Santa Barbara I Madonnari Festival--May 2003

This was the first painting we did with just three of us working on the square--Cheryl, Wayne, and Wayne's brother David. The subject is a photograph of an orphaned Afghan girl in a refugee camp, taken by Steve McCurry for National Geographic. Yes, we know they found her again...we heard variations on the story all weekend while we worked on the artwork. I thought of the photo as an interesting twist on the Madonna theme, as well as simply a striking image.
 

Cheryl and Wayne fill in the background

Cheryl fills in the sponsor letters as a final touch

View from above with David and Cheryl

The finished artwork

< Previous Festival | Street Painting Index | Next Festival >
Return to our homepage.