Go Paint Something!

You know I teach mural classes, right? My students are awesome! One of the most common technique questions I get is about to paint mural bricks to look real. One of my specialties is trompe l’oeil (trick the eye) so saddle up ’cause I am excited to walk you through this one!... Read more

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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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