Category sketching and drawing

Chalk Gives Voice on Days of Action in Cambridge and Somerville

June 6, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, Boston events, bricks, bronze, calligraphy, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, design, drawing, graphic design, landmarks, memorial, Minuteman Bikeway, poetry, political issues, public art, Sculpture, sketching and drawing, social justice, Statues, street art, temporary art, visual art · 1 Comment

This unplanned post shares fleeting street art from local actions on May 31, 2020. Rain may soon wash these chalk statements away, but there will be more to come.

Rob “Problak” Gibbs Gave Momentum to his Mural, ‘Breathe Life 3’

January 9, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, art history, augmented reality, Boston events, Boston Public Art, children, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, families, graphic design, interactive art, landmarks, mural process, Murals, music, painting, political issues, public art, sketching and drawing, social justice, street art, technology, temporary art, Videos, visual art · 1 Comment

Today I want to note this one of many murals by Rob “Problak” Gibbs and share some ways it adds to my awareness of what a mural can do. This one can actively demonstrate hand signs for its title when you view it through an app in your device. My post, so far, won’t directly reveal the actions but gives you links to see them or, better yet, go to the wall on Tremont Street at Camden Street, where you can enliven them yourself.

Indoor Activity Develops Outdoor Imagery for Mystic River Mural Panels

June 26, 2019 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, art and science study, art education, collabrative murals, commuity, design, environmental education, graphic design, illustration, Installations, landmarks, mural process, Murals, mushrooms and fungi, mycology, Nature study, painting, photography, public art, sketching and drawing, studios, visual art · 3 Comments

Thanks to David Fichter, one morning in August 2018 I got to visit the Mystic River Mural team at work in the Mystic Activity Center.  My photos from a few moments hint at the numerous hours of planning, researching, sketching, designing, projecting, shaping, painting and much much more by teens and adults involved in the project. Outdoor explorations along the river were key features of the project, but indoor studio time was key to creating the mural panels added to the ongoing mural outdoors along Mystic Avenue.

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