Figures
& Faces
NEIGHBORS IN MASKS PROJECT
This backdrop of scenes provided the context of how our neighbors have responded to the Covid-19 SIP stress and isolation. The series got a title: “1-Hour Pastel Chalk Portraits of Close Neighbors, Painted 6’ Apart, With Masks Added”.
Neighbor portraits were framed, and mounted on a 6' X 6' backdrop of photoshop-knitted scenes photographed from our daily 5 o’clock ‘Waves’
Here's a look at some of the journey we took together. And included just below are a few examples demonstrating the painting progression of some of these quick pastel portraits.
Who are these people-- and what were they doing out like that during Covid's lock-down?
See these folks in action, and read more about the story in the news article included in this Gallery.
Group effort
Family and friends participated in the construction and assembly of 3 panels to make this 6 foot sq. project. See what it took...
The driveway 'studio'
The patient, good-natured models sat for an hour in a high directors' chair, while their portraits took shape:
