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"Equus Descending"
 Artist's Statement

Last year Dwight Logan called me to ask if I would do a mural on the west wall of the Beer Box/York Hotel.  I said I'd be honored and asked if he had a specific theme in mind.  He said no, "feel free" to do anything.  So, thinking about the word "free", the first images that popped into my mind were of horses running free.  Horses in my mural came to symbolize "freedom".

This is the most surreal mural in Grande Prairie.  Herds of horses of various kinds descend down through the sky, hence the title Equus Descending.

People everywhere can relate to horses because of their big influence on society throughout history.

I needed a landscape for the ground reference, so I chose a familiar view of the Rockies with the "signal" tree in the foreground.

I would like to thank Dwight Logan for  supporting the arts, including the ongoing quality of music at the Homesteaders Lounge downstairs at the York.  Dwight Logan is to be commended for proving that business thrives in a culturally vibrant society.  I would also like to thank the hundreds of people who stopped to chat and offer their encouragement while I worked on the mural over the summer.  Thank you.

Tim Heimdal

Press Release
Wednesday, October 2, 1996

"EQUUS DESCENDING" is Complete!

The giant wall mural on the west face of the Beer Box is finished.

Artist Tim Heimdal and owner Dwight Logan announced that Grande Prairie's second largest wall mural, and the most surreal exterior wall mural In the City, is done.

The mural is entitled EQUUS DESCENDING and features a herd of wild horses descending from the clouds to kick up dust on the ground.

Mr. Heimdal commented that the horses in the mural symbolize "freedom", and that "people everywhere can relate to horses because of the big influence on society throughout history."

Mr. Logan praised the work of the artist, pointing out that Mr. Heimdal's talent now adorns several building in Grande Prairie.  Mr. Logan also pointed out that the mural was an example of art and business working together, as the mural was done entirely with private money.