The Danville mural for the psych unit is up! The thing I love is the floors above it can look down and see the HOPE images. It's on the outdoor rooftop where patients can get some fresh air and exercise amongst colorful imagery.
The Geisinger psych unit in Danville is the only facility that has an outdoor space for patients. The 8' x 80' wall is begging for inspiration which is where I come in. I designed images of hope and happiness. The process involves priming cloth (with some help from my friends ; )) and then painting. Here are some images - the wall, the priming and the begining -!
I recently did a black and white series, experimenting with graphite powder, charcoal, acrylic and fixative. Prior to this my studio was filled with oranges and greens reflecting the colors the wet summer has produced. Last night, she said: "all my clothes are black but today I bought a peach skirt". This morning as I wrote my daily three pages, it occurred to me her statement reflected the wall in my studio. And then I took a look at the major color in my closet.....
Yesterday Chris and Mandy picked up a commissioned piece for Mandy's foyer. She wanted an uplifting landscape with poppies which are her birthday flower. The mourning dove and cardinal represent those that have passed. Was so fun to do this piece and I am glad it will be seen by many who come through the front door.
The mural shows the work done at at residency with Judy Greenwalds's art classes at Pittston high school. They worked on designing and painting the "Welcome to Pittston" mural overseen by myself and Judy. Judy Greenwald and Clark Riley were on the rooftop of the YMCA handing glued pieces of the mural to me and the mayor of Pittston, Jason Kush which we adhered to the wall. Main Street Pittston, Pennsylvania is on track to have the most original artworks per square foot in the nation according to by past mayor Michael Lombardo. The best picture is to come of the students on the rooftop with their creation as insisted by the overseer of all the great art projects, Rose Pizzuto. It takes a village and there sure were so many people who helped - Hadley construction donated the lift and manpower. Big Thanks to all!
She liked the Vortex painting and the dragonfly painting. She loves nature and is in the field of helping people. She commissioned me to create a painting for her new office. This is what I came up with.
