Mural Mondays
Celebrity Murals & Portraits
Here are a few celebrity murals that I’ve been collecting. Artist Ed Capeau is pictured recently painting a mural of Marilyn Monroe in Freetown, MA. Reading backwards — this is the first story that ran about this ongoing mural project: The response was so positive that Capeau decided to paint Monroe next to Einstein. On the great thinker’s other side is a question mark — and Capeau is asking Herald News readers to choose the next star who will appear on the wall. The candidates are Charlie Chaplin, John Lennon, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and Judy Garland. To vote on a selection, log on to heraldnews.com. Capeau has agreed to…
Mural Monday Discoveries
I’ve discovered another mural from Mural Locator. This is a great mural site and they are popping up in my alerts all the time now and I’m glad I have them in my blogroll. Here’s the most recent one located in Grand Rapids, MI. Funky but interesting and I’m not sure what it all mean. Come to find out via this story on The Measure, evidentally the Mural Locator doesn’t have many murals from DC recorded. There are many right around my house, so I’ll have to photograph an add them soon, but this will be for Alexandria, VA, as there is nothing submitted for this location, and at least…
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Summer into Fall
Before I begin this post there are two important announcements: 1) There are just 5 more days to vote for DC’s best undiscovered artist in the Washington Post’s contest, Real Art D.C. — until Oct, 22nd. Vote here. 2) I’ll be posting two posts a week instead of three, at least temporarily — until I can get some help. I’m having to devote more of my time to Casart coverings. We already have an updated website, which I’ve been vigilantly coordinating and just working out a few browser glitches on certain pages. I have to take over much of the marketing responsibilities while my sister, business partner and Marketing Coordinator…
