by Chris Cart | American
The mural came to life through stacks of drawings and color studies preparing for each figure on the wall.
I filled a stack of drawing pads as tall as my thigh with drawings for this mural.
artist, Chris Cart
You can see a handful of drawings below:
This mural will have over 70 figures, some contemporary, some historical. I have been nailing down poses, stances, finding nuance in the gestures I want. This starts with sketches and scribbles in the drawings pad and moves on to more finished drawings.
I am arranging with models to pose for some people, as stand ins for historic figures. Some people are, of course, around now so I am just drawing them as they are.
For some of the historical figures I have been finding old paintings or vintage photographs to use as reference. And some of the people who will be in the mural have decedents still living here. Where possible I am having these relations pose for their distant relatives.
