[July 02, 2012]    

Lincoln College art instructor Christopher Tice taught two classes on street art at the Lincoln Park District before the project began.

Street art can take on many forms, from freehand brush to spray cans to the use of stencils. For this project, stencils played a big part in getting the project "off the ground."

Pictures by Nila Smith

Another hint: Are those cutouts of clouds?

The Kickapoo Street viaduct is in Ward 2. Here, Ward 2 Alderwoman Jonie Tibbs and husband Harry pitch in to paint a blue balloon.

 

Gene Mehan reaches to paint a balloon high on the wall as Taylor Mehan watches.

Stencils are used to create the shape; then brushes or rollers are used to fill in the shape with solid color.

 

Harry Tibbs finishes up painting where Jonie can't reach.

Things are starting to take shape, and it is obvious that we have blue sky and green grass. But do you wonder what else is yet to come?