The call went out to submit ideas for the next round of Mini-Murals on the train viaduct here in Oak Park, IL. Never to miss an opportunity I submitted an image that once again emphasized my interest in the arts. I chose to base my piece on a painting I had made a few years back that featured a leaping dancer hovering in the midst of celebratory figures playing music on a variety of instruments. Stylistically I tipped my hand heavily toward some of the traditional modernist: Picasso, Matisse, and Chagall.
The process is fairly straight forward. I sketch a quick grid onto the wall to transfer the image and over the course of about 12-15 hours the work evolves, pretty close to what I anticipated. In the end it's fun to compare the finished product with the original sketch held, The question is which one is which?
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