A few months ago, I was asked to paint a banner for the Arts Alive Banner Program 2012. Participants paint a banner that will hang from lamp posts along Highway 101.
The banners are then auctioned off to raise money for the following organizations; 101 Artists' Colony, Cardiff 101 Mainstreet and Leucadia 101. For more info, visit Arts Alive Encinitas
Now, these banners are HUGE (33" wide and 84" tall) so even finding a place to lay it out is a bit of a challenge.
I decided I would do a portrait of my daughter in the back yard. Made sense since the banner is as big as the windows that look out into my garden.
Note the paw prints left by one of our cats after he traipsed through the underpainting.
After planting a few plants last year that are butterfly attractors, I was treated to a profusion of butterflies, including Monarchs, in the garden. It was actually pretty amazing.
A few not-so-great shots of the finished banner. I can't wait to see what it looks like from the street.
