Blue Moon
Following a studio visit with local artist Sharon McGinley, her painting Blue Moon was selected to be reproduced into a two story tall mural through several community painting workshops with local organizations.
Location
616 Cherry Street,
616 Cherry Street,
West Reading, PA 19611
Project Support
Sponsors:
West Reading Community
Revitalization Foundation
Mural Design:
Sharon McGinley
Studio assistants:
Leonardo Powell
Katie Trainer
Painting Partners
Wyomissing Area HS Public Art Workshop,
Alcon Research LLC
Reading Area Community College Painting Students
Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year TEACH Mini Conference participants
Project completion
2017
View multiple images of the project's creation above.
About the Project
Sharon McGinley's artwork is filled with loaded symbolism, and this painting was no exception. As you look throughout the work, you try to make connections between the many characters, objects and scenes, to put together a story of what may be happening.
The painting workshops were filled with many questions about the work and praises for the saturated colors used to create the rich fantastical scene.