For those of you that missed it, here is a photograph of the finished 6 foot by 12 foot painting. I still have some limited edition prints available, so contact me anna@annaludwigart.com if you're interested.
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| Capoeira: Roots, Myths and Legends, Anna Ludwig, oil on canvas, 6' x 12'. 09/2012. |
I will continue to catch up my blog in future posts, to showcase the work that the kids did, as well as show work in progress of the completed painting. I also made 2 oil paintings, portraits, of Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha, for this installation, that were unveiled as a special surprise on the night of the grand opening and will be featured in future posts.
My fiance, Sam, caught most of my artist talk on video, so we will be posting that on youtube in the coming weeks. For now, I would like to repeat the Thank You's section of my talk, because it just that important. As an artist, I am truly honored by the support I have received from the community to make this public art project happen. It has been an incredibly moving experience! Thank You to Our Sponsors!
Patron
Sponsors
Ms.
Janice Batchelder
Ms.
Susan Kumagai of Lafayette & Kumagai LLP
Ms.
Joyce Hicks and Mr. Eric Behrens
Mr.
Gary Lafayette of Lafayette & Kumagai LLP
Gold
Sponsors
Ms.
Donna Lee (Algodao)
Eco-struction
Warren
and Elizabeth Ludwig
Silver
Sponsors
Dr.
Michael Whalen
Ms.
Keri Lloyd
Ms.
Catherine Jordan
Ms.
Elizabeth Blase
Ms.
Ola Dlugosz (Mel)
Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bentley
Ms.
Clara Marigmen
Mr.
Eli Batchelder and Ms. Simona Agnolucci
Ms.
Constance Ludwig
Mrs.
Terry Ludwig
Supporters
Dr. Hsuan
Hsu (Ligerinho)
Mr. Philip
Tegler and Ms. Anne Goldstein
Ms. Rebecca
Batchelder
Karen and
Bruce Jackson
Ms. Cynthia
Neary (family of Jack or De Cara)
Ms. Yania
Escobar
Mr. Marty
Mulvihill
Ms. Whitney
Craig
Mr. George
Lee
Mr. David
Ezekiel (Fidalgo)
Ms. Bonnie Asano
Ms. Tahlise
Hines
Ms. Eleanor
Jones
Ms. Peggy
Parker
Ms. Laura
Gilinsky
Mr. Stuart
Adamson (family of Elizabeth and Sarah or Piscadinha and Tortoruga)
Ms. Katina Gad
Ms.
Gretchen Gold and Mr. Tom Batchelder
Ms. Natasha
Saleski
Mr. Donald
Coley (Mestre Bengala)
And
thanks to all the families who donated at the mother’s day raffle!
Special
Thanks to Algodao, Mel, Acao and Mestra Lagosta for their assistance with
fundraising! Thanks to Instrutor Pezao for his expertise in installing the large painting and making sure it stays on the wall. Instrutor Esquilo, and Instrutor
Oracio for their help with the kids project! A big Thank You to Mestre Bengala for his help locating old
photographs, with the kids project and with publicity.
A
very special Thank You to my fiancé Sam (Instutor Sumido) who has helped me with
every thing from the kids project to running studio errands and providing all
kinds of moral support over the past 2 years.
And of
course many many thanks to Mestre Marcelo: without his work, dedication and support
this project would never have
happened. And frankly, without his
support as a teacher, I probably would never have been making capoeira
paintings in the first place.
