12 Mural Project

I am very excited to announce that I have been selected in the first phase of artists to participate in the 12 Mural Project being organized by Douglas and Mallori Rouse.

I first heard about this project through the Colorado Springs Art Examiner, and after reading that they were seeking volunteer artists, I contacted Mallori for more information. I quickly filled out the application and submitted 3 photographs of my work (one of the Ocean Room Mural I painted for Karen Linamen, one of my Labyrinth painting, and one of "Freedom Isn't Free" eagle painting). I received the voicemail message on July 22nd that I had been selected, and was eager to attend the All Artists Meeting on the 24th.

Here are a few of the photos I snapped during the meeting, but stay tuned to see more of the process in the weeks to come. (To see more photos, click here.)



The west wall of The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery on Cimarron in downtown Colorado Springs is the wall with the biggest impact on tourists, as it faces those entering downtown from the Cimarron Bridge.




The two murals (three walls) will be covered up, then repainted with a trompe l'oeil design of a columned and arched building with people, a water fountain, and garden along the bottom.

Organizers Mallori and Douglas Rouse in front of their studio.

Douglas Rouse discusses the design plans with the volunteer artists.

The first All Artists Meeting, Phase I. Our first mural site is The Warehouse Restaurant and Gallery on Cimarron and Sierra Madre.

You can read more about the 12 Mural Project here.

For more on Douglas Rouse, see his Web site here: http://www.rouse66.com/.