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mylittlepornicorn asked: You did the Dekum Mural? Just thought I'd stop by to tell you my mother and brother live on that street and that mural is just about the only thing that keeps me from getting lost up there and helps me remember what street they live on.

Awesome! I’m glad the mural works as some sort of landmark, thanks for sharing!!

Anonymous asked: ADMIRE THE MURAL, CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE DISJOINTEDNESS?

Thanks. This painting is something I put down and picked up a few times over the last half year. By the time I finished all the artwork on the bottom, I felt like I wanted to something more with it, and less figurative/representational. The whole top half of it was still nothing but gesso, and I thought about wanting to paint it like a child… at least that is how I began to see it in my head. I had finally come to the conclusion that many times I have a lot more fun working collaboratively, and rather than pretending to paint in a “childish” manner, I should instead bring a very young person I know well in on helping me finish it. If I could start this painting over again, I would have begun the entire works with her involved from the start. But, of course, realizing this is part of the creative process. Misha and I have plans to paint more together in the future, so I guess its nascent stage is quite disjointed, and hopefully in the future as we collaborate more, we can create works with a greater cohesion. And then maybe then it will be even more interesting to reflect on this piece.