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Showing posts with label Sister Corita Kent. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 1, 2011

This is also going to the Nest Show - it's 6x6 inches and just email me if you want me to set it aside for you - $200 (free shipping).
If you live anywhere near Boston you know this gas tank.  It says 'home' when you've been away...  you can see it from Route 3 if you look out towards the water.... This was painted in the 70's, by Sister Corita Kent, who in addition to being an artist was an anti-war activist.  People used to say they saw the silhouette of Ho Chi Min, but the nose was 'corrected' and it no longer looked like a person... Anyway, it's a real landmark, and was totally fun to paint.  The other day I painted and wiped off, painted and wiped off, then sat down and whined on Facebook how I couldn't paint.  Thus vented, I spotted my photo of this gas tank, and it just flew off the brush!  
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