Go Paint Something!

One usually doesn’t think about planning and drafting supplies when it comes to painting murals, but let me tell you – I couldn’t get along without them!
From developing the initial designs, to providing a scale drawing of the approved mural, planning and drafting supplies are integral to the entire creative process. Seriously! When people stop [...]

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In the world of Michael Cooper, things are not always what they seem. Oh, Michael is unpretentious and straightforward, all right-usually in a pair of pants smudged with paint and a jaunty ball cap. But take, for instance, the scene behind the little park on Church Street across from the library. Men can be seen putting together pieces of a puzzle on the side of the building. However, a closer look reveals that there are no men and there is no puzzle-only a wall that has been painted to fool the eye. Or gaze at the roof of the Frist Center. It appears to be marble all the way up. But is it? If you climbed up to the roof and examined it carefully, you would discover that there is no marble-only heavy-duty air conditioners painted to look like marble. Again, artist Michael Cooper has worked his magic, this time to disguise what might otherwise distract from a magnificent building.... Read more

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