[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Margaret McCandless is the artist and creator behind the new Charnock Tunnel mural. Completed early October 2021, with the help of 12 volunteers, here she is with her inspiration.[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/margaret-mccandless-artist-designer-of-charnock-hill-tunnel-on-MCRT.jpg” alt=”designer margaret mccandless painting the mural in charnock hill tunnel rutland on MCRT” title_text=”margaret mccandless – artist designer of charnock hill tunnel on MCRT” align=”center” admin_label=”photo margaret” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]Margaret McCandless is the lead painter and designer on this project. Margaret has been painting theater scenery, and teaching teens to paint with her, since 2003. Her theater painting work included four fully-staged productions each school year at Bancroft School, Worcester, from 2003 to 2015. Her public murals include “I Met a Dragon” at TidePool Bookshop, 372 Chandler Street, Worcester, MA, done in 2020; and “Leaves-with-Scenery” at Tully Lake Campground, Trustees of Reservations, Royalston, MA, done in 2015. Digital samples of Margaret’s work are available from Margaret McCandless. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Elsie-Uffelmann-from-Worcester-painting-mural-in-charnock-hill-tunnel-MCRT.jpg” alt=”Elsie Uffelmann from Worcester painting mural in charnock hill tunnel on MCRT in Rutland” title_text=”Elsie Uffelmann from Worcester painting mural in charnock hill tunnel MCRT” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alison-Stevenson-from-Rutland-painting-mural-in-charnock-hill-tunnel-MCRT.jpg” alt=”alison stevenson from Rutland painting mural in charnock hill tunnel on MCRT” title_text=”Alison Stevenson from Rutland painting mural in charnock hill tunnel MCRT” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lees-fox.jpg” alt=”fox painted in mural in charnock hill tunnel on mcrt” title_text=”Lees fox” _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]The mural was originally conceived as a way to illustrate some of the plants and animals that live in the neighborhood of the tunnel. Additionally, by having plenty of blue sky and a reflecting pond in the middle of the mural, the middle of the tunnel with have light-reflecting surfaces of pale colors. This will brighten the tunnel. <\/p>\n
The idea of painting a mural at all \u2013 it\u2019s the natural response of people who enjoy painting murals. Look, a blank wall! Maybe we can get permission, materials, time, and volunteers, and put a mural here! In this case, it was Margaret McCandless who spoke these thoughts to Colleen Abrams. Colleen, Christy Barnes, and Margaret have been moving the idea along. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.11.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Special thanks to the Holden<\/a>, Paxton<\/a>, Rutland<\/a> and Massachusetts Cultural Councils<\/a> for their support of this project.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Margaret McCandless is the artist and creator behind the new Charnock Tunnel mural. Completed early October 2021, with the help of 12 volunteers, here she is with her inspiration.Margaret McCandless is the lead painter and designer on this project. Margaret has been painting theater scenery, and teaching teens to paint with her, since 2003. Her […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":8515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,96,78],"tags":[194,107,195,129],"class_list":["post-8505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greenways-in-the-news","category-news","category-trail-updates","tag-charnock-hill-tunnel","tag-mcrt","tag-mural","tag-rutland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8505"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8536,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8505\/revisions\/8536"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wachusettgreenways.org\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}