ARRIVAL OF SPRING

“The Arrival of Spring”

This mural and design is the first installment of 4 total that will be painted at the Ovation Development in Newport, KY by Corporex. I have to send out a special thanks to Taylor Helms for helping me complete this project.

When Corporex reached out to me at the end of 2022, they were interested in having 4 murals painted. Their only design request was for these murals to have a timeless design. That instantly made me think of the 4 seasons and the 4 elements. I then paired up each season with an element. Summer with Fire, Fall with Earth, Winter with Wind, and Spring with Water.

This mural is meant to represent Spring and Water. The design is composed of a figure in a row boat, engulfed in an assortment of growing plant life. The figure is meant to represent Mother Nature delivering the season of Spring. All of the pants and flowers were specifically chosen because they grow in the spring time in this region. (Mayapples, Spring Beauty, Trilliums, Goldenrod, ferns, and figs).

Almost every element of the design is semi fragmented and/or abstracted to add a layer of depth, create a more impressionistic aesthetic, and give continuity with the other mural designs.

The next mural for this development will be the Winter/ Wind begging early next spring

-Located at 123 W 4th St, Newport, KY 41071

-Acrylic on stucco

-34’ x 48’

-2024