SUBVERTING LOCAL COLOR: Twenty Days in April (2004)
This project was inspired by Byron Kim's "SUNDAY PAINTIGS"
Below are notes posted by students while painting the color of the sky each day during April. (photo by Michelle Budziak)
- april 1 find fun people -pcrosby
- april 4 / 1:45pm a slight break through" -leah
- april 4/2pm energy and balance/new 20D / Max's birthday / Delay announces resignation -Marie
- april 4/2pm April showers...and showers... and showers... -Jacqueline
- april 4/2pm mystic grays -susit
- april 4/4pm Sun came out for two seconds. Hint of blue-grey skys. Then left.
- april 5 / 1:20pm with sunglasses. Though glasses are nice to block the sun, they ruin the beauty of colors in the sky. -sam
- april 5 / 1:20pm ...without sunglasses the sky is playful and fun. -sam
- april 5/3pm reaquainted with the sun! -Jacqueline
- april 5/8pm Long day. Cool bright night sky. -Denee
- april 5/9pm Overthrow America's Century of Regime Change: From Hawaii to Iraq by Stephen Kinser -Marie
- april 6 Sunshine! the blue sky feels extra rich due to weeks of rain. -Tessa
- april 7 / 7am a muggy morning -jaqueline
- april 7/12:56pm homework whomps -yoshi
- april 7/1pm dark rain cloud -tessa
- april 7/3pm i had a fieldtrip for my major class in this morning...I am so tired, but I still have group meeting later... -ichiro
- april 7/8pm nothing -marie
- april 7 notice things -pcrosby
- april 8/9am finally a sunny morning! -kayla
- april 8/10am sunshine! heat. photos in thesis. -tessa
- april 8/11:36am a lazy day starts by waking up late. -yoshi
- april 8 / Shiny! after a long time. -sun
- april 8/7pm saturday beautiful day spring -marie
- april 8/7pm finally. I could relax today. during this week i was so busy to do homework. prepare for quizes...i have to sleep more. -ichiro
- april 9/11:35am morning grey looming hints of rain. -tessa
- april 9/7pm i had a haircut today... i think it is a little bit short to me... -ichiro
- april 10 run through the finish line. -pcrosby
- april 10/10:43am it would be an awesome halloween costume to wrap myself in a gray cloud. -desirae madison
- april 10 How long can this go on -frank
- april 10/ 11:05am let someone tell you how they see things before you explain your vision. -desirae madison
- april 10/7:22pm jen's mom is visiting...aaak! -kayla
- april 11/11am black an blue inside / worn / a new blue arises / hope -tessa
- april 11 / 6pm I have so many things to be done by tomorrow! Also I have midterm... -ichiro
- april 11.. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow -frank
- april 12 / 8pm Or quarter til. Looked outside to study the color and surprise! A nice change from the gray seen all day. Sunset. Pink clouds, blue skes :) -marie
- april 12 / 8:13pm Jen's grandma isn't so bad, I actually like her. She tap dances, sings, likes old movies. I forgive her for eating my food without asking and sharing. -kayla
- april 12 / I chatted with an old friend, Carla, whom I haven't talked to in many years. -cmw
- april 12 / Eastern Evening -frank
- april 12 / 1:20pm Not much to say today. Need a break! -denee
- april 13 / 6:40am Rainbow/orange sherbert sunrise -tessa
- april 13 / 8:10pm Sometimes, I almost think I'm nocturnal. My biological clock is all whacked up. Songbirds in my backyard sing day and night. I don't know what they are. -yoshi
- april 14 / 11am I need to drive my parents to SFO today. They are going to visit Cambodia... wow... I wish I could go too. But too bad I have school. -tommy
- april 14 / 10:21am Everyone should watch Dae Jang Geum. -yoshi
- april 14 / 3:30pm I'm having relaxing but not boring yet... -sun
- april 15 / 2:21pm I'm in Vallejo. What an ugly place! -denee
- april 15 / 7pm Today I went to a Chinese restaurant with my girlfriend. I had a kind of noodle which I don't know exactly. The taste was not so good... I think I am not going to visit there again. -ichiro
- april 16 / 5:05pm "happpy easter after all"
- april 17 / 8pm Smells like springtime... -jaqueline
- april 18 / 10:15am Pukas beach blue. -tessa
- april 18 / 11:10am The squeaking metal sounds like honking birds. Pair that with the blowing wind and I can imagine I'm at the ocean.- juliana
- april 18 / 1:20pm I feel everything and nothing all at once. I wish I knew what was going on. -lee
- april 18 / 4:53pm My room is a mess. -lee
- april 18 / 7pm Watching: The 9/11 Files: Loose Change Second Edition. Beautiful day, good class time - both classes. Nice visit with a friend over pearl tea & bagel. Oliver Jackson - inspiring, interesting, fun. Great art in all galleries. Tofu Com Chooy - delicious spring rolls. -marie
- april 18 / We should name him... Noah! -frank
- april 19 / gray, gray go away little april wants to play -susit
- april 19 / 4pm near the horizon, smoggy -matt
- april 19 / 8pm This week I already got tired. I just slept 9 hours for three nights... -ichiro
- april 20 / 1:10pm Are our minds eternal? -juliana
- april 20 / 7:10pm I bought Cobalt Blue so I could use it at home. I l ike this one, but I think it's too dark. after it dried. -ctvapril 20 / 8:45pm Maxfield Parish Blue -tessa
- april 21 Too much to thnk about. I don't want to. But I have to. Everything will be fine. -marie
- april 21 / 11:00am spring cleaning -jaqueline
- april 21 / I love this color. -susit
- april 22 / I went SF for cherry blossom festival. It was okay... but, I don't know what I'm doing. -sun
- april 23 / 11:36am Fly away. -yoshi
- april 24 / 3:20pm Justin's birthday: Angel food cake, ice cream bomb (mango, strawberry kiwi & vanilla) and a Frida Kahlo paper due! -kayla
- april 24 / busy, busy, confused -sun
- april 24 Another monday. -john
- april 24 / 7:30pm periwinkle -tessa
- april 25 / betrayed -sun
- april 25 / 5:13pm I'm almost done with a gigantic art project. yaay. -lee
- april 25 / 6:30pm Staring @ the sun hurts. -eric
- april 25 / 7pm crazy mixed up day -marie
- april 25 / 11:42pm long night at work... -alaina
- april 26 / 5:45am Cold pre dawn sky out the kitchen window. -tessa
- april 26 / 2:05pm Lemon Sherbert -sam
- april 26 / 6:48pm I'm sitting on the hood of my car. There's a lot of ants and a bunch of bugs near here. -eric
- april 27 / 12:32pm "Let love in" -ctv
- april 27 / 2:00pm enjoying free time, english was cancelled! -alaina
- april 27 / 3:37pm "one night to go" -leah
- april 27 / The sky is on fire. -john
- april 28 / 1:30pm Went home for weekend - played with new parrot - got bit... twice. -cmw
- april 28 / 1:32pm I found that making the paint transparent helps make my sky brighter. -lee
- april 28 / 2:48pm It's a good day to be outside. -eric
- april 28 / 3pm Today is my friend's birthday. We had small birthday party after a class. I hope she has a happy day. -ichiro
- april 29 / 3:27 Going shopping with Erin soon. -alaina
- april 29 / 8:06pm Iie, watashi-wa Nihon-zin-dewa arimasen. Watashiwa Tyuugoko-zin-desu. -yoshi
- april 29 / 8:25pm My teeth hurt. Thank you dentist. -ctv
- april 30 / 7pm Last Day of April 2006. Sunny, warm. Went outdoors, flew a kite with Mary
- april 30 / 7:49 beautiful... like a rose -sam
- april 30 / 8:40pm I see mosquitoes.
- april 30 / 8:43pm Eigo-o tukatte-wa ikemasen. Nihon-go-de itte kudasai. -yoshi
