JRdzign

Mural submission for Mural Art Festival!
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“The Tree of Life” 3ft Framed Original
‼️Available‼️• HQ Digital Prints (13x15in) on Etsy. Started this in Milwaukee wayyyyy back in 2019. Summertime sun shining, I was barefoot in the park, overlooking the whole city. I was swept away in the moment. Freehanded this idea off the top of my head. This moment (although I didn’t know at time) was my first real start on my journey as an independent artist. That dream has come and gone, now come again. The painting itself is meant to represent life and death ~ YOUR personal development, uniqueness and individual beauty. Just as the branches of a tree strengthen and grow upwards to the sky, YOU too grow stronger, striving for greater knowledge, wisdom and new experiences as YOU move through life.
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The birds are male and female orioles. The deer skull ~ Death. ~ drinking from an eternal water. If you look long enough the entire composition itself becomes a God-like face 🙂 (circles=eyes)(water=mouth) Everything connected.
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It feels nice to have finally framed this painting that’s been finished 6 years ago! A lots happened since then. Grateful to be fully devoted once again to pursuing my dream of a professional artist again. Living the dream! Thank you for following my journey 💙
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“ Joshua Tree” 🎨💙😁 Original framed acrylic painting. ‼️AVAILABLE‼️ started this back in 2021 at various live Painting music festivals during that summer. One of my favorite memories of this piece was at a small acoustic music fest in the Dells, WI. My father came with and we got to glamp in his brand new RV.
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Didn’t imagine at the time I would actually make it to Joshua Tree national Park. Next year I was on the road for five months and that was one of my favorite stop along the way! Helped inspire me to complete the painting when I was reunited with it in Denver. Crazy how things changed so quickly. Grateful for all that I’ve experienced up to this point!
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Excited to be visiting Wisconsin next weekend to see friends and family. Feel free to reach out if you’re interested in reconnecting
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Remembering the power of art: Memories of inspirational moments in my life. When I feel my light shine and illuminate the hearts of others. Art is a visual form of expression. Art has formed connection and friendship in my life. I feel grateful for the opportunity to express my experiences and emotions to others : Bearing my heart despite fear. Authenticity that cannot be replicated. It’s those moments, in tune, I recognize my own divinity.
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Painted this boarded up window in downtown Kenosha, WI in 2020 immediately following the riots. It gained nationwide attention after a kid with an assault rifle shot protester in the streets. It was upsetting to see the violence and division occurring so close to home. I wanted to do something about it ... but what could I do? I was between jobs. Quarantined alone. I decided to drive there to see for myself to see. To help in the only way I knew how. Art
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The experience taught me, what we see in the media isn’t a real representation of America. There were major road blocks and military presence approaching the town hall. People there were yelling at eachother with cameras rolling for the news: in front of government building for complete dystopian juxtaposition. I had to leave immediately because that scene was far from where I was meant to be. My intention was to create a mural, but my purpose became connecting to the community. To hear their perspective. To learn all those angry people on the news… were NOT from Kenosha. They were OUTSIDERS performing for the cameras: spreading images to the entire country. TRUE locals were ACTUALLY coming together after a tragedy, cooking meals, helping neighbors, and providing for those that had lost everything. There was no anger. There was no “evil”
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Don’t watch the news for perspective. The agenda: to promote division and fear. To capture our attention. Dont forget that we… all humans are ultimately connected. We part of a family called humanity. Originating from a single source.
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