RIP VAN WINKLE is only one of the murals painted on the Ballard Bridge by aerosol artists from STREET SMART ART, a City program which grants young graffiti writers legal walls to paint approved designs on. Loose supervision by the City has not resulted in tame or bad design, either. A case in point is the 3 surfaces of the Ballard Bridge project: one side is covered with writhing hammerhead sharks; another with tortured figures which call to mind the work of Orozco--or Zap Comix. The third, underpass wall contains fantasy pieces painted by DAVID LINDER, an art student at Seattle Central Community College. Rip Van Winkle is joined by a Troll, an Ent, and an Elf who bears an uncanny resemblance to Linder himself. Watch our Gallery page for more work by the kickin' spraycan Cezannes of Street Smart Art!