Anatomy of a Summer Camp Project A Visual Essay, Phase 2 | Art Space | John A. Barry And Bill Carmel | DanvilleSanRamon.com |

Local Blogs

Art Space

By John A. Barry And Bill Carmel

E-mail John A. Barry And Bill Carmel

About this blog: John Barry is the creator of trAction Painting, a process/performance genre in which he applies paint to large surfaces with bicycles, roller skates, and other wheeled conveyances. With Bill Carmel and other associates, he has bro...  (More)

View all posts from John A. Barry And Bill Carmel

Anatomy of a Summer Camp Project A Visual Essay, Phase 2

Uploaded: Aug 23, 2016


Setup for painting involves taping two 9 x 12 drop cloths and surrounding protective cloths and tarps to the pavement, resulting in an approximately 26 x 19 work area.




The shirt-festooned canvas is taped in the work area’s center.




Using Razor scooters, a dozen campers take turns laying down layers of paint, primarily primary pastels. Some of the kids helped mix paint.




Applying paint via scooter.




The dried canvas with shirts is rolled up returned to my garage. More painting planned for the next day, although now the shirts are barely visible.




I thought there would be enough bleed-through to cover the back of the shirts as well. No such luck. So I extract every shirt, detape it, flip it over, and retape it.
Local Journalism.
What is it worth to you?

Comments

Posted by John A. Barry, a DanvilleSanRamon.com blogger,
on Aug 23, 2016 at 4:59 pm

John A. Barry is a registered user.


Posted by AustinBaker, a resident of Alamo,
on Nov 22, 2016 at 9:40 pm

Great post. We know kids learn best through playing, however play additionally brings delight, happiness, and separation from the inconveniences of the day. In our wildly over-booked society, each kid should to have a privilege to play.


Posted by Ricky jones, a resident of Blackhawk,
on Nov 30, 2016 at 10:14 pm

This is amazing, I loved the information on your blogs. These are very wonderful, as these are very innovative. You have made very classy representation of your posts. Cheers for your excellent work. I will surely await your other posts too. So keep posting and sharing more.


Follow this blogger.
Sign up to be notified of new posts by this blogger.

Email:

SUBMIT

Post a comment

Sorry, but further commenting on this topic has been closed.

Stay informed.

Get the day's top headlines from DanvilleSanRamon.com sent to your inbox in the Express newsletter.

It’s ‘International Being You’ Day
By Chandrama Anderson | 17 comments | 1,998 views

Whereto for birthday celebrations
By Deborah Grossman | 0 comments | 1,020 views

Expanding access to Yosemite's wonders
By Monith Ilavarasan | 5 comments | 855 views

How muddled are the Pleasanton council's priorities
By Tim Hunt | 1 comment | 665 views

The New Ekphrasis: Exhibition 2023
By John A. Barry and Bill Carmel | 0 comments | 255 views

 

2023 guide to summer camps

Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.

Find Camps Here