Bringing the View Home
Last week, as I was wrapping up a mural project, my client said to me, “Honestly I wasn’t sold on the design. But I am thrilled with how the mural turned out.” I was finishing up my third mural project…
Morgan Bricca
Morgan Bricca is an internationally-renowned mural artist with over 25 years of experience in public, residential and commercial art. Morgan's signature work transforms spaces into visually compelling environments, drawing inspiration from nature and human connection. Her work celebrates local communities and history, with murals spanning from her home state of California to the Dakotas and the Carolinas, as well as in Portugal, China, and beyond.
Blossom Drama at Pabu in Downtown San Francisco
First up: I made this for YOU. Next: A Dramatic Entrance for Pabu, a Michael Mina Restaurant in San Francisco I was super fortunate to have my friend and photography artist Harlan Crowder come to capture the mural progress. All…
Gamelandia: A New Gathering Place in Palo Alto
I had a super fun collaboration last month with Lisa and Berry, the owners of the new Gamelandia store now open at 290 California Avenue in Palo Alto. Berry is turning his passion for meeting up with friends to play strategy games into…
A New View at the Sequoias
Last month I painted the landscape of one of my favorite hiking areas, Windy Hill in Portola Valley. I was commissioned by The Sequoias, a senior living community nestled next to the trailhead for the Windy Hill recreation area to…
A Bay Area Muralist Gives Soul to Peninsula Spaces
I am humbled and thrilled to share this article written by the incredibly talented writer Johanna Harlow in this month’s Punch magazine. Enjoy! by Johanna Harlow for Punch Magazine, July 2022 “Has anyone ever told you, you’re a little…
Succulent Stories
Many wonderful species in our natural world are tragically named, and could use a bit of rebranding. Succulents, however, are an exception. The name says it all! Their sturdy, varied beauty is always a hit in sunny California gardens. They…
When the Student Becomes the Master
What is making me happy this week? This: No, it is not me in that boom lift, it is a student from my workshop last year, Anne Shreivogl. When Anne took my workshop last year, she had never painted a mural…
Bee the Source of Someone’s Joy
I have been stuck in a mental pattern of worry for the world lately. Wishing the world was safer and happier, or at least less contentious than it seems to be. Feelings of disempowerment suck up my energy, and I…
Rolling Out the Welcome Mat at Blossom Hill and Springer Elementary
Last week I went to lunch with my friend and fellow mural artist Paul Gonzales. It was uncanny the similarities of experiences of our parallel lives as mural artists practicing our craft for over two decades. Like me, Paul paints…
2021 Mural WRap Up
2021 WRap Up The final moments of 2021 might seem an Omicron crash and burn Still, there were many good months of the year that we ought not spurn Remember when, for a little while, the bay area was mask-free…