“Discover Bayview”

Baltimore Office of the Promotion of the Arts

Baltimore, MD

2012

In 2012, I was chosen as one of five artists to complete a mural for the city of Baltimore through Baltimore Office of the Promotion of the Arts.  They supply the paint and scaffolding while I supply the design and labor.  This design is a welcome sign to the neighborhood of Bayview and was partially sponsored by Johns Hopkins Hospital.  It is located on the corner of Elrino St. and Eastern Ave. in Baltimore.

One interesting anecdote about this project was that one night I stored several 5 gallon buckets of paint up on the top level of the scaffolding thinking, "Who would climb all the way up here and mess with it?"  Well, that night someone did, and the following morning I was greeted with two story drips of black running down the face of the mural and splatter on the sidewalk below.  Needless to say the rest of that day was spent restoring everything to its proper look.  I did get to test my skills at faux concrete though, choosing to paint over the splatter and puddles instead of trying to remove them.  Never found the culprit.