Tom Mullany of Mullany Art Studios recently completed his masterful mural of a young George Washington. Long before he was our nation’s first president, he was but a lowly surveyor tasked with charting the terra incognito of the Piedmont’s lovely landscape. Fun fact: a weary Washington even crashed at Middleburg’s Red Fox Inn. The more you know!

The Finished Product

Behind the Scenes

…gridded drawing will go on that wall… #mural #murals #culpeperva #culpepermural #figurativeart #figurativepainting #georgewashington #surveyor

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Last night. Tom putting the final touches on the color sketch. #culpepermural #culpeper #mural# murals #washington #georgewashington #surveyor #firstsurveyorofculpepercounty @culpeperdowntownva

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… @sammullany and I chalking out the mural grid yesterday … #culpepermural #georgewashington #surveyor #mural

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…Day 3, we had so many things to figure out about the Skyjack scissor-lift and firming up its footing on uneven ground, all we had time to paint was some of G.W.’s surveying equipment…. #culpepermural #georgewashington #surveyor #mural #figurativeart #culpeperva

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…for scale… #mural #georgewashington #culpepermural #culpeperva #culpeperdowntown #culpeperrocks #figurativeart #figurativepainting #surveyor

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…end of Day 4…. #culpepermural #georgewashington #surveyor #mural #figurativeart #figurativepainting

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…photo by @scubavision … Thanks Stephen, we hardly ever get a pic of us together at work! @kerriemullany and I really enjoyed you two stopping by! Check out photographer Stephen Pendleton’s site! ….. #culpepermural #georgewashington #mural #culpeperva #culpeperdowntown @culpeperdowntownva

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…George Washington x 4… photo by @kerriemullany #culpepermural #georgewashington #mural #figurativepainting #culpeperva #figurativeart

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…find the painter…?…photo by @kerriemullany …. #culpepermural #georgewashington #younggeorgewashington #mural #culpeperva #figurativepainting #figurativeart @culpeperdowntownva @visitculpeperva

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