Painting

2D Art: Painting

Spray Paint your name in Bubble Letters, 2 colors

Amanda & her niece sitting on top of Amanda’s finished piece!

Location

You can paint anywhere that’s legal! A piece of cardboard or plywood in your back yard is just fine. In fact, some peeps do awesome work in their backyards! But you might have more fun at the Venice Beach Legal Art Walls.

At the Venice Art Walls you can:

• Paint your name
• See other painting, from beginner classmates to some awesome murals by pros
• Sun, Sand, Surf, Palm Trees
• Art Walls, Skate Park, Basketball Courts, Muscle Beach are all next to each other
• Eclectic mix from rich & famous artists (Digital Domain, Chiat Day, Frank Gehry, Claes Oldenburg, Jonathan Borofsky, Mark DiSuvero) to starving artists selling paintings on the Venice Boardwalk for $5!
• Cheap Slices of Giant Pizza

You want to go! But you hate to drive! So let me sweeten the pot for you. You can paint anywhere that’s legal for full credit. If you go to the Venice Artwalls, I’ll give you +35 of EC!

Feeling Greedy?
kk, fine, you can have another 10 points of EC if you visit the nearby LA Louvre art gallery. They’re open 10-6 on Saturday and closed Sunday, so this extra part of the EC only works Saturday. For this bonus, just include a photo of yourself inside the gallery, and one paragraph about what you saw there.

The Art Walls are NOT open weekdays!
The Art Walls are Open Sat & Sun from 10am to 1/2 hour before sunset.

• Venice Art Walls.com

Plagiarism

I created this Activity because I thought you’d enjoy Venice, The Beach, Painting, and just getting out for a while. It surprised me the first time someone didn’t do the activity at all, but just Googled for photos and faked a post. Before you do that, please review the Cheating & Plagiarism section of the 2015-2016 CSULB Catalog. Pay careful attention to my responsibilities and the academic actions that may be taken against you.

Photos

Whether you go to Venice or not, be sure your blog post includes a clear photo of YOU with YOUR WORK.

Parking

• Free: On the street, far, walk!
• Really Close: about $15
• Earlier tends to be easier

Carpooling

• Cheaper
• More Fun
• Even if you don’t have a car… half the class or more does!
• Go ahead, ask someone!!

Glenn

I’ll be there on Saturday from 10am to Noon. You really don’t need any help from me, but it’d be nice to say “Hi!” and hangout. I’ll bring some iced tea too!

Sketch

Sketch your name in bubble letters

Paint

You should use at least 2 colors on your name.

Inspiration: Bomb It

Here’s a great documentary on Street Art & Graffiti Writing, Bomb It. It’s 90 minutes and you don’t have to watch it all. But it’s a pretty great film so you might just want to pop a bag of popcorn and let it run…

Activity

• Do a sketch of your name in Bubble Letters in advance.
• Paint your name in Bubble Letters.
• Blog it! Include a few pictures and talk about your experience. Be sure your blog post includes a clear photo of YOU with YOUR WORK.