Mural Art

Last week, Evelyn and I completed the 1931 CORD L-29 Cabriolet mural at The Museum of Automobiles on Petit Jean Mountain, AR. Today at the 65th Annual Petit Jean Swap Meet and Car Show, we met up with G.O., the owner of the CORD. It was the first time she had seen the mural in person, talk about being nervous! G.O. absolutely loved the mural and said he couldn’t be more proud. G.O. brought the CORD to the show and as his son was getting ready to pull the car away from the judge’s booth, I was gifted with a ride! As you can see from the video, I was like a kid in the candy store.

When I say a ride of a lifetime, there are so many meanings; being asked to create the murals for the museum, working side by side with my daughter in the creative process, meeting so many people along the way, and the icing on the cake…the ride!

Back in September I wrote about “The Opportunity of a Lifetime”. In that post I mentioned a second mural my daughter and I would be working on at the Museum of Automobiles in Morrilton, AR. We finished that mural this weekend. It is now the largest mural we have done at 6′ x 25′. The car is approximately 17′ with Petit Jean Mountain in the background. It was an honor to create this lasting memory mural for the Hoelzeman family.

Here is a little more about the car: 1957 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday Hardtop owned by former long time Museum of Automobiles Director Buddy Hoelzeman and his wife Tootsie. He worked at this Museum for 55 years from 1966 to 2021, being the Director 53 of those years from 1968 until his retirement in 2021.

If you are in the area, stop by and take a tour. The murals are in the lower level of the museum.

Now on to the final mural…stay tuned.

Caprise Cooper Art

Ride of a Lifetime

The “Big Mural”