Tuesday, October 28, 2008

NYC Murals part 3 -- Anita's house

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A few years ago (2004 to early 2005) I painted two murals for Anita Durst, the ceo of Chashama, the non-profits arts organization in NYC who had previously hired me to paint a few huge murals on the second story of their main building on 42nd st between 6th ave and Broadway (which consequently has been destroyed and turned into a humongous bank). Anita was going to have a baby, and she hired me to paint the entire bedroom as a wildlife mural. We went through lots of pictures of animals she wanted to see, as well as landscapes and flowers, and eventually I painted all four walls and the ceiling. I don't think I quite finished this mural to Anita's satisfaction, but the project was so huge I would have needed more time than I had to go back and fix or finish every mistake. That said, I think for the most part, the work I did complete was pretty cool. Please check it out:

4 comments:

troy said...

She seems like a tough grader.

thesearedreams@gmail.com said...

You didn't see the wall I didn't finish

andy ristaino said...

this murals amazing!!
how long did it take...

thesearedreams@gmail.com said...

I don't remember but probably a few months? Its all a blur now. There was a whole nuther wall that I painted that isn't shown and wasn't really completed because I ran out of time and money.