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Kingwood artist recreates marching band parade
  
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By JENNIFER SUMMER
A sea of white and blue with a few specs of black intrigued Kingwood resident Matthew Dunnachie as he looked through photos.
Though he had only seen them a couple of times, swiftly marching down the street during parades, the Kingwood High School Mighty Mustangs Military Marching Band inspired him to re-create a moment in time when they marched during the homecoming parade.
“There was not a parade this year because of Hurricane Ike but I wanted to create an oil painting of the band marching and what it would have looked like had they marched in the homecoming parade,” Dunnachie said.
Dunnachie first saw a feature story and photos of the band in Living magazine and soon started asking friends of his that had children in the band for photos to re-create a painting of the parade.
He only received a few photos but the colors and the action that was in each one helped him to create his depiction of the band in the homecoming parade.
“I have always had an interest in painting and though I was never the greatest painter, I have always enjoyed it as have others,” Dunnachie said.
Dunnachie is a member of the Kingwood Art Society and a few of the self-taught painter’s favorite subjects include the sea and snow scenes, though he is not known to stick to one subject.
“When I was younger, I lived in Belgium which was very cultural and artistic. On my lunch break, I would wander into the Catholic church and all of the beautiful paintings, scenes and stained glass inspired me to get into painting,” Dunnachie said.
Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck are among the painters Dunnachie also gathered inspiration from and whose forms of painting he followed.
Dunnachie’s most recent painting is an illustration of the KHS marching band at a distance, marching down the street, playing their instruments.
“Since there was not a parade this year, I think this painting gives residents in the community an idea of what it would have looked like and the fun that we did miss this year,” Dunnachie said.
Though it was rather hard for him to paint the instruments, as he has never played one before, he still painted the bright blue, white and black colors of the uniform that everyone traditionally sees for homecoming.
“I think this painting serves as compensation for the parade and all of the fanfare that residents around the community missed in the homecoming parade,” Dunnachie said. “I am glad I could bring the community a painting that is reminiscent of the spirit of the homecoming parade and the Kingwood High marching band.”
Though he had only seen them a couple of times, swiftly marching down the street during parades, the Kingwood High School Mighty Mustangs Military Marching Band inspired him to re-create a moment in time when they marched during the homecoming parade.
“There was not a parade this year because of Hurricane Ike but I wanted to create an oil painting of the band marching and what it would have looked like had they marched in the homecoming parade,” Dunnachie said.
Dunnachie first saw a feature story and photos of the band in Living magazine and soon started asking friends of his that had children in the band for photos to re-create a painting of the parade.
He only received a few photos but the colors and the action that was in each one helped him to create his depiction of the band in the homecoming parade.
“I have always had an interest in painting and though I was never the greatest painter, I have always enjoyed it as have others,” Dunnachie said.
Dunnachie is a member of the Kingwood Art Society and a few of the self-taught painter’s favorite subjects include the sea and snow scenes, though he is not known to stick to one subject.
“When I was younger, I lived in Belgium which was very cultural and artistic. On my lunch break, I would wander into the Catholic church and all of the beautiful paintings, scenes and stained glass inspired me to get into painting,” Dunnachie said.
Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony Van Dyck are among the painters Dunnachie also gathered inspiration from and whose forms of painting he followed.
Dunnachie’s most recent painting is an illustration of the KHS marching band at a distance, marching down the street, playing their instruments.
“Since there was not a parade this year, I think this painting gives residents in the community an idea of what it would have looked like and the fun that we did miss this year,” Dunnachie said.
Though it was rather hard for him to paint the instruments, as he has never played one before, he still painted the bright blue, white and black colors of the uniform that everyone traditionally sees for homecoming.
“I think this painting serves as compensation for the parade and all of the fanfare that residents around the community missed in the homecoming parade,” Dunnachie said. “I am glad I could bring the community a painting that is reminiscent of the spirit of the homecoming parade and the Kingwood High marching band.”
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