Mural and English & Art

We have started a mural on the entryway wall between our flat and our neighbor's. We're hoping to finish before Divalli, which is October 17 this year.

Here's the initial sketch...


Janis painting some of the background...








Most of the background filled in...
Some of the additional color, design and border...the rest of what is white in the photo will be orange, red and burgundy. Hopefully we'll finish in the next two weeks. So far the response from neighbors and passersby have been quite encouraging. This is one of the advantages of doing art in public, it becomes a community event...








Because the weather just changed and has been raining, Janis' English & Art class met today in front of the mural. Here Janis is with two of her most consistent students - the press-walla's daughters. They're playing UNO in which Janis has to speak in Hindi, the girls have to speak in English....