Mountain Mural with Red Chair.

Strasburg's latest mural was painted by Phillip Adams. Staufferstadt Arts describes Adams as "equal parts educator, historian, and artist." I stopped by while the mural was underway and again last week when it was officially unveiled.

The mural is primarily done in charcoal with a sealant to preserve it. The artist was inspired by the Appalachian Mountains and decided to show how they would have looked millions of years ago, before they eroded into the rounded-looking ridges that we see today.

Another quote from the project's sponsor, Staufferstadt Arts: "By combining references to this grand past with human elements Phillip aims to have us consider humanity against the grand scale of time."

An event celebrated the completion of the mural and included music by Amanda Wilkins. Although portions of the mural were actually done under tarps during rainy weather, the skies cleared for the event, except for a few drops here and there.

The town of Strasburg now has a number of murals, mostly visible along King Street. This one is on a restaurant building at the corner of King and Massanutten Streets.

Sharing with Monday Murals.

Artist Phillip Adams (left) mingled with the crowd.