Cloud Study Box Art

"Cloud Study" is now complete! Painting in the middle of the street in broad daylight has its interesting attributes--from random shout-outs to curious passerbys who ask me questions--it is overall a good vibe that I receive from fellow San Diegans. Thankfully, the San Diego weather hasn't been harsh on me at all; out of the five days, three of them were sunny days, two of them bright white days, like the one shown in the picture. In fact, while painting this outside, I was fortunate to get to experience the beautiful weather changes within every few hours; I feel that these dramatic changes are reflected in the art piece as well.

The sides of the box facing either streets measure 3' 9" or 3' 6" (or 45" x 42"), and the sides perpendicular to the streets measure 3' 9" by 3" (or 45" x 36"); the whole box took a total of 20 hours over the course of 5 days to complete.
©Martina Lo

Project Box Art

Project Box Art is close to completion! Only a few more tweaks and a layer of varnish left. Premiere night would be Tuesday (6/19/2012). Scroll down for further description of the art piece:

White clouds of San Diego (view from North/West end)

Transition of clouds to sunset

View of both streets of Torrey Pines Road

Cloud coming over the sun (view from South/East end)

"Cloud Study" is inspired from the bipolar weather changes with which San Diego has become associated. The sky is brought to the ground as a way to emphasize the beauty of San Diego nature. "Cloud Study" consists of five different cloud arrangement based on actual San Diego sky-scape I have observed and documented. I feel that through a "lightened" artbox experience, one can be reminded of the environment and strive to appreciate what is all around us.

©Martina Lo

Electrical Box Art Project

I recently began a new project of painting an electrical box. Below are a few pictures to document my progress. The title of my piece is called "Cloud Study" and it can be viewed on Torrey Pines Road next to UCSD Muir College. Look forward to more pictures later on this week.

Electrical Box in its original state

Beginning of primer application

View of Electrical Box (South side)

View of Electrical Box (West Side)