Creation of the Community Symbolic Tree at the Liverpool Public Library

  The second day of the creation of the Community Symbolic Tree was Sunday, April 13 at the Liverpool Public Library. 

I had three amazing local artists signed up to contribute into this community art project and the results were amazing!

Artist, Domenico Gigante was the first resident starting the painting. In twenty-five minutes he created a thick texture of acrylic paint on the trunk and on the roots of the symbolic tree. He established that the light source was coming from the right and, with that in mind, he created a detailed underpainting of light and shadows on the bark of the tree.

 

Artist, Mary Mollica was the next resident signed up to paint the Community Symbolic Tree and, with confident and beautiful brushstrokes, she started shaping the lower branches of the tree. 

The last resident was artist, Kathryn Korner. 

She wanted the Community Symbolic Tree to have a windy sky, so she created one.

One important thing I have learned from Phil Parsons, an amazing artist and teacher, is that to create a successful painting you have to follow some essential steps.  Firstly, you have to create a strong drawing foundation of the piece, then you  create an underpainting that helps you establish the values (lightness and darkness), and lastly you add the hues (colors) to the painting.

No matter how many different hands and minds are working in the same piece, as long as I guide the residents to approach this painting though these steps, they can still express their creative individuality and positively contribute to the success of the final painting.

To be part of this project contact me at mariarizzoart@gmail.com
To learn more about this project read this article on syracuse.com

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