9/11 Memorial & America Spirit Murals
I’m posting on Tuesday, in remembrance of the 11th year anniversary of the attacks on America that occurred on September 11th, 2001. How can any of us forget? Whenever I see footage, it is as if it happened just the other day. After all this time, it’s still a raw emotional experience.
I know just from my own experience that creating artwork brings solace through the process. Here are a few murals in commemoration of 9/11 and the American Spirit that must have brought peace in their painting. They bring much reflection just in the viewing. It’s a shame that this one, of some of the first 9/11 memorial murals in NY shown on Ephemeral New York, now has graffiti…. Is that a blue butterfly carrying the cross?
This mural of enormous American flags being carried on the Y Bridge during the Zainesville, Ohio Bicentennial Celebration in September 2003, is painted by Denver Barr and Bill Duff, volunteer painters at the Senior Positive Impact Center. If you watch this video from the Zainseville Times, you’ll hear his process is more about recreating the original. It’s faint but the music is classic in the background. If you read the article, you’ll see how the process brings him joy in the painting. I think they’ve done a nice job.
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
