When I was in Boston, I called Caroline Linden to see if we could get together. She said sure, after her daughter finished painting a window.Say what?
Apparently her town has an interesting Halloween tradition--kids can sign up to paint pictures on windows of participating shops. Above are three examples. The artists have a certain "window" of time in which to do their painting, and then the judges survey the entries and pick the winners.
As you might guess from the photo, these paintings took some effort. We saw a few of the artists at work. First they taped out the area they wanted to paint. Then, if they wanted a background like in the three pictures above, they had to paint that and let it dry before coming pack to add the rest of their picture.
Very cool--I wonder how the idea got started?
Oh, and not to worry. At some point after the contest, the organizers wash all the windows clean on artwork.
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