Fog Blog New Brunswick Art Log:

RON SAJACK, A MURAL ARTIST LEGEND IN NEW BRUNSWICK AND THE MARITIMES HAS DIED AT THE AGE OF 69! HE HAD DONE MURALS HERE IN SAINT JOHN TOO , YOU ONLY HAVE TO WALK UP THE LANCASTER MALL AND TO THE RIGHT IS A MURAL OF THE WEST SIDE, BEAUTIFUL! IT WILL BE A LOSS FOR THE MARITIMES ART WORLD AS WELL AS HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS.....RON DIED DECEMBER 16TH , 2017!When Ron Sajack decorated the La-Kassa-We Pub in Minto inside and out with his signature, large-scale murals, owner Pauline Johnson says he "brought the castle to life."Those brushstrokes mean even more so to Johnson now.Sajack passed away Saturday morning after a battle with cancer, according to close friends of his. Sajack painted several large-scale murals across the Maritimes over four decades, including one the Minto Foodland depicting the town's history, and at the Greener Village food bank in Fredericton.Ron Sajack adds another mural to his portfolioMinto murals show off town historyBut his work holds a special place in Johnson's heart.Initially, Sajack had offered to paint one mural in Johnson's pub: a massive painting of two lions and a husky dog that watches over La-Kassa-We's stage.