Monday, April 07, 2014
Friday, April 04, 2014
Missed (at least) one more thing at Lineweaver
As you might've seen two years ago — on our April 6, 2012 post — there's some great art on the walls at Adah Lineweaver Elementary School. There was also a banner celebrating Lineweaver as one of Tucson's OMA (Opening Minds through the Arts) schools.
On May 28, 2013, I stopped by the school when I noticed that I hadn't photographed the wall art near the OMA banner. It's a stylized desert scene, painted in turquoise. Here's that photo:
Update (February 18, 2020): I discovered a photo of a mural in the middle of campus that I never added to this blog. I've edited it to brighten the mural, which was in shade:
On May 28, 2013, I stopped by the school when I noticed that I hadn't photographed the wall art near the OMA banner. It's a stylized desert scene, painted in turquoise. Here's that photo:
Update (February 18, 2020): I discovered a photo of a mural in the middle of campus that I never added to this blog. I've edited it to brighten the mural, which was in shade:
Wednesday, April 02, 2014
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Maybe a mural, part 57: 4145 East Burns Street
Artistically-decorated homes often have more than one kind of art, as did this home. It has a mosaic-covered mailbox (which you can see by clicking there to view today's post on the Tucson Mailbox Art blog). And the front of the home is far from a full-blown mural, but it's artistically decorated:
I rolled through the neighborhood on May 26, 2013.
I rolled through the neighborhood on May 26, 2013.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Friday, March 21, 2014
Miles ELC: Murals being made, part 23
The evening of last May 4th, I was driving along Broadway and spotted a new mural on the west side of Miles Exploratory Learning Center, next to the parking lot. When I pulled up closer, I saw that it wasn't finished:
(That's a bit of sunset light on the top corners.)
If I weren't out of town now, I'd drive by and find what I hope is the finished mural. If you're in the area and could send me an up-to-date photo, I'll post it with thanks!
UPDATE (December 28, 2018): There's been a newer mural here for some while — since mid-2018, at least. It's in today's blog entry Miles ELC revisited (too late!).
(That's a bit of sunset light on the top corners.)
If I weren't out of town now, I'd drive by and find what I hope is the finished mural. If you're in the area and could send me an up-to-date photo, I'll post it with thanks!
UPDATE (December 28, 2018): There's been a newer mural here for some while — since mid-2018, at least. It's in today's blog entry Miles ELC revisited (too late!).
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Joe Pagac makes a human mural at The Arts Speak
One of Tucson's best-known mural painters will be among 40+ artists tonight at The Tucson Museum of Art. Yesterday I read in a news blurb from the Museum that “Muralist Joe Pagac will be painting a human mural (actually painting on people!).”
There's much more happening. Here are the event details.
There's much more happening. Here are the event details.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Amazing art at Ancient Art
Dennis Dwyer's Ancient Art Tattoo has been in Tucson since 1976, but their mural is new:
The artists were Emmanuel Aqirre, Xaviar Morales, Adrian Encines, Johnathan Black, and Daryl Hardy.
Thanks to Stephanie Myers for sending the photo!
The artists were Emmanuel Aqirre, Xaviar Morales, Adrian Encines, Johnathan Black, and Daryl Hardy.
Thanks to Stephanie Myers for sending the photo!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Rialto revisited
After a time when it looked like Joe Pagac wouldn't be painting more concert murals on the northeast corner of the Rialto theatre, he seems to be back at it. (There's some background near the top of our January 1 page New on Toole in 2013 (and Happy 2014!).) When I rolled by on March 8th, I found two new murals for March:
Friday, March 14, 2014
Lost cactus near Lerua's
Thinking of green corn tamales? You might be thinking of Lerua's Restaurant. Thinking of cactus murals? Unless you were poking around Lerua's last April 30 (2013) — as one mural-hunting bicyclist was — you might not have seen these murals that are (maybe still) just east of the restaurant, on an abandoned section of building:
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Monday, March 10, 2014
Friday, March 07, 2014
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Maybe a mural, part 55: Jacinto Park
OK, so I'm really stretching our (already lenient) definition of “mural” this time: a mural shaped like a sea serpent? Well, I didn't feel that this work could quite slither into the Public Art category of TucsonArt.info... so, why not call it a mural? Brilliant, ¿nó?
Whatever you think, I need to tell you that I took the photo on April 22, 2013.
Whatever you think, I need to tell you that I took the photo on April 22, 2013.
Monday, March 03, 2014
¡One big chicken!
Check the size of this bird compared to the arch and the cactus. Maybe they should call this restaurant Pollo Gigante instead of Taco Giro?
(For some fun, have a look at this image search of Google México for pollo gigante.)
I spotted the mural on April 12, 2013.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Mashed mosaic
On the south side of Glenn, just west of Swan, is a two-part mosaic/tile wall that fronts the parking lot for North Swan Baptist Church and Carden Christian Academy:
The V del M above is for the Vista del Monte neighborhood association, who funded the work finished in 2000 by artist Robin Riley, RileyMosaics.com:
Robin wrote that “At some point, one of the mosaic walls was hit by a car ... So now, the mosaic is incomplete because the mosaic was never replaced on the damaged wall.” And she sent this tip: “My favorite thing about this mosaic is that at night when you drive by, it just sparkles.”
I took the photos on a cloudy March 28, 2013. (Sometime I'd like to roll by at night and take a video to post here...)
To see other work of Robin's, type her name into the search box or search link at the right-hand side of this page.
The V del M above is for the Vista del Monte neighborhood association, who funded the work finished in 2000 by artist Robin Riley, RileyMosaics.com:
Robin wrote that “At some point, one of the mosaic walls was hit by a car ... So now, the mosaic is incomplete because the mosaic was never replaced on the damaged wall.” And she sent this tip: “My favorite thing about this mosaic is that at night when you drive by, it just sparkles.”
I took the photos on a cloudy March 28, 2013. (Sometime I'd like to roll by at night and take a video to post here...)
To see other work of Robin's, type her name into the search box or search link at the right-hand side of this page.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Toole flashback
The art along Toole Avenue keeps changing. (Check it out every month, before the First Saturday evening art walk, along Toole between the train station and Stone Avenue... then you might be able to keep up!)
Since January 1, I've posted several looks back on some of the changes along Toole toward the end of 2013. The biggest collection was on New Year's Day: New on Toole in 2013 (and Happy 2014!). It showed changes in several places, including the panels between Toole and the parking lots next to the railroad tracks, between 6th and 7th Avenues. (Whew! I've put a map with an approximate location below; click "Location:" to see it.)
In the past few weeks, as I've been working through my archives of mural photos from last year, I found photos of the panels on April 9th. Some were the same; others had changed. Here are three photos... which you can compare to the January 1 post, if you'd like, to see which are different and which have stayed the same:
Since January 1, I've posted several looks back on some of the changes along Toole toward the end of 2013. The biggest collection was on New Year's Day: New on Toole in 2013 (and Happy 2014!). It showed changes in several places, including the panels between Toole and the parking lots next to the railroad tracks, between 6th and 7th Avenues. (Whew! I've put a map with an approximate location below; click "Location:" to see it.)
In the past few weeks, as I've been working through my archives of mural photos from last year, I found photos of the panels on April 9th. Some were the same; others had changed. Here are three photos... which you can compare to the January 1 post, if you'd like, to see which are different and which have stayed the same:
Monday, February 24, 2014
PSA Art Awakenings: Murals being made, part 22
Almost a year ago, I spotted a partly-painted mural on the 6th Avenue side of PSA Art Awakenings. In the southern part of the art hotspot around 6th Avenue & 6th Street is Tucson's branch office/studio. Their webpage says:
On March 2, 2013, the mural was still part sketch:
Three weeks later, on March 23rd, the finished (as far as I could see!) work:
Longtime Tucson muralist Antonio Pazos painted the mural.
PSA Art Awakenings is a psycho social rehabilitation program for adults and art therapy program for youth who are challenged by serious behavioral health issues and mental illnesses. Studios throughout Arizona offer therapeutic programs and expressive arts therapy in a supportive setting to promote mental health, personal growth, vocational training, and physical wellness through the performing and visual arts. ... Galleries, art exhibits, ... Art Walks and other venues offer artists opportunities to sell their paintings, sculptures, mosaics, jewelry, fine art, music, poetry, and writings to benefit from art sales. Staff include art therapists, behavioral health professionals, peers, family members and volunteers.
Art Saves Lives!
On March 2, 2013, the mural was still part sketch:
Three weeks later, on March 23rd, the finished (as far as I could see!) work:
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