June 18th 2007
Last week the first strokes of color paint were laid down on the wall in Baruch Place! And now things are really starting to move along. Painting an underwater scene, James and Adam chose a dark and stormy blue for the lower portion of the wall and a lighter shade of blue for the surface water. The vibrant color brought life to the wall and renewed vigor to the volunteers, who diligently worked through the eight or so gallons of colored paint in one day. Sea creatures drawn by volunteers began to populate the underwater scene. Octopuses, sea otters, jellyfish and sea turtles were whimsical additions. James motioned further additions of submarines and killer whales still to come. Seeing the animals that kids had drawn in the workshop materialize on the wall was a rewarding experience.
The past week brought new volunteers but more are still needed! Contact Christine Lu at CITYarts (212.966.0377). This week we start the sky!
Francesca – CITYarts Intern
July 18, 2007
We finished priming the wall late last week and by Friday the bottom half of the mural had been sketched by Jamie and Adam in order for us to begin painting. We spent the day sketching some underwater creatures and plant-life while also painting the ocean dark and light blue. It seemed like an easy task that I thought would only take us an hour or two but after rolling and painting the cracks of the wall meticulously we soon learned that the type of paint we were using required some patience. It was nice to see that once we took out the colors and started painting the people of the community, including a lot of kids, started to take notice of what we were doing asking questions and many even wanted to paint. Overall by the end of the day, our deep-blue sea looked almost real! As soon as it stops raining we’ll be moving on up…
Catie – CITYarts intern
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