Hitnes Paints First Murals at Pickering Creek ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sanctuary
Soon after landing in the U.S., the street artist travels toward John James ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's first home.
Italian street artist Hitnes is traveling the United States, tracing the steps of John James ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and painting murals along the way (read about why he's making the journey here).
Hitnes' voyage began in Philadelphia, making his way to Mill Grove, ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's first home in the U.S., and southward to Pickering Creek ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Sanctuary in Easton, Maryland. At Pickering Creek, he painted his first two murals—a Green Heron and a Red-winged Blackbird.
Already, people are attracted to the murals—Pickering Creek Development Manager Susanna Scallion says she's already seen someone photographing them. Just yesterday she had a long conversation with a new visitor about Hitnes' project, John James ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's work, and the Center's amenities, she says.
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Watch the first moments of the journey:
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See the first murals:
This Red-winged Blackbird was painted on Pickering Creek's Hog Barn, a building right at the entrance of brackish and freshwater marsh (78 acres of which were restored to wetland bird habitat from agricultural fields). The building sits next to a popular trailhead, and is "one of the first things people see when they arrive," says Scaillion.