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BIG TIME

MEGA-MURALIST ERIC HENN PAINTS A 16,500-SQ.-FT. MURAL
- ONE STROKE AT A TIME.

BY JEFF RUSS

SR. ART DIRECTOR

RTIST Eric Henn
recently returned
from Destin, FL,
where he completed one of his
signature water
tower projects.
Decorated with colorful examples of
the region's ample sea life, the tower
has quickly become a cherished
regional attraction.
Over the course of his 30-year
career, Eric has learned a trick or two
about handling this type of project,
and he shared a few of them.

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First off, how are you? Working in
Florida during the COVID-19 pandemic must've been a challenge.
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Things have been fine. When I began
the project in Destin, spring break
was starting and it was packed. By
the second week, [Florida] shut the
restaurants and bars, and then shut
the beaches. It went from packed to
empty. It was pretty eerie. But, I'm
fortunate. I'm pretty solo, so I'm able
to safely do my work 100 ft. in the air.
Welcome to 2020, where it's safer
to be up 100 feet. How do you
keep from being scared working
at those heights?
Well, I always wear my safety harness,
and I have a cell phone, of course.
But, you know, every job takes a day
to get used to. Cranes sway; they don't
always feel stable. But, I've learned

to get acclimated. I'm certified on
these lifts.
First off, I make sure the ground
is stable. On this job, [the client] did
a great job of leveling and putting
crushed gravel around the tank. The
biggest crane I use is a 180-footer.
That crane weighs 55,000 lbs., [so] it
will sink if it isn't on a stable surface.
Also, you've got to pay attention to
the weather. Every morning, I check
the weather. And I don't just mean
storms. As soon as I go up 40 ft.,
there's a 10-mph breeze. At 80 ft., it's
another 5-10 mph. On a windy day,
it blows 35-40 mph at the top of the
tank. Some days I can't work because
the wind will blow the paint off of
my brush.



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