Human Solutions is a non-profit agency in east county that is in it's 25th year of helping low-income and homeless families build pathways out of poverty. If you are looking for a worthwhile endeavor to help support you might consider them. You can find out more information at their website: www.humansolutions.org.
One of my students is on their board and approached me about adding some artwork to the walls of their office building. Human Solutions' volunteer art comittee canvassed the area for local artists to add artwork to their office walls representative of the diversity of the people they seek to serve. Below are pictures of what we came up with. The work was done on September 23rd by two of my students, Carla and Jana, and myself.
One of my students is on their board and approached me about adding some artwork to the walls of their office building. Human Solutions' volunteer art comittee canvassed the area for local artists to add artwork to their office walls representative of the diversity of the people they seek to serve. Below are pictures of what we came up with. The work was done on September 23rd by two of my students, Carla and Jana, and myself.
This was our challange: camaflouge the electrical panals the took up a 4 foot by 4 foot space in the middle of one of the office area walls. Note: everyone else got to work on canvas in their own private art studios - we "got to" work on a very stationary wall!
I was impressed with the fire department - they said we could paint on it - just couldn't hang anything over it - the doors had to be readily accessible.
I was impressed with the fire department - they said we could paint on it - just couldn't hang anything over it - the doors had to be readily accessible.
First we needed a plan...
I painted a mock-up that was submitted to the art committee and it was approved. So we taped it to the wall next to the panels and went to work.
And so it began...
I painted a mock-up that was submitted to the art committee and it was approved. So we taped it to the wall next to the panels and went to work.
And so it began...
You can see that I had a LOT of help!
As you can also see - we ALL had fun!
 Jana mastered leaves early in her painting career - so she got leaf detail! |  Carla loves to make 5-petal flowers so she painted the pink hydrangea bush in the lower left corner. So - contrary to what the picture shows - she's NOT sitting down on the job, but is growing pretty flowers. |
 Carla and Jana find a way to work together - something they've been doing for a very long time. |  Carla and I demonstrate synchronized painting. |
 A couple of bluebirds finish off the mural. |  And last, but not least, we all signed it. |
 Carla, Joan and Jana with our finished work. At a later date a white window molding was added to the perimeter of the painting. So now it looks like you are looking out a window; it brings to my mind the child that lives in all of us. |  |
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