Scenic Sketches Community Art Project

During the summer of 2008 I went to Washington Park in downtown Albany several times a week.  I carried a bag full of art materials and invited people I met to create drawings based on the surrounding scenery. I met people of different backgrounds from all over the world. I photographed participants with their sketches in front of the scenes they drew.

I collected over forty 11 x 17 inch drawings.  At the end of summer I exhibited the work at Albany's First Friday to celebrate and honor everyone who took part in the project. I drew a 5 x 7 foot map of Washington Park and marked the locations where each person created his/her drawing. This map was presented with the drawings the night of the show.  In May I am starting the second annual Scenic Sketches Community Art Project. This year I am expanding beyond Washington Park by collecting drawings from all over New York State with a corresponding five by seven foot map. 

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