ARTIST IN RESIDENCE-Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim

  Julie was selected by the Grand Canyon Association to be their first South Rim Artist in Residence, a program that had been going on for several years on the North rim and other National Parks, but only recently started on the South. She selected as the sight of her mural the Shrine of the…

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EUROPEAN COUNTRY MURAL

This European countryside mural was done out by Red Mountain in a beautiful castle-like stone home.  This is in the front room behind the most beautiful piano I’ve ever seen (or played!).

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LEARJET MURAL

LEARJET MURAL Look at the tiny light switch on the left to get an idea of the size of this mural.  This jet was photographed while it was on the ground from a high vantage point to get the angle, then superimposed with a few tricks for realism, over some clouds I photographed on a…

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WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

Metro Station, Washington D.C.,  on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. two thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After three minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed…

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Grand Canyon Coyote

This coyote was one I came upon during a “photo safari” I did one of the days while an Artist in Residence at the Grand Canyon National Park.  I’m from Prescott, so I see coyotes all the time, but NEVER have I seen one this big and healthy!  He came within 30 feet of me…

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French Cafe' scape

This townscape was done in a woman’s kitchen behind her dining room table.  Several elements from the kitchen were incorporated into the mural. The table and chairs of course, their name on the cafe, her bike, flowers, the color palate and other things to make this the ultimate custom mural! 

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RED CROSS – HURRICANE KATRINA

In my “other life”, I was a nurse working first at St.Joes in Phoenix as a newborn nursery nurse, then in Mesa at Desert Samaritan as a med/surg nurse.  I retired, but before I did, did a stint as a Red Cross nurse.  This was most memorable… and in many ways, life-changing in that I’ve…

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PHOENIX CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MURAL

Y This is one part of a wall of 3 for a small mural I did for a women’s/children’s homeless shelter clinic for Phoenix Children’s Hospital.  I love those guys because they saved the life not once but twice of my husband’s sweet son Scott.  Our family will always be grateful to them for what…

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ANTI-HOA PLANT MURALS!

l This first mural was one I did on my own house.  My daughter and I were out digging up the latest crop of burned plants we had attempted to plant in hellish Phoenix.  Sweet Katie said  in her cute little voice, “you know Mommy, we can’t grow them, but we CAN paint them!”…an idea…

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