Opportunity of a Lifetime

I was honored to be asked if I would paint a mural at the Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton, AR. Why is this an opportunity of a lifetime:

  • My art was recognized and made a big enough impression that I was asked by members of Mid-America Old Time Automobile Association (MOTAA) to create their vision.
  • I was able to share this experience with my daughter Evelyn, also an artist.
  • I always hoped someday my work would be in a museum, I’m counting this!
  • The rich history behind this museum. Winthrop Rockefeller founded the Museum of Automobiles, opening on October 18th of 1964, just a few years before he passed away in 1973.
  • The thrill of meeting a member of the Rockefeller family while we were working on the mural at their grandfather’s museum. (Evelyn said she wasn’t going to wash her had after that.)
  • That honor will continue as we’ve been asked to create two more murals of 8′ x 25′ each.

This mural is a 1912 Ford Model T Touring, it is 6′ wide by 8′ high. It is the largest, most complex mural we’ve done to date. It challenged us, we learned a lot, and I could not have done this without my daughter! Art is even more joyful when I can share it with her.

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