Finally, the painting was done, but there was still one more week of ArtPrize. I made an effort of sitting out with the painting and chatting with curious people who passed by. Several expressed regret that they were unable to participate. Some were amazed at the process of creating it. Others marveled at the poster of faces I’d made for that last week. A few participants even made their way back to find their faces in the poster.
The canvas and the poster of faces sits at the Hyatt Place during the last week of ArtPrize 2023.
I was truly proud of the final painting and happily shared the story of its creation during the last week and in the months since. It was hard to contain my enthusiasm for the process and happiness for the final results. The six months of work making the project a reality were truly worth it, based on the participation of friends and family alone. To see the hundreds and hundreds of smiling faces of all who painted truly made the project a success!