Mural Portfolio

“Feeding Whimsy” 456 sq ft. mural Gladdon Food Pantry Franklinton, OH. t’s difficult, if not impossible to have whimsy and imagination, especially as a child, when you are consistently hungry. This mural is dedicated to the moms in the community and the tireless daily effort of they put into making sure their kids have something to eat everyday. The flowers are to spread joy and are symbolic of where our food comes from and to need to preserve our pollinators. This mural is also dedicated to Franklinton community and the Gladdon Community Center and Food Pantry that provides valuable services supporting their neighborhood. The mural features in the background, on the left, the Gladden Community House . It also features Franklinton branch Columbus Library that provides after school snacks while feeding the imagination through literacy and, on the right, Franklinton Cycle Works who gave recommendation for this mural & helps their community with transportation, which for many, is an important step in getting nutrition.

This mural is supported and funded by the Franklinton Art District via the George Bellows Grant. Thank you to the district, grant & to everyone who could see my vision for this wall and help make it a reality.

Newest interior mural transforms a fitness room into a mountain escape via a graphic like design of the Teton Mountains in client’s home state of Wyoming. Mural features soft gradient palette of blues, periwinkle, greys and greens.

“Shine On” street mural part of 934 gallery 2020 mural fest, Columbus, OH. Mural features an angler fish riding out of his universe to spread light into ours. The actual door frame was “extended” and “angled” by painted illusion along with other trompe l'oeil effects such as the electrical conduit being “extended” and painted into a street lamp and the words shine on painted to look like a 3D neon street sign.

This mural was initially inspired by the artist love of nautical steampunk and funky humor. However, during design two subplots developed.

One subplot is the comparison of the unemployed. Though different circumstances (pandemic/economic collapse vs. industrial progress) the lamplighters in times past found their jobs being forever lost to electric illumination.

Another subplot is neurodiversity. It’s a social expectation for the nuero-diverse to exhaustingly conform around the neurotypical. The angler fish for the artist is a symbol of something from another world we don’t understand but can love and admire as we watch his determination to fulfill his passions his way, and, if we let him, he’ll light up our world in the process. As an ironic twist, the oil commonly used to light lamps was fish oil; appropriately symbolizing the internal sacrifices made by neurodiverse everyday that goes unnoticed.

Popular Hocking Hills, OH pizza parlor commissioned a mural to be finished that was started by artist who was unable to finish commission. Previous artist created faux brick windows along exterior wall of building. I completed the mural by designing and painting the illusion of restaurant scenes based on the actual interior of the restaurant. People in scenes are actual portraits of employees and customers who volunteered to be portrayed in mural.

Mural commissioned by a family who gave full artistic creativity to muralist for their little boy who loved reading about African animals. Whimsical trompe l’oeil elements of “paper walls” being “ripped open” by the monkeys revealing a hut with giraffes, elephants, a gazelle, and ostriches curiously peering “inside” painted to give the illusion the animals were actually advancing into his bedroom.

Bar owner requested simple graphic murals around mirrors for Columbus, OH disco. Designed and installed a disco dancer, sun, eye, and peace sign with type.

Mural donated to SOS Animal Clinic, Columbus, OH. High school student interested in the arts assisted with mural install featuring a comical dog busting through the wall to get his ball.

“Rapunzel’s Tower” Inspired by the classic fairy tale for a little girl who loved princess stories.

Mural commissioned to give a view in a windowless bedroom. Client asked for mural to feature lots of roses and we extended and blended the pink and blue colors of the sky to the rest of the room.

55” sq. ft. portable sheet metal mural with 3D treeline. Originally painted on sheet metal for durability against moisture for a collector who wanted a mural over a large bathtub that could be moved into another future home. Mural was never claimed after commissioning, however, was quickly purchased by Harvest Moon Cottages - Hocking Hills, OH - and installed in the entryway to their Lodge.

“French Countryside” commissioned by Harvest Moon Cottages in Hocking Hills. Client requested a serene cottage view through a trompe l’oeil window. Added to faux brick window is a plant resting on the window sill creating further illusion.

Staircase mural commissioned to reflect a relaxing mountain lake view. This is one of my first mural commissions.

Lighthouse window mural for Circleville Nursing Home office.

“Paris View” was a donated install for the Brock Strong Foundation in Canal Winchester, OH as part of a room makeover project. The family benefiting from surprise room design knew their daughter battling cancer was getting a room makeover but was ecstatic to see their other daughter also received a surprise room makeover - complete with simple line graphic of a Paris balcony view. Mural completed as a rush project while design crew transformed rest of room in under eight hours.