Whoot Mural Day 10

Posted on Jun 14, 2014 in Chicago, Murals, Owl Mural, Public Art, Tony Passero, Whoot Mural
Whoot Mural Day 10

Day 10 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. I started out focusing on working in more unique patterns in the circles that surround the owl. I’m pushing to get 89 custom circles in the mural to honor the year 1889 the […]

Whoot Mural Day 9

Whoot Mural Day 9

Day 9 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. I focused on filling in the 70 or so circles with unique patterns while fellow artists Jerry Rogowski, Cyd Smillie and Shannon Kemp came by to fill in the murals deep purple background. […]

Whoot Mural Day 8

Whoot Mural Day 8

Day 8 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. Rain delayed the start but once it broke I was able to jump and move closer to getting the detail finished in the owl. Later in the evening fellow artists Jerry Rogowski and […]

Whoot Mural Day 7

Whoot Mural Day 7

Day 7 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. A long day at the mural and the owl is getting closer to completion. In the afternoon Shannon came by to complete some detail on the Owl while I began to layout and […]

Whoot Mural Day 6

Whoot Mural Day 6

Day 6 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. Short day as time was tight due to some family commitments. Thanks to Shannon who came out to aid me in painting some detail on the Owl.

Whoot Mural Day 5

Whoot Mural Day 5

Day 5 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale on Belmont between the Kennedy Expressway exit ramp and Kedzie Avenue. Shannon lent me a big hand through the afternoon and early evening in firming up the shape of the owl. Later in the evening fellow artist Jerry Rogowski came by and acted as […]

Whoot Mural Day 4

Whoot Mural Day 4

Day 4 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale at Belmont and Kedzie started out on sour note as I arrived to find the clean wall and sketch I had done had been tagged. A bit of delay to make a trip to the paint store to purchase some primer and soon back […]

Whoot Mural Day 3

Posted on Jun 3, 2014 in Murals, Owl Mural, Public Art, Tony Passero, Whoot Mural
Whoot Mural Day 3

Day 3 at the Whoot mural in the community of Avondale at Belmont and Kedzie was spent priming the wall. 5 gallons and a lot of work later I have a nice canvas to work with. Next step sketching out the final design.

Whoot Mural Day 2

Posted on Jun 2, 2014 in Murals, Owl Mural, Public Art, Tony Passero, Whoot Mural
Whoot Mural Day 2

Day 2 at the Whoot mural at Belmont and Kedzie was spent scraping and sanding the wall to remove layers of old paint and get the best surface possible for priming.

Whoot Mural Day 1

Posted on May 31, 2014 in Chicago, Murals, Owl Mural, Public Art, Tony Passero, Whoot Mural
Whoot Mural Day 1

Day 1 at the Whoot Mural at Belmont and Kedzie involves the very glamorous weeding and surrounding area clean up.