Murals.
I create large-scale environments designed to become part of the experience of a place.
I have more than twenty years of experience in professional mural painting and have created private and commercial commissions across the Midwest. My mural work has included homes, businesses, schools, churches, childcare centers, theaters, museums, libraries, restaurants, and clinics.
Themes
Famous photos or paintings recreated with family members and pets
Fairy-tale fantasies
Outer-space galaxies
Dinosaurs
Jungle animals
Stylized themes like those in Minecraft, Disney, Lego, Roblox, etc.
Nursery rhymes
Outdoor landscapes with mountains, lakes, waterfalls, rainbows, or winter wonderlands
Realistic faux-finish stones, marble, brick, or wood
Every mural I create is custom and site-specific. I am interested in work that transforms a space, draws people in, and gives a wall real presence. A mural can completely change the atmosphere of a room, tell a story, or simply make people stop and look.
I work across a wide range of styles, subjects, and themes. Whether a project calls for realism, abstraction, cartoon imagery, geometric design, graffiti-inspired work, faux finish, or something more unexpected, I enjoy finding the right visual language for the space. My mural subjects have included people, pets, princesses, sports, landscapes, cars, wildlife, fantasy lands, outer space, dinosaurs, and more.
And if you really want your business or home to stand out, ask me about LED, 3D, and black light effects.
Mural Gallery
“The Harley Journey” Mural
Harley Davidson Showroom Mural; La Crescent, Minnesota
The clients who commissioned this mural for their Harley Davidson showroom at their private residence wished for a functional bike display with a unique look and feel. Spanning across four angled walls, the Harley landscape mural gives the impression that the bikes are en route from city to countryside. Personal touches include outdoor scenes from client’s family photos, bikers/bikes of family and friends, and you can make out the personalized license plate of the rider as he heads into the mountain landscape.
“Bill’s Harley Bar” Mural
Harley Davidson Showroom Mural; La Crescent, Minnesota
Extending across three slightly angled walls, the client requested a H.O.G. (Harley Owner’s Group) lounge scene and piano bar, featuring well-known Harley owners, classic celebrities, members of the client’s family (the client himself is featured as the bartender), their pets and personal friends, and even the muralist (upper left with Groucho Marx). Celebrities include the Rat Pack, the Blues Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jimmy Buffet, Vanna White, Henry Fonda, Tina Turner, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Liberace, and Harley executive Willie G. Davidson (front and center of the piano). The wall-mounted vacuum system (far left) is camouflaged in black, featuring a redesigned Harley Davidson logo entitled “Bill’s Harley Bar.”
School Mural
River Heights Elementary School Library Mural; Menomonie, Wisconsin
At River Heights Elementary School in Menomonie, Wisconsin, I designed and painted a 1,000-square-foot mural spanning the length of the library. The piece brings together beloved characters from children’s literature in a continuous scene that moves through all four seasons and celebrates the role of the illustrator in children’s books.
Permission was obtained from the original illustrators and publishers.
“Lost Treasure Mini Golf” Mural
Outdoor Pumphouse Mural for “Professor Hacker’s Lost Treasure Golf”; Branson, Missouri
Four-sided mural on the pump house of Branson’s Lost Treasure miniature golf business. Having a central location within the mini golf resort, the pumphouse walls are viewed by golfing customers as well as and pedestrians and traffic along the main street of downtown Branson. For the mural project, the clients requested scenes which feature the business’s cartoon mascot “Professor Hacker” (as pictured on their signage and golf cards) in a mining environment which fits in with the theme of the golf course.
Manager of Lost Treasure Golf, Fred Smith, poses with us. The children played miniature golf while I painted, and they went on to become professional mini golfers - LOL.
Mural Projects
University Library Rainforest Mural- UW-Stout - Menomonie, WI
Camp Marimeta outdoor mural - Eagle River, WI
Jungle-themed children’s mural - UW-Stout library- Menomonie, WI
Professor Hacker’s mini-golf gold mine mural- Lost Treasure Golf - Branson, MO
Oaklawn Elementary School Library- Menomonie, WI
Mini Mabel Tainter Theater mural projects- Menomonie, WI
Summer School murals - Menomonie School District - Menomonie, WI
Library Mural - River Heights Elementary School - Menomonie, WI
Village playland - Little Spouts Childcare Center- Menomonie, WI
Toy Story mural - At-home daycare center - La Crescent, MN
Cure Finders for Cystic Fibrosis - La Crescent, MN (2008)
You Are Loved Mural- Nursing Home, La Crescent, MN
Community Swimming Pool, La Crescent, MN
Movie mural in theater room of private residence - La Crescent, MN
Music mural in living room of private residence - La Crescent
Mural of roses in guest bedroom of private residence - La Crescent, MN
Bill’s Harley Bar in motorcycle showroom of private residence- La Crescent, MN
Harley Journey landscape in motorcycle showroom of private residence - La Crescent, MN
Leidel’s Apple Stand - Commissioned by Leidel’s Apple Orchards- La Crescent, MN
Eagle mural - St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and School - La Crescent, MN
“Tugg Underground Groovement” Sign - Tugg Music - La Crosse, WI
Hokah Sesquicentennial Mural - Hokah, MN
Lakeside landscape in bedroom of private residence cabin - Frederick, WI
La Crescent community garden mural - La Crescent, MN
Duck hunting mural in family room of a private residence - Eden Prarie, MN
Nursery room mural of a private residence - Cottage Grove, MN
Dinosaur mural in child’s bedroom of a private residence - Elmwood, WI