Mural for Dalhousie Golf Club nearly complete

Cape Girardeau artist Craig Thomas has been painting a mural in his downtown Cape Girardeau studio for months, and now it is nearly ready to be installed at the Dalhousie Golf Club.

Interior designer Sarah Pfanstiel and DesignScapes, a St. Louis company headed by Al Phillips, is handling the Dalhousie redesign. Pfanstiel said the mural will display the club's history.

"What we tried to do was bring in a color palette with a classical Scottish European influence and marry it to the natural influence of the community," Pfanstiel said. "The mural is very multifaceted; it really makes you feel like you're right out on the golf course, in Scotland or in Cape."

The mural incorporates a visual story about the evolution of golf and the background of the Dalhousie golf course with landscapes.

"The mural tells the story visually of the Dalhousie castle and how the Ramsay clan, who started the course, moved over from Scotland," Pfanstiel said. "It's something that tells the history of Scotland and the history of golf."

Although it does not actually sit on a cliff, Scotland's Dalhousie Castle is depicted near one for the golf club's mural.

Thomas, already well-known throughout the area for work like the interior walls of Broussard's in downtown Cape Girardeau, was chosen by the design team because they wanted someone with local appeal.

"We could've done a search for different famous artists in other areas, but we wanted Craig," Pfanstiel said. "He's a great local artist, and he really has done an excellent job. It's been a piece that he's really taken on. But when you think about art in general, he's the local artist you want."

The mural will be installed in the casual dining room at Dalhousie, a room that features three large windows and a view of the golf course. Pfanstiel said the mural will complement the view perfectly.

"Guests coming in will be able to tell this is an elite golf club," Pfanstiel said. "There is no dialogue or verbiage, just a beautiful visual of the story of golf."

Installation should take place Tuesday, with an unveiling Wednesday or Thursday.

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