Murals
The Longest Proposed Mural
Michael Dingler of NoLA Rising is proposing to paint the flood wall along the 9th ward with a mural. If accepted it will be the longest mural in the world. This would not be a graffiti-style mural but wouldn’t guarantee against being tagged. Nothing is for that matter. Although, having painted public murals, Golden makes a top coat, anti-graffiti sealant (MSA) that protects the mural with an isolation coat. If it is tagged, the top coat can be removed without damaging the mural below the isolation coat. I’ve used this as an extra protective measure, just in case. So far, I’ve been lucky with my outdoor, public murals. The proposal…
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Recyclable Art
After just finishing exhibiting at the New Orleans Home and Garden Show on Sunday and still being down South, I didn’t post Friday and I’m late posting today but will follow up later this week with some interesting Art Is Everywhere photos from the show. Until then, here are some remarkable art projects that are “green” — they were created from recyclable materials. Many types of art can be created from recyclables. What’s one man’s trash is another one’s treasure is an artistic philosophy. It’s hard to believe but this portrait of Van Gogh, on the side of The Red Brick Gallery in Martinsburg, W. VA, was created with bottle…
Library of Congress
Surviving Inauguration, as my city virtually shut down and as we move forward with a new President, I thought it might be worthwhile to post about some of the buildings near the site of this event, particularly the Library of Congress, the “largest repository” and safeguarding keeper of our literary and many artistic works of wisdom and expression. We had a friend visiting from California for work and for the Inauguration, so we took our own long neglected trip (as local residents) into the city over the weekend (before the crowds arrived) to tour the Congressional Buildings, Capitol and Library of Congress. Granted my husband works “on the hill” so…
