Headlining today’s post … Water Is Life by Mas Paz and Miss Chelove
On Saturday, September 17th, the Annapolis Design District hosted its second annual Art In Action Street Festival. Craftspeople and their handicrafts, food vendors, live music, and hundreds upon hundreds of local residents filled the festival area.
The key attraction was the live mural painting curated by Urban Walls Brazil. On the corner of Edgewood Street and Virginia Avenue, DC-based artists Mas Paz and Miss Chelove created an imaginative mural entitled Water Is Life featuring an enchanting mermaid and a sea turtle.
Getting started on Day 2
Snapping on straight lines
Water Is Life coming to life
Miss Chelove laying down background color
Painting a fine line to separate colors
Mas rolling on the black layer
Progressing along at mid-morning
Painting on a background color
Next step – adding shading and fine lines
Friends and & well-wishers stopping by
Under Water reflection
Taking care of background color gaps
OK, do we next handle that there?
Or, do we continue on the left side?
Seeing art
Beginning to add the fretwork
Talking with Roberta Pardo, Urban Walls Brazil, curator of the mural project
Working on the last few details
Talking with the other artists – Mateu Velasco and Mateus Bailon
One of many passersby who stopped to capture an artful photo
One final detail – adding his signature
Water Is Life by Mas Paz and Miss Chelove
Mugging for the camera
Along George Avenue near Legion Avenue, Brazilian artist Mateu Velasco painted a fanciful mural featuring a young lady, a rooster, and a sea bass.
Mateu Velasco working on his mural
Clearing the paint nozzle while considering next steps
Working on the mural’s fine lines
Laying down color
Interim progress
Completed left-hand portion of the mural
Completed right-hand portion of the mural
Close-up detail
Plan to visit the Annapolis Design District to see these new two murals as well as the ones Arlin Graff, Ciro Schu, Gen Duarte, Jeff Huntington, Ju Violeta, Rodrigo Branco, and Vermelho crafted last year.
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