In celebration of Earth Day, artist Wyland will begin work on the largest painting ever of the planet Earth on the Long Beach Arena roof starting this morning.

 

The three-acre painting of the planet Earth will be completed within a 24-hour span between April 21, 2009 and April 22, 2009.

 

Wyland’s work on the “Planet Ocean” mural on the side of the Long Beach Arena was named the world’s largest painting by the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. His new roof-top painting, beginning today, will double the total painted surface of the Arena to six acres.

 

Click here to visit CNN.com for an interview with Wyland on this project.

 

Click here for more information on the Wyland Foundation’s MySpace page.

 

More to come…