Never underestimate how attached a community can become to a mural. I learned this first hand while renovating the underwater mural at the California Pedestrian Underpass at the end of California Avenue in Palo Alto. It is a heavily used…
At some point during the “Nature is Home” mural project on Ilha das Flores, a small island in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal) I remember the project taking on a life of its own. I can pinpoint the…
“We believe that art has the capacity to create and reinvent life in unimaginable ways.” – Choki.orgI just wrapped up my dream job. I painted fifteen nature murals in about as many days on a lush, tiny Portuguese island in…
Recently I had the privilege of painting a Google mural! Google.org is focused on supporting non-profits that address inclusion, economic opportunity and education. One of the biggest challenges facing the non-profit community in the Bay Area is the high price…
For the last 20 years or so, the town I live in has not invested in art. It baffled me. I witness the huge impact art makes on a space, on the people who enjoy that space, every day that…
This new mural at Oak Avenue Elementary School in Los Altos, California is titled “Peace in our World.” I’ve been asked, “How did I come up with the design for this mural?” The Oak principal and PTA approached me because…
I just signed up to give a talk about my life as an artist at the career center at my son’s high school. In general, I think parents are cautious in their support of their children pursuing careers in the…
Mural artist Chiara Spataro flew from Italy to come paint this Strange Bird mural with me on the front of the Minted building in downtown San Francisco. During her three week stay, we had a total of four days dry…
PABU Izakaya Mural Painting for Sushi Restaurant in BostonWhen I read that President Obama spent his last day in office painting a mural with his family at a homeless shelter in DC, it hit home for me: Mural art is…
This month, I held my first master class. My goal was to train a handful of people how to paint an exterior mural so they could share their creative gifts with the world through public art projects. Out of a…