you can spot The Brothers, the mural, completed over the weekend by Edmonds artist Andy Eccleshall. It’s the second of five murals commissioned this summer by the Edmonds Mural Society.
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It follows Sue Coccia's .
Eccleshall’s vivid painting, created with acrylic using a special paint designed for exterior murals called Nova Color, can be seen on the alley wall of The Papery, 410 Main St., just west of the fountain.
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The Brothers is Eccleshall’s second in Edmonds. His first, commissioned last year, is titled Edmonds Mills 1893 and is located on the west wall at 214 Main St. The scene is taken from a postcard which shows the view looking south from a small hill at the foot of what is now Sunset Avenue.
Edmonds mural artists receive stipends for their work, and Eccleshall decided to donate the stipend from The Brothers to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation. The foundation funds research into osteogeneis imperfecta, known informally as OI, which is a rare inherited condition. It affects how bone is made, resulting in brittle bones and teeth, skin and hearing issues, and physical deformity.
Eccleshall, 43, is intimately familiar with the affliction.
“My son and wife both have OI,” he said. “My son is 10 and has had 20 broken legs. My wife had 33 fractures before the age of 16. But those who are diagnosed with OI face the condition with great strength and courage.”
The OI Foundation constantly strives to fund research into treatment and raisea wareness of the debilitating condition. Last Sunday, Eccleshall said, the people of Edmonds helped him raise more than $1,400 for the foundation.
Eccleshall, originally from England, was given the opportunity to work as a muralist for a company in Connecticut in 1994. He moved to the Seattle area in 1999 and to Edmonds in 2002.
“We have been blessed to find ourselves in the fabulous place,” he said. “Edmonds is unique in its character, its location, its environment and its people. We love it.”
You can see more of Eccleshall's artwork at Cole Gallery in Edmonds and at muralworks.com and andyeccleshall.com.