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Brightening a dark closet
Annie Van DeWark admits that most of her workdays are fairly mundane.
As a university painter, she is accustomed to working with whites, off-whites and yellows - colors that are aesthetically neutral, perfect for interior walls, but BORRRRRING.
So, last December when she was given a creative license, Van DeWark took liberties. A tiny storage room in the basement of the Furman administration building is her Sistine Chapel.
The room, located near the vending machine area, was being converted to an area to house a microwave, refrigerator and other items. It needed a fresh coat of paint and Van DeWark was told to "have fun." She drew inspiration from her favorite childhood book The Giving Tree. The 1964 book by Shel Silverstein is a story of a young boy and his lifetime relationship with an apple tree.
Van DeWark painted a center support beam in the room brown to represent the tree trunk. The upper wall and ceiling are dotted with green leaves on a sky-blue backdrop. The base wall is lined with grass blades.
"Everyone seems to be enjoying it," says Van DeWark. "Usually they are pretty strict with the colors we use. So I certainly welcomed the opportunity to be creative."
