{"id":425,"date":"2008-10-10T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/?p=425"},"modified":"2015-12-27T22:03:56","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T03:03:56","slug":"beautification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/2008\/10\/beautification\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am so pressed for time that I don&#8217;t have time to write anything for today, so I&#8217;ll post an article that Marty DeVine wrote for the <em><a title=\"Beautification Awards by Marty DeVine c\/ Alexandria Times\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alextimes.com\/article.asp?article=10948&amp;paper=1&amp;cat=155\" target=\"_blank\">Alexandria Times<\/a><\/em>, regarding the Beautification Awards given by the City of Alexandria, VA this past Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>My neighborhood school, Jefferson Houston, where I painted a 50 foot long mural on multiple panels, received the only public school award for beautification. This is the picture that I used in my most recent <a title=\"Casart eNewsletter download link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/profile\/casartenewsletter.html\" target=\"_blank\">Casart Fall eNewsletter<\/a>, which can be downloaded here. It mentions the mural and my new business line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jh-mural-installed_0214-cloudsenews.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-426\" title=\"jh-mural-installed. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer \u00a9casart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jh-mural-installed_0214-cloudsenews.jpg\" alt=\"jh-mural-installed. Photo by C. Ashley Spencer \u00a9casart\" width=\"500\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jh-mural-installed_0214-cloudsenews.jpg 861w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jh-mural-installed_0214-cloudsenews-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the clipped article below. Please follow the link above to read the full article. I&#8217;m actually the one on the left in this photo below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-427\" title=\"jeff-houston-article-1. Article by Marty DeVine\/Alexandria Times\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-1.png\" alt=\"jeff-houston-article-1. Article by Marty DeVine\/Alexandria Times\" width=\"387\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-1.png 387w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-1-138x300.png 138w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-428\" title=\"jeff-houston-article cont. Article by Marty DeVine\/Alexandria Times\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-2.png\" alt=\"jeff-houston-article cont. Article by Marty DeVine\/Alexandria Times\" width=\"382\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-2.png 382w, https:\/\/www.ashley-spencer.com\/ArtIsEverywhere\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/jeff-houston-article-2-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have a great weekend! I&#8217;ll be working and helping some friends but it&#8217;s all good&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am so pressed for time that I don&#8217;t have time to write anything for today, so I&#8217;ll post an article that Marty DeVine wrote for the Alexandria Times, regarding the Beautification Awards given by the City of Alexandria, VA this past Wednesday evening. My neighborhood school, Jefferson Houston, where I painted a 50 foot long mural on multiple panels, received the only public school award for beautification. This is the picture that I used in my most recent Casart Fall eNewsletter, which can be downloaded here. It mentions the mural and my new business line. Here&#8217;s the clipped article below. Please follow the link above to read the full article. I&#8217;m actually the one on the left in this photo below. Have a great weekend! 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