Slow Art Sunday - Pendon

This week, Slow Art Saturday is dedicated to my son Cole who is celebrating his birthday in a couple of days.  Since he is at this moment in Montreal, Quebec, I thought I would feature a mural of Leonard Cohen that appears 21 storeys high on the side of a Montreal building.  This larger-than-life image commemorates the Canadian singer, songwriter and poet. Thousands of hours of work by artists Gene Pendon and El Mac (and many assistant artists) went into this masterpiece, along with 240 cans of paint!  

Take a good long look and wonder about the scope of this 10,000 square foot painting and all of the planning and skill that it must have taken to complete!  Think about how wonder is necessary in creating new things and new solutions. Give yourself more time to wonder!

Happy birthday Cole - a creative, a big dreamer and a wonderer extraordinaire.