The Blackstone River Corridor
The Blackstone River Corridor
Inspiration for
Murals “Cottage Street II”
Gretchen Dow Simpson
artist
First Mural Site near Exit 27 Rt 95 South 2012
First Mural Photoshopped on Wall Photo
First Mural
Gretchen Dow Simpson and Johan Bjurman, muralist
Finished First Mural and Traffic
Gretchen Dow Simpson - Artist
Munir Mohammed - Muralist
Second Mural Site near Exit 29 Rt 95 South 2012
Disaster !
After painting 36 feet on a Sunday, Munir rushes into the
studio to say our mural design WILL NOT FIT THE
SPACE!
This was a perspective problem caused by the camera
and our lack of experience in architectural photography.
The wall was curved and hence longer than the
appearance on the computer screen and the height was
distorted as well.
Our proportions, taken from the photograph and used to
apply images, disagreed with Munir’s actual
measurements along the 317 ft wall.
We feverishly redid the image plan.
White dashes show the actual wall outline on the photo
Finished Mural Exit 29 “S” Curves Pawtucket, RI
The Artist and the Muralist, Munir Mohammed
Munir Frank Corrao Gretchen
Left Side Slater St. North
Right Side Slater St. North
Left Side Slater St. South
Right Side Slater St. South
Acknowledgments
Johan Bjurman Muralist
Munir Mohammed Muralist
James Baird, PhD Technical Advisor
Governor Lincoln Chafee
Jonathan Stevens, Senior Advisor, Special Projects
Michael Lewis, Director Department of Transportation
Members of RIDOT staff