Prairie Lake Mural

I kicked off my summer by completing a mural at Prairie Lake northeast of Holton, KS! The mural is inspired by Prairie Pickers who have a bluegrass party at the lake each June.

Sunflower Mural at Holton Municipal Pool

This summer I had the opportunity to design and paint a mural at Holton Municipal Pool. Part of the plan was for this to be a community art project, so after I had painted some outlines, community members were invited to come participate in painting! The turnout was better than I ever expected with approximately 50 community members, many of them families with young children, coming out to help in just a few hours. 

I went back to finish the painting over the next couple of weeks and was thankful for the help of some friends and family to get the big areas filled in. This is definitely the largest mural I’ve done to date!

Here are some drone photos that my brother took to get a better view of the painting. The octagon was the baby pool years and years ago, which had been filled in with cement. Now the edge of the former pool makes a pretty nice frame for the painting!

Holton Community Hospital Mural

When the Holton Community Hospital remodeled, the dining room lost their window. So when I was asked to paint a mural in that location, they wanted a Kansas landscape. I took a photo of a farm not too far from my home and that was the starting point. I added in a few more wildflowers for more color.

I was able to complete the 8 x 13 foot mural in a week.

The barn seems to be everyone's favorite detail of the mural!

I hope that the hospital employees will be able to enjoy the painting for years to come and that it gives them a peaceful scene to look at when taking a break on a stressful day.