Graffiti and Snow

Graffiti and Snow

Nancy Herman

6' x 8"

oil on canvas board

More from my railroad series.

This building resonates with color. The graffiti seems to be blending with the snow.  Or is the snow creating its own lively statement?

Accoding to Wikipedia, "Both "graffiti" and its occasional singular form "graffito" are from the Italian word graffiato("scratched"). "Graffiti" is applied in art history to works of art produced by scratching a design into a surface. A related term is "sgraffito",[4] which involves scratching through one layer of pigment to reveal another beneath it. In ancient times graffiti were carved on walls with a sharp object, although sometimes chalk or coal were used. The word originates from Greek γράφειν — graphein — meaning "to write."