The Grand Marshall for this event was fellow biker and world renowned artist, Wyland. The world's most renowned environmental artist, Wyland, will be on hand several times during the San Diego County Fair to help show how each person can make a difference in preserving, protecting and respecting the earth. Wyland led about 300 Harleys on Saturday July 1st from Biggs Harley in San Marcos, California to the fair grounds. In this thread I will post some pics of the bikes, a series showing Wyland's skills as an artist and hopefully a few links to videos I captured of Wyland painting and the Kenny Loggins concert that night. Wyland has Harleys in Florida and Hawaii and an Indian here in California. Biggs Harley loaned Wyland a bike for this ride. Here is Wyland, the grand marshall staging for the event...

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A few more pics staging

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and at the parking area at the fair grounds.

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Wyland beginning to paint from a blank canvas...

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continuing...

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and within 45 minutes, a near finished piece...

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and then later that day, the Kenny Loggins concert. I will post links to the videos later today.

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DOH !! I took the video clips with my camera sideways and I can't get any of my tools to rotate the video. Oh well, lay down and enjoy this short clip of Wyland painting with his buddy Steven Ybarra providing the background music...

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Just a little tidbit here, the mural that is behind Steven was started during the fair and was sold already generating $200,000 for the Wyland Foundation.

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Awsome Thud..... I had the chance to go to the Wyland gallery in Hawaii a few years ago, the man is amazing.

Thanks for the post.