Taking Flight, 11 May 2018, chalk and pastel on pavement at Middlebury College, 33′ x 9′, 8 hours.…Because even flying pigs need some TLC!Watch the video to see just how extreme the 3D distortion is! Wait for it…
Here’s a quick glimpse into chalk process! Not the string grid and the sketchy under-chalking. This provides an ugly but fantastic platform to layer other colors on top of:
Thin underlayer rubbed into the concrete for a base.Pig and grid.Check out the clipboard…that’s where it all begins.Pig in progressYou never have quite the right colors, so mixing via cross-hatching allows unexpected colors to interact to create a sense of motion, light, and even…the overall color you were looking for. Dirty feet for scale.…but then again, some colors are just so lovely all on their own! Delicious!I very much enjoyed going wild with this particular section! These are bee-eater wings, and I chose them for how gloriously colorful they are!Fun with lineworkPerky pig snout!Go, buddy, go!
Katie