Rachel Trotter from The Standard Examiner wrote an article about my “Artist in Residency” at North Ogden Elementary. Pretty Cool Stuff (best article EVER!). Here’s a pic from the article:
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Artist in Residence
I just finished my first Artist in Residence with North Ogden Elementary. It was such a success and wonderful experience. I worked with each grade to paint a huge 78″x 48″ canvas. I took a photograph, made a grid on it and then made a grid on the canvas to match. Each student got one 6″ x 6″ square to paint in; I gave them a piece of the photograph they then tried to make their square match the square I gave them. It was fun to see the ownership and pride the students got when they where finished. I worked with grades 1st – 6th and each grade got their own painting. There were 104 squares on each painting; teachers also had a chance to paint a square with their grade — it was great. The school will hang these paintings as part of a permanent collection. I worked with the 4 kindergarten classes on a collective abstract piece where they used shapes and colors to create an original work of art. Check out the photo to see the grades’ projects.
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Finishing up at the Watson’s
So I’ve finished the Dragon/Castle mural on the south wall. Now I’m working on another mural. Here’s a pic:
As you can see, I’ve painted wood grain around the faux window and around the entrance to the little play area under the stairs (which I’m painting tonight). I also added some cedar shake shingles and a gnarly tree. I’ve painted the wall to look like stucco that is old and weathered. Inside the play area is going to rock. I’ll show you that a little later…
My Latest Mural
Right now I’m working on “The Watson’s Mural.” Here’s a pic of just the landscape
(before adding the castle or the dragon): →
← To the left is what it looks like with the castle and dragon…pretty nice, huh?
Here’s a close-up for some detail. ↓ 
November 5, 2011 · 5:48 am
