Clearing the cobwebs in here—haven’t posted in a while but I
have so much to talk about that has happened in the last several months!
Right now I want to talk about this wonderful
opportunity I have at my former middle school, De La Salle Academy. After over 25 years they have moved from
their 1-floor location in the upper west side to a beautiful 6(?) floor
building a block away from Port Authority.
The building, renovated by CookFox Architects—the ones responsible for
the new Bank of America Tower—is truly a space conducive to learning and
exploration. My mural project for the
school has evolved from simply explaining the history of the school in the upper west side
to now instilling the warm yet strong culture and foundation of De La Salle Academy in
their new location. In my visual language
I see it as the “ visual gatekeeper” of the De La Sallian tradition-- prominently displayed in the mezzanine library for all to reflect on and see.
All artsy language aside, I have a hard deadline of November
20th to finish the mural so I’ve been doing a little hustling to get
this done. The focus and challenge will be the
line work… hoping to get that part started next weekend. Will continue to post the progress on it
every week until it’s done so be sure to check back soon! Here are pictures of the last 2 weeks of the
process so far:
Wall primed & ready for art with CookFox superstar architect Zach
Pencil lines on wall
Color Comp process on my laptop
Color blocking begins-- the fun part!
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