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The following series of works are part of Matt Sesow's "31 Days in July Project", conceived, invented by, and begun in 2003 by Sesow.
Each day in July, Sesow begins a unique painting (30" x 40") in response to an article or series of articles on the front page of the Washington Post print edition. All 31 paintings are completed by midnight July 31st.
This project occurs each year during the month of July. Results will be posted here on sesow.com and are usually available for sale to collectors and galleries.
This page: The "31 Days in July", 2006.
click image to watch Matt Sesow time-lapse webcam footage of the painting of 2006 "31 Days in July" (.avi format)
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"We are all Elvis" (stories:japanese pm koizumi and pres. bush visit graceland,natl portrait gallery re-opens in dc) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 1, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Shock and Awe, 2006" (story:baghdad market bombing kills 66) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 2, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"i will feed and clothe you. (down on the farm) (story:wash. post uncovers 1.3 billion in farm subsidy scandal) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 3, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Monks in Training (on train) (story:train from beijing to tibet opens service) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 4, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"All Systems Go" (story:launch of space shuttle discovery) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 5, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"the Provocateur" (story:North korea test fires seven missles) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 6, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Unarmed Resistance" (story:Isarel continues to attack Gaza strip) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 7, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Tiptoeing" (story:terror plot to blow up holland tunnel foiled) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 8, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
i Panda (story:tai shan, panda at natl zoo turns one) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 9, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Life During Wartime" (story:iraq war/occupation, more than 50 killed in house by house sectarian attacks, civil war looming, 4 US soldiers charged in rape and murder of Iraqi family) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 10, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Hornet's Nest" (story:violence flares in divided baghdad) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 11, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Shiva the Destroyer (story:terrorist bombing in mumbai, india kills 200 people) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 12, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Boy Holding Rock (with three-legged dog) (story:Israel attacks Hezbollah in Lebanon, continues attacks in Gaza, 53 civilians killed) 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 13, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Garden of Eden" (with Katyusha) (story:Israel blockades and bombs Lebanon, katyusha rockets fired by Hezbollah into Israel) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 14, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"out of touch" (story:israel continues to bomb lebanon and vice versa. president is at g8 conf. painting from pic of president holding baby during stop over in germany) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 15, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Mayhem (Bulls Caught Between Arches)" (story: Israel intensifies assault on Beruit. Post says attacks by Israel are 'asymmetrical'. 16 fleeing Lebanese civilians killed by Israeli strikes.) 30" x 40" acrylic/charcoal on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 16, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Incoming Missile (with fleeing citizenry) (story:Lebanon hammered by Israeli missles, lebanon hits haifa) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 17, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Soldiers and Civilians" (story:3 US soldiers, around 70 iraqi civilans, 38 lebanese civilans killed) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 18, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"my little pony (story:aid to ranchers was diverted for big profits) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 19, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Lopsided, Topsy Turvy, and just plain wrong" (story:war in july) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 20, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"sad song" (story:war in july... began during mural project for dc fringe fest) 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 21, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"the Voyeur" (story:over war as entertainment... began during mural project for dc fringe fest) 30" x 40" acrylic/ on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 22, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Unarmed Civilian" (story:over 380 Lebanese killed by Israeli attacks since 2nd week in july) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 23, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"War Torn" (story: from cover of post... Lebanese women react to injured relative) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 24, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"innocent" (story:rice outlines plan to deploy military in lebanon, greeted skeptically in beruit... innocent civilians continue to be killed en masse) 30" x 40" acrylic/oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 25, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Shande" (story:israel kills 4 UN peacekeepers... killed red cross workers on previous bombing... continues bombing Lebanon, Hezbollah shelling israel.) 30" x 40" oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 26, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Black Sheep" (story:story about 'white' people moving into prince george's county) 30" x 40" acrylic/oil on stretched canvas *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Siren" (story:cycle of sirens and shelter for those remaining in israel and lebanon being bombed) 30" x 40" acrylic/oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 28, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Blue Helmets" (story:UN soldiers may be deployed in lebanon to help bring peace) 30" x 40" acrylic/oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 29, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Idol" (story:president bush has american idol contestants visit whitehouse... while war rages and US policy with israel criticized.) 30" x 40" acrylic on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 30, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
"Further Down the Rabbit Hole" (story:israel 'says' it will stop bombing for 48 hours after massacaring 57 civilians in lebanon... however israeli bombing resumed today, less than 24 hours after they 'said' they'd stop bombing) 30" x 40" acrylic/oil on stretched canvas "31 Days in July Series" (July 31, 2006) *SOLD CLICK HERE to for wash. post cover image |
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