Water colors: Downtown Danville mural painting cut short by weekend weather
Published 6:14 am Tuesday, September 25, 2018
- Photo by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com Several people stopped to look at the contemporary mural that was designed by artist, Andee Rudloff, after public painting on the wall was called off due to an impending downpour Saturday afternoon.
The side of a building in downtown Danville began to burst with color Saturday morning, despite the gloomy weather.
More than 120 adults and children showed up at the side of Raggs’ and Derby Shoppe on Third Street to help paint the contemporary mural designed by Andee Rudloff that was commissioned by The Heart of Danville.
People started painting on the mural at 10 a.m., but were forced to stop at about noon because a light drizzle was causing some of the freshly painted colors to start running down the wall. A few children begged to brush on “token” strokes of paint, which they were allowed to do. But when heavy rain clouds appeared on someone’s smartphone’s radar, all painting stopped for the day.
In just two hours, though, the mural was already looking colorful.
According to the Heart’s Facebook page, another paint day will be scheduled to finish the project.
“Could be a week before we get to finish it,” the Heart posted. “We’ll update when we know for sure. Thanks to the terrific turnout (Saturday), we got a ton done. Amazing what 120 enthusiastic people can accomplish in two hours.”
Photos by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com
- Photo by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com Contemporary mural artist Andee Rudloff, coaches Maya Wade as she paints on the mural Saturday
- Photo by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com Contemporary mural artist Andee Rudloff, coaches Hayleigh Vanhoose as she tries to paint dots on the mural Saturday. “You have a technique now,” Rudloff told her.
- Photo by Kate Snyder More than 100 people turned out to begin painting a mural on the side of Raggs’ building on Third Street Saturday morning
- Photo by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com Kinsley Llamas, 3, carefully paints short strokes of color on a small section of the mural Saturday.
- Photo by Robin Hart/robin.hart@amnews.com Maya Wade was one of the last children to paint a few strokes on the mural Saturday before rain stopped the project.