Welcome to the Jungle

Jungle murals and themes are always fun to create, especially when the space is on the smaller side. The surrounding jungle mural can give you a real claustrophobic feeling, similar to what you might feel in the real jungle. In this theme for Highlands Church in...

Downtown Main Street Theme

Mississippi Boulevard Baptist Church, Memphis, TN This abstract and cartoon main street mural features some specific Memphis icons such as BBQ and the City Zoo. While all of the walls areas are completely covered with murals, the lack of 3-D sculptures keeps the space...

Rochester, Indiana Visit

We had a perfect visit to Rochester, Indiana this past weekend to paint murals. While there, we had a great time being tourists, taking photos of the beautiful houses and of the historic downtown area. A street fair was scheduled for the weekend we were there which...

21 Questions with Nancy Van Reece

IA: If you could sit & chat for one hour with anyone (past or present), who would it be?NVR: My wife Joan. After over 26 years, she still is the most engaging and inspiring person to spend time with on the planet.IA: What do you do to get into your creative...

21 Questions with Suz Curtis

Suz Curtis is a Tennessee native now in her first year at UCLA’s MFA program in Screenwriting. Her previous lives include various stints as, in no particular order: A theatre actor, country music DJ, Playwright, magazine writer, late night hotel auditor,...

21 Questions with Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith is a singer-songwriter who hones her craft in Nashville, Tennessee, a town rife with music culture and history. She has performed at numerous world famous venues, including Douglas Corner Cafe, The Commodore Grille, and the legendary Bluebird Café. She is...

Aelita Andre : Prodigy of Color Exhibition in New York City

Aelita Andre is an Australian abstract artist known for her Surrealist painting style and her young age. She began to paint at nine months of age and her work was displayed publicly in a group exhibition shortly after she turned two. Her first solo exhibition opened...

21 Questions with Sandra Rinomato

For six years Sandra Rinomato was the host of HGTV’s number one show “Property Virgins” and in 2008 she released her first book “Realty Check: The Real Scoop on Real Estate”. She is the recipient of the Stevie Award for Women in Business for Best Canadian...

21 Questions with Samantha Andrews

Samantha Andrews is the Experiential Learning Educator for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville Tennessee. She currently lives in Nashville with her photographer husband, Matt Andrews (www.mattandrewsphoto.com), her daughter Sophia, Moonshine the cat and...