Today the weather is perfect for painting the mural. Now the process is
layering the paint in order to define the work. Gregg explains to me
how it is done. He considers the nature part to be more organic and
fluid, the buildings and people are more defined and structural. He
sometimes uses 5 or 6 layers to get the results. With the trees for
example he has the kids paint the darker colors, layered, and then pulls
out the picture with the lighter colors. With the buildings he gets the
basic colors and adds shadows to the windows to pull them out. The
mural is becoming more vibrant, more alive as the paint is layered.
Here Gregg explains to me about the town diner and layering.
A big treat. The youth artists have their art teacher painting this
morning. Gregg explains what she will be doing and starts on the figures.
Veronica is painting her ducks
Bela works on the Tufts building.
Julia continues with the organic trees, working on the dark shades.
Liana layers the building and shadows the windows to bring them out and
to give them depth.
Marvin and his bus.
The bus announces its stop.
Now you can see the difference between the nature part, the more organic
And the structural part and its lines.
