A facility where I teach is adding a new wing. The activities director decided there should be ART on the temporary walls. My Assisted Living class got one panel. So with short notice, on the fly, I drew flowers and dogwood blossoms, to create two work levels for my students. Most are in wheel chairs.
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| First brush strokes |
The aides seated the class in a semi-circle.
The effect was so relaxed: art as in-the-moment miracle, one you could relax and observe.
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| Painting together |
The mural took three one-hour sessions to finish.
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| Two artists, side by side |
What made it so fun? No one was totally responsible, for starters. Fine motor skills no longer mattered. Big marks were easier to see with older eyes. But I think it was also the thrill of the forbidden - how many of us long ago were told never to draw on the walls?
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| Our panel's on the left. Two more panels, center and right. |
In between sessions I filled in the big areas. Sky first, greens last.
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| Finished! |
In another week or so, the sheet rock, and the paintings, come down.
Someday, though,I'm painting on my own house walls.
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