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You can see his history, accolades, gallery and a “Salute to the Record Breakers”, showing

many projects at: www.ygartua.com Paul is famous faces of personalities that have changed

one of the premier portrait artists in the world their sport through great achievements, from

today, with an amazing gift to work on images Pele, to Rocket Richard to Wayne Gretzky.

at many times actual life size. These faces are The mural was the brainchild of Beachcomber

over 10 feet / 305 cm high! This is one of the owners Keith and Judy Scott, back in 1999.

world’s largest paintings of its kind, at some As the company launched globally, Keith

300 feet / 9140 cm long and 25 feet / 762 cm and Judy wanted to do something special to

high, featured in two segments. share with the Beachcomber organization,

and the community at large as the millennium

The south-facing wall is called “Beachcomber approached.

Salutes the Legends of the Millennium”, a

collection of faces that have changed the course After the painting was complete, a

of history in the last 100 years. These are famous community party was held on site to

people, dreamers who accomplished much, celebrate worldwide expansion with this

from Chief Dan George to John F Kennedy, mural as evidence of this special launch.

to Terry Fox. The west facing wall features (Article on Surrey Now Leaders)

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