Pathway Services entrance mural commission

It was a wonderful experience to travel to Jacksonville, IL earlier this month for a mural project. Pathway Services, Unlimited is a great organization that provides opportunities, activities, and other types of assistance to individuals with developmental disabilities and other physical or mental challenges. The organization has recently expanded and moved into a brand new building. So they wanted to brighten up their entrance wall.

Through Jacksonville’s Imagine Foundation, I was commissioned to travel downstate for a few days and create this mural. The design was my own and came from a couple of recent paintings of mine. The mural was painted with latex wall paints.

Total painting time added up to about 30 hours, and it was HARD work. In the end of my 3 painting days my arms and back were quite sore and I was slightly dizzy from the paint fumes. But the project was SO VERY rewarding. People who work at Pathway Services are the nicest, friendliest bunch. And to watch their clients faces light up with a smile when they approached my developing mural was priceless. Thank you, Pathway, for this incredible opportunity!

Here is the completed mural (my apron kinda goes with the design, eh?):