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Installation of butterfly public art

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Last Tuesday afternoon, May 25, 2010, Patterns in Flight Triptych was installed at 924 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana, the home to the Arts Council of Indianapolis.  I was to be present to capture some images from the installation process. Patterns in Flight Triptych is a collage of three pieces from my latest dynamic still-life series, Patterns in Flight. This print of my work is a vinyl banner on the windows of the building and will remain installed for one year.

The entire butterfly series, Patterns in Flight, will be on display at Wug Laku’s Studio and Garage. The series opening will be August 6, 2010 during the August First Friday and the series will show through August 28. Wug Laku’s Studio and Garage is located at 1125 Brookside Ave #C7 Indianapolis, Indiana.

First the rolled panels are unboxed and are ready to be applied to the windows. Right: These are the three windows the butterfly paintings will be adhered to.

The Rolled Panels are ready to be applied to the windows.

Before the Installation

Below, the first panel is applied.

The First Panel is applied.First Pannel 23rd Panel

Below, the the second panel is applied.

Working on the middle butterfly.

Below, a black and white photograph from inside the Arts Council offices.

5th Panel Inside 1

And now the final panel.

8th Panel outside

9th Panel

8th Panel Inside 1

9th Panel 2

Final Product Right Side

Final Product Left Side

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I have always been drawn to natural, organic objects and choose to portray them with oil on textured surfaces. Often, I present my subject in "dynamic still life" with a shift of time through movement or growth-decay. I am originally from the rust-belt city of Rockford, Illinois. I left the manufacturing town to study fine art at Asbury College and find inspiration among the rolling hills and forests of rural Kentucky. Although consistently representational, I strive to create subtlety layered visual and philosophical metaphors. In 2005, I returned to the country's heartland where I am active in the local art community of Indianapolis, Indiana. Next to oil painting, my greatest passion is helping others appreciate art by teaching private classes.