A large dandelion just begging to be blown. wish. wander. wunder.
Window Painting
Some 70’s fun and color for this boutique’s summer windows.
Napa Makes | The Oxbow School | Napa, CA
I created this window announcement for the upcoming Napa Makes, an annual event showcasing a curated selection of Bay Area artisans, with support from the lovely Sara Lucas. The program is held at and supports the Oxbow School, a semester-long art school program for high school juniors.
Read to Me | Napa Bookmine | Napa, CA
With a quote from ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, I painted a parent reading to their child to express the importance of this simple act of love.
Tourism office launches downtown Halloween, fall-themed window painting project
If you haven’t already, spend a little time walking around downtown Lawrenceburg to check out all of the windows painted recently with different Halloween and fall themes.
The tourism office started the window painting project this year and got local middle school and high school students to paint 23 different windows around downtown with everything from pumpkins and scarecrows to ghosts and werewolves.
“Downtown Lawrenceburg always has a festive feel during the fall because of decorating done by our local merchants,” said Kendall Clinton, executive director of the Lawrenceburg/Anderson County Tourism Commission. “The Anderson County Fiscal Court also started the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular at the courthouse in 2019 and will be hosting that again this year. We thought the window painting would complement those efforts and give downtown a great fall and Halloween atmosphere.”
The Lawrenceburg/Anderson County Tourism office coordinated the painting project and received help in the inaugural year with finding students to paint by working with art teachers at Anderson County’s middle and high school, as well as Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg. Supplies for the paintings were paid for through donations from the businesses where the paintings were done, as well as a generous donation from the Anderson County Arts Council. Ace Hardware in Lawrenceburg also donated brushes for the young painters to use.
On Friday, Oct. 23, the second year of the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular display will be set up on the steps of the Anderson County Courthouse and remain in place – lit up each night – through Halloween. Paired with the window paintings, there will be plenty to walk around and see downtown during the Halloween season, perhaps before you go on the Lawrenceburg Ghost Walk or while you are here for the Adult Trick or Treat event on Oct. 30.
After all of the paintings were complete, members of the Anderson County Arts Council judged the work and chose first and second place winners in both the middle and high school categories. Those winners included:
1st place middle school – Ireland Tatum
2nd place middle school – Evan Durham Garrison Glasscock
1st place high school – Tyran Gaunce and Kaelyn Gaunce
2nd place high school – Lakrissa Milton and Finch Harris
Check out their paintings and all of the other paintings and where they appear:
Sweet Mash – Lanie Alsabrook/Karlie Sims
Sweet Doodle – Sarabeth Cosby and Taylor James
The Mix – Olivia Carson
Bluegrass Sabor – Elizabeth Baker
Nutgrass Law Office – Jillian Lipps
Chickadees – Sarah Kendrick and Olivia Moudy
Former art gallery building – Carson Thacker and John Owens
Former art gallery building – Kadi Garrett
Nanric – Tatum Larson
Bourbon Street on Main – Lakrissa Milton and Finch Harris
Art Alley and Frame Clinic – Elijah Vaughn and Noah Farley
Brad Gaunce Accounting – Tyran Gaunce and Kaelyn Gaunce
Tom Smith – Maya Valasquez, Gracie Watkins and Ashley Baker
Tom Jones Law Office – Katie Day
J. Bailey & Sons Trading Co. – Erica Hickman
Caroline’s Creamery – Morgan Davenport
The Woodworks Co. – Haley Wible, Jacob Gaines and Ethan Durham
The Woodworks Co. – Marlee Lay
Heavens to Betsy! – Isaac Patrick
Chenoweth Law Office – Evan Durham and Garrison Glasscock
County Clerk’s Office – Lucas Uebel
County Clerk’s Office – Caroline Troxell, Jacob Humphries
County Clerk’s Office – Ireland Tatum
