Monday, January 30, 2017

Oyama, 3 of 5

Oyama Elementary, K-5.  Home of the Dragon.  Continuation of interior murals photographed on Sept. 28, 2016.
Murals are not open to the public without permission.


"The Giving Tree"

"If it is to be it is up to me"


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Friday, January 27, 2017

Oyama, 2 of 5

Oyama Elementary, K-5.  Interior murals photographed on Sept. 28, 2016.  Murals are not open to the public without permission.





 

 

Student artists noted on the mural.

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Oyama 1 of 5

Oyama Elementary, K-5.  Home of the Dragon.  Photographed on Sept. 28, 2016.  Murals are not open to the public without permission.
Oyama Dragon.  OK, it's not a mural, but I like it.


School entrance with six student benches.

1st Grade

Kindergarten


4th Grade

Many Indian symbols. Look for Kokopelli (the Flutist) and the Man in the Maze.

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Monday, January 23, 2017

C. E. Rose

C. E. Rose Elementary K-8.  Home of the Wildcats.  Photographed on Sept. 30, 2016. 
Murals are not open to the public without permission.
Mural inside main entrance.  Quote by Cesar Chavez.




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Sunday, January 22, 2017

New AZ Daily Star article about Rock Martinez

Today's issue of the Arizona Daily Star ran an article about well-known Tucson (and Minneapolis) muralist Rock Martinez:
Neto's Tucson: From graffiti to murals, an artist evolves
The article has a series of photos, but none showing the whole Rivera/Kahlo mural. There's a complete photo, plus photos of the mural in progress, on this site's page Murals being made, part 41: Cyfi’s Día de los Muertos.

Here's a 2008 Tucson Citizen article about Rock's earlier life:
Denogean: From tagging to legitimate artwork
That article mentions a mural along 5th Avenue. You can see a photo on this blog at Spider mural.

Friday, January 20, 2017

Cavett Elementary

Lilian Cavett Elementary School, home of the Eagles.  See Cavett for exterior murals.  The following interior murals were photographed on 09/20/2016.
Murals are not open to the public without permission.
In Memory of Kamarra Banks by Artists Joan Arnold and Bill Collins.

Painting in the school library by Artist Joan Arnold.
Quote by Crystal Kuykendall

Painted by Artist Joan Arnold with quote from Martin Luther King.

Lead Artist was David Tineo.  Team Artists were Barbara Gonzales and Joan Arnold.   Tom Bandario was the Visiting Artist.  Many students assisted in the project.
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Update (February 11, 2017): Here's a photo that Jerry Peek took of the previous mural from the left end. It gives a good idea of the length! (The hallway isn't very wide. The panorama above was stitched from a series of individual photos.)

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Howell Elementary, 2 of 2

Peter Howell Elementary School.  See Exceptional elementary for previous murals.
Murals are not open to the public without permission.
Student Photos and Art.

Hallway Mosaic
"Project Shine" under the director, Myra Feuquay

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Monday, January 16, 2017

Howell Elementary, 1 of 2

Peter Howell Elementary School.  See Exceptional elementary for previous murals.  The following murals were in the school's OMAtorium.  OMA stands for "Opening Minds through the Arts".
Murals are not open to the public without permission.
Howell Hawk by E. Kintzele (2007)
 Window overlay in the style of artist Keith Haring.
Drawn by 3rd & 4th graders with OMA artist Sarah Howard.
Window overlay in the style of artist Keith Haring.
Drawn by 3rd & 4th graders with OMA artist Sarah Howard.
Window overlay in the style of artist Keith Haring.
Drawn by 3rd & 4th graders with OMA artist Sarah Howard.
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Friday, January 13, 2017

Roskruge Part 3 of 3

Roskruge Elementary and Bilingual Middle School.  Opened in 1908 as the original Tucson High School.  Photographed on 10/22/2016.
Murals are not open to the public without permission. Check in at the office: Come in the north entrance, then turn left at the top of the double stairway inside.
Entrance to the student garden.
Student garden with a mural made of water bottles stuck in the fence.
Garden tool shed. The middle hen says "Control your children, Helen". The hen on the right responds "Control your ATTITUDE".   Sounds like teachers to me.  See lower right for student artists.
In order to include that middle photo, I may have stretched the definition of a mural just a bit.

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If you haven't seen Part 2, click there.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Roskruge Part 2 of 3

Roskruge Elementary and Bilingual Middle School.  Opened in 1908 as the original Tucson High School.  Photographed on 10/22/2016.
Murals are not open to the public without permission. Check in at the office: Come in the north entrance, then turn left at the top of the double stairway inside.
Mural by Luis Mena.
Painted by students named on mural.




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To see Part 1 or Part 3, click there.

Monday, January 09, 2017

Roskruge Part 1 of 3

Roskruge Elementary and Bilingual Middle School.  Opened in 1908 as the original Tucson High School. Photographed on 10/22/2016.
Murals are not open to the public without permission. Check in at the office: Come in the north entrance, then turn left at the top of the double stairway inside.

Backdrop to auditorium stage. By Luis Mena.
Interior Courtyard
Bldg. on campus.
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To see Part 2, click there.

Friday, January 06, 2017

Pueblo Gardens Elementary

A long mural is across the street from Pueblo Gardens Elementary.  The school is located at 2210 E. 33rd St.  This street becomes E. Menor Stravenue at S. Wilson Ave.  The Mural is along the 2300 block of E. Menor Stravenue between the 2200 blocks of S. Wilson Ave. and S. Amigo Ave.  The artist is Porter McDonald with assistance from the Living Streets Alliance.  The Arizona Daily Star had a nice article about the project on Nov. 20.  See ADS

The first photo is the complete mural.  Clicking on the photo to enlarge it will not do it justice. Therefore, here is a link to a larger image on Flickr that you can enlarge even further and make scrollable by clicking on the Flickr photo. Pueblo Gardens FLICKR Photo
Following the complete mural are the individual panels.  They are then followed by student artwork.


Full Mural

Panel 1 of 5 (check out the passenger)

Panel 2 of 5

Panel 3 of 5

Panel 4 of 5

Panel 5 of 5

Another view of the entire mural.

Add some paint to the crosswalk.

Let's paint the sidewalk too.
(Please don't report the photographer's illegally parked car)

Add Kermit's girlfriend.

Don't forget the intersection.

And here's another intersection to paint.
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