argentinian inspiration

I was checking out the Design*Sponge blog and saw this post about Argentinian artist, Lucas Rise, which was inspiring to me in a few different ways.

First, he paints these vibrant, colorful cabinets in latin, tribal, kaleidoscope-like patterns that are really fun and whimsical. Great inspiration for furniture painting projects or even mural compositions.



Such intricate detail:


But then, when I went to his website, even that was designed totally in line with his overall style and aesthetic.


His own design influences are from carnaval, the circus, and the park, and the combination of patterns and colors on his site--although very busy--still works for me. He uses a few different, stylized fonts, but they complement each other and still feel fun on the site.




Celebrate bold color, complex patterns, geometric shapes and energy!

mural project #2, part 2

After the mural background color was painted, we returned the following week to sketch the entire mural from a scaled-down paper study to the full blown mural, which was 56'L x 5'6"H. Transferring the mural from paper to wall took about 4.5 full hours, and the next day we had a crew of about 15 volunteer mural painters who helped us paint all day long.

The pics below show various portions of the mural, in its sketched state and final painted state. What an undertaking!











And lastly, one of my favorite contributions to the mural:


All in all, it was a pretty huge project with a lot of lessons learned. But beyond that, it just felt really awesome to know that we made even a small difference in the lives of the residents of the Veralyne Hamilton Residence in the Bronx.

mural project #2, part 1

Location: Veralyne Hamilton Residence



The first week we went, we scouted out the location and took pictures of the wall we needed to paint.



On the second visit, we measured and taped the wall to mark the borders of the mural.



And then we painted the background: "Rocky Mountain Sky"



Next up: Drawing the mural outlines and then painting with the volunteers. Stay tuned!