Tubbs Hill Mural Project: Student Painting Results

The painting is complete and the students have all signed their work!  Part of me really wishes we could have a second week of painting time, there are so many little tweaks we could make that would bring the subject even more to life, and also teach the kids much about observation and the science of landscape art.  Still, for having just a week, and each class only having about an hour and a half with me, we did well.

We are now in the process of working out the details of clear coating and hanging them outside by the playground.  I'll make a final post about the project when we have it hung for display.

This is a composite of the mural panels, which gives an idea of what it will look like.

Tubbs Hill Mural Project: Student Painting Day 5

Today was officially the last day of my week as artist-in-residence at Sorensen Magnet School, but I'll be back next week to work with the kids who were ill or traveling during their class's painting time.  No child left behind on this project!  I painted with the sixth graders today, and their job was to add all the shadows and bring the other students' work to life with depth and dimension.  As I told them, they got to add the magic.  Here is the progress at this point.  Still a few areas that need more work and some touch ups to do.

The 10 panels will match up side by side to create a finished mural that is 6x40 feet.

The Coeur d'Alene Press came and photographed students working yesterday.  There was a nice little write up in today's paper: 

Sorensen students create Tubbs Hill mural - Coeur d'Alene Press: Local News