- Architecture, Artists, Celebrations & Events, Culture, Humor, illustration, Kick-Start the Weekend, Murals, Music
Current Events
Due to the results of the current election, I decided to post one more mural and a surprise illustration that I received from one of my readers. This 10 x 40 foot, trompe l’oeil architectural mural below, painted by EVOL, appears to be falling down. What a great illusion that I think is representational of the current state of affairs — as grand as the Berlin Wall finally being dismantled — slowly — piece-by-piece-by-piece, but eventually no longer and only a remembered scare. It’s also a memory that no one forgets and I would hope we could all learn from it’s circumstances as not to repeat again. When things fall…
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…
Examples of Exotic
Normally I find music to go along with my posts for the end of the week. This time, I re-discovered the music before the artwork through my son’s Facebook thread, who knew….. I just ran across this song, Kiss Them for Me by Siouxi and the Banshees. I loved in the 80’s and that still hasn’t changed. I forgot what a fun song this was, especially to Kick Start the weekend. Now for the artwork, again, just happened to see this Ford ad. Grabs your attention right?! And it happens to be the perfect lips for Kiss them for me. What I also like about it is the use of…
