Wander and Paint — Murals
The Zen of Artistic Awakenings
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[...] It represented the first, of many domino that toppled and fell into place. Each one eventually pushed me forward on this journey of watercolor illustrator and artist extraordinaire.
Working on that specific door art mural provided me with a clarity of purpose I've never had before... in my entire life. Here's how it came to be...
How I Transformed My Office With a Mural
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...In the end, although I designed a simple geometric rough draft, I ended up breaking free of the bands. The Dis-ease-That-Could-Not-Be-Named, was still having a field day in late 2020 and I wanted to express my own brand of freedom in in the midst of world madness....
Do You See Me? The Making of the Greenway Mural
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Under the direction of dynamo muralist and illustrator Melodee Strong as lead designer, us ecstatic and overjoyed MCAD students and Little Earth interns, worked collaboratively and raced to the finish line to complete this epic, 400 square feet, colorful mural on the Greenway in two weekends.
There were consequences - i.e equally epic aches and pains - but there you have it, ladies and gents...
Coup de Coeur: Treehouse Records Open Streets Festival Mural
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From April to June, myself and two other artists and illustrators, have been assisting amazing artist, Melodee Strong, paint a colorful mural on the wall of Treehouse Records for the well-attended, annual Lyndale Open Streets neighborhood festival which took place on June 4th, earlier this month.
The mural’s delicious bright...