Showing posts with label unexpected art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label unexpected art. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Art in Unexpected Places - Halloween 2018

I have shared with you before some of the fun stuff one of our neighbors does throughout the year. When it is not revolving art on their fence it is fun Halloween displays. This year they upped their game and did a display that changed throughout the month. While I missed getting a full image of their first display (there was a hurricane that interrupted everything and I did not know that the display would be gone) I got plenty of image of the second and third displays. I have some image to share with you today of their Halloween displays... on Halloween!

Reaper is an art curator when not gathering souls

The subtly of the brush work, the layers of meaning in every image, Reaper truly knows his art

The first display that I missed was a afternoon lunch on the lawn

Everyone was gathered round the table for a fine meal and there were some that got table scraps

Lastly, we have some good old trick or treating

Aren't you a little big to trick or treat?

 Reaper says NEVER! You are never to old to trick or treat!

That is all for another exciting Wednesday on the blog, see you back here on Friday! Until then...

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Friday, October 27, 2017

Art in Unexpected Places - UPDATE!

If you are reading this it is most likely because I had to report to jury duty today. The blog is on autopilot and I am off in a room sitting and waiting for my number to be called. Fun times doing my civic duty. That said, on with the blog post...

Back in May I shared with you some unexpected art I found in our neighborhood. Some folks with a nice long fence took to hanging painting on it and for me, it livened up my walk past their house. Over the past month of typical Florida summer weather all of the paintings have slowly disappeared do to weather or sun damage. Thankfully, an entire new batch of painting, sculptures, and decorations is up again! This time with a autumn/Halloween feel...

Fresh paintings to weather the Florida fall.
So far they do not seem worst for wear.

The addition of some sculpture hanging on the fence is nice.
I wonder if it will all change again once winter approaches.

I mentioned decorations. No many decorate for Halloween near us anymore, which I find unfortunate. The owners of the fence have made up for it with several scenes depicted in their front yard. It is all a refreshing change to the rather quiet mundane streets...

There are rats and skulls. There are spiders and a webbed up corpse. My favorite of course being the specter of necromancer raising pirate skeletons from the yard!

How do I know they are pirates? One is wearing a vest and on the left breast is the Jolly Roger!

This yard makes me happy and it is great to be able to walk and drive past it everyday. I hope they continue to bring art and decoration to the neighborhood!

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Friday, May 19, 2017

Art in Unexpected Places

In our neighborhood some unexpected art has appeared. On a fence some actual paintings and canvas prints of paintings have been hung for the enjoyment of the neighborhood. At least I hope everyone is enjoying it, because I am really enjoying it and appreciate the people responsible.  The squirrel piece is especially a nice touch...

Unexpected art that will hopefully weather the elements for a while

Now that I see these I wonder why this has not been done more often

The even have lighting so that they can be enjoyed at night... though one light is currently out

The lighting so they can be seen at night is an especially nice touch. Going that extra steps shows me they care about what they are doing and thought it all they way through. While we don't have an exposed fence like this, if we did I would certainly want to hang some art to make the neighborhood nicer. Granted, you would need to not cherish anything you put out, the elements of a Florida summer will make quick work of a painting or canvas print. Hopefully they have additional paintings to switch out with these once the outdoors have their way with them.

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com