Posts Tagged ‘Xanadu Gallery’
BASEBALL MURAL
One of my best nepotism murals. This mural is in Prescott Valley at an indoor batting range called Full Swing. My model was my grandson Brandon. Except he “took a trip to the orthodontist”. Oh, that having magically straight teeth should be so easy As a few strokes of paint! anyway, here’s my inspiration which…
Read MoreGOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY MURALS
I want to start off by telling you, when I get dementia and have to be in a dementia unit, THIS IS WHERE I WANT TO GO! I am, besides being a mural painter, a retired nurse. While In nursing school I worked in a nursing home at nights to gain experience. What a HORRID…
Read MorePrescott Heroes mural
PRESCOTT HEROES MURAL We had a horrible tragedy in my hometown of Prescott, AZ. On June 30, 2013, 19 of our “Hotshot” firefighters perished in a fire down the hill from Prescott in Yarnell. Seems everyone knew at least one of the young men who died that day. It was awful. You just feel so…
Read MoreGRAND CANYON SPIRITS
GRAND CANYON SPIRITS This mural is actually 2 murals on either side of some big double doors, one side in the mexican food restaurant, Sophies, and on the other side, a liquor and snack store, right across from the Imax Theater in Tusyan, just outside the park. The name of the store is “Grand Canyon…
Read MoreCHALKING UP AZ!
CHALKING UP AZ! I’m putting these events in chronological order, the most recent ones first. Good friend Jen, after doing chalk art here in Prescott with me, decided to organize a festival in Cochise County where she lives. She teaches art normally, but her small school where she taught closed. Jen, not being one to…
Read MoreGASSERS' GARAGE
GASSERS’ GARAGE This mural I just finished (2011) is on the side of a barn here in Prescott. It was inspired by this giant sign the client had gotten from her recently deceased brothers’ estate. His last name was Gasser, and he had it made to hang in this huge garage he had for all…
Read MoreWASHINGTON SCHOOL RIPARIAN MURAL
WASHINGTON SCHOOL RIPARIAN MURAL This MURAL was a trip to do. Last year it was supposed to be done but was abruptly canceled. The Highland Center was in the process of obtaining grants to have a large riparian themed mural painted on the side of the school by the area where the Highland Center conducted…
Read MoreDOODLINGS WITH HISPANIC FOLK ART (glow in the dark!)
So I’m working on some really different stuff lately. It is inspired by a potential job coming up (hope, hope). Here is a sample image, with more to come. Whether I get the commission or not, I think I will play with this for a while…It’s good to stretch! This piece is good too because…
Read MoreWHISKEY ROW MURALS (Prescott AZ)
You are gonna need to turn your head for this one. In the center of this first streetscape of Whiskey Row, since I needed the painting peopled-up, of course I put friends and relatives in it! There are lots of the staple characters of the Row, plus friends and family of the owner of the…
Read MoreIndian Motorcycle mural AND LOTS MORE!
James Dean ’53 Indian Chief MOTORCYCLE MURAL (and LOTS more!) So the first 3 days of this mural were spent sketching! LOTS AND LOTS OF LITTLE DETAILS that must be exact! It’s an Indian Chief 1953 with James Dean sitting on it. Now since JD’s Indian was a 500 and not a Chief,…
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