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Riverside residents are painting the town red — or blue, yellow and brown — while creating a mural dedicated to their favorite part of the village.
Diane Ruzevich, local artist from Berwyn, said she has been interested in teaching adult drawing and painting classes for a while. Helping adults participate in creative activities is a passion for Ruzevich and when the idea for Picturing Riverside came about she couldn’t pass it up.
“A giant mural painted in 1942 got me interested in post office murals,” Ruzevich said. “I have taken pictures all over Illinois.”
With her passion of post office murals, Ruzevich felt it would be a good idea for residents to draw what they loved most about the village, then combine the individual canvasses into a mural for the wall in the library for a month.
Sumaree Latzke, Riverside resident, said she is interested in drawing and painting but never took a professional class.
“The first class I took (was with Ruzevich) and I always follow her and learn from her,” Latzke said. “She is a good teacher.”
The symbols of Riverside are the water tower and the library, Latzke said. A little nervous about what to choose, Latzke grabbed a blank canvass and began drawing the watertower.
Ruzevich expected about six people to be present during the class, however about four people showed up the first night to begin drawing. People are encouraged to join the class, which is planned to be a total of four sessions before the mural’s completion.
In the class, no one would consider themselves a professional artist. The time is supposed to be fun and a learning experience, Ruzevich said.
“We have a number of talented people,” Ruzevich said. “People in the class draw much better than I have.”
Riverside Library Director Janice Fisher said she is excited to see how the artists will conceive the library or village through their works.
“Creativeness is a part of what the library hopes to encourage and we are glad to give the opportunity to them,” Fisher said.
Riverside residents are painting the town red — or blue, yellow and brown — while creating a mural dedicated to their favorite part of the village.
Diane Ruzevich, local artist from Berwyn, said she has been interested in teaching adult drawing and painting classes for a while. Helping adults participate in creative activities is a passion for Ruzevich and when the idea for Picturing Riverside came about she couldn’t pass it up.
“A giant mural painted in 1942 got me interested in post office murals,” Ruzevich said. “I have taken pictures all over Illinois.”
With her passion of post office murals, Ruzevich felt it would be a good idea for residents to draw what they loved most about the village, then combine the individual canvasses into a mural for the wall in the library for a month.
Sumaree Latzke, Riverside resident, said she is interested in drawing and painting but never took a professional class.
“The first class I took (was with Ruzevich) and I always follow her and learn from her,” Latzke said. “She is a good teacher.”
The symbols of Riverside are the water tower and the library, Latzke said. A little nervous about what to choose, Latzke grabbed a blank canvass and began drawing the watertower.
Ruzevich expected about six people to be present during the class, however about four people showed up the first night to begin drawing. People are encouraged to join the class, which is planned to be a total of four sessions before the mural’s completion.
In the class, no one would consider themselves a professional artist. The time is supposed to be fun and a learning experience, Ruzevich said.
“We have a number of talented people,” Ruzevich said. “People in the class draw much better than I have.”
Riverside Library Director Janice Fisher said she is excited to see how the artists will conceive the library or village through their works.
“Creativeness is a part of what the library hopes to encourage and we are glad to give the opportunity to them,” Fisher said.
