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Murals

MURALS

Kirk Franklin mural for the deep ellum Musical art garden 2024, Dallas, Tx

Deep Ellum’s Art Park is celebrating 15 years in 2024! A project of The Deep Ellum Foundation, the rejuvenation of the Art Park features a series of new murals celebrating North Texas music legends that stretch from Main Street to Canton Street along Good Latimer Expressway in the historic neighborhood.

Mural for Trigger Fingers 2024, Dallas, tx

The annual mural festival, Trigger Fingers, is an invite only event based in Dallas, Texas. The festival features local muralists and out of town graffiti writers.

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Mural #1 for The Mural Building / Springcreek Church

Garland Tx

Mural for Wild West Mural Fest 2023, Dallas, Tx

The Wild West Mural Fest began as an extension to the Art Walk West programming in 2018, organized by local artists. The initiative aims to bring new public mural works to the West Dallas community, from both DFW-based and national artists.

Multicultural Mural for Brixmor Property Group

Oakcliff, Dallas, Tx

“Absolute Equality 2023: Dallas” Juneteenth mural

south dallas cultural center, dallas, tx

“Pleasant Run Portal” for the City Of Desoto

Dog Park Mural for The Phoenix Apartments, Fort Worth, Tx

“Repose” for SXSW Art Program, The LINE Austin, Austin, TX

“Alignment” for Compound Athletics / Anubis Crossfit, Foundry District, Fort Worth, Tx

“Black Swan Music Shop” for Deep Ellum Blues Ally, Deep Ellum, Dallas, Tx

Deep Ellum’s blues sound reached and inspired the nation and then the world from the early 1920’s and on. A key figure in the export of Dallas’ sound was businessman/entrepreneur R.T. Ashford. Ashford owned a music shop advertised in the Dallas Express as The Black Swan Music Shop. The music shop distributed paramount records (not affiliated with Paramount movie studios). Ashford's relationship with the record company was the key that turned Blind Lemon and the now lesser known, but nationally acclaimed blues singer Lillian Glinn into signed recording artists.

Ashford is himself a black swan given all of his accomplishments growing up in the Jim Crow South. Finding no portraits of him online I decided to depict him as just that, a black swan.

The illustrations used in newspaper ads also played a role in gaining interest and giving the music they accompanied, a visual identity. I think they helped describe the events and experiences that inspired the musicians to create their songs

Commissioned Mural For The Village Of Rowlett Apartments, Downtown Rowlett, Tx

Resilient Life @ Trinity Trails, Westworth Village, FT. Worth, TX

Black Lives Matter @ City Hall Plaza, Dallas, TX (Temporary/2020)

Photo Credit: @Dallasprotest_ (Instagram)

Photo Credit: @Dallasprotest_ (Instagram)

Photo by: Jeff Amador

Photo by: Jeff Amador

Photo by: Jeff Amador

Photo by: Romero

Photo by: Romero

Highlight The Good @ Thanks-Giving Square, Dallas, TX

Something From Nothing @ Trunk Ave. between Canton & Commerce, Dallas, Tx