Tag: Mural
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130-foot mural in Seattle, Washington
My Longest Mural to Date Each mural is incredibly different. What I love about painting is that you never know what to expect. Each client, wall, city, and place have their own stories to tell. This mural has connected students and neighbors to their community to feel a deeper sense of connection and belonging. That…
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My COVID story: How I got stuck in Indonesia
The Origional Plan Travel time! Spend 2-3 months in South East Asia before moving to my permanent residence in the States. In the states, I wanted to create an Artist Permaculture Community center on land in Oregon. I wanted to put down some roots and start building. I wanted a travel break before I committed…
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My Largest Mural Yet, ‘Portland Perspective’
It is with pleasure I present to you, “A Piece of Portland,” a playful interpretation of the Portland cityscape through iconic buildings and locations throughout the city. Here, imagination is boundless through the whimsical style, while the viewer can also identify all of their favorite places unique to Portland in one painting. The mural…
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Keen + Seattle Lyft Collaboration
In June I teamed up with Urban Artworks and Lyft in Seattle to create a team-building mural at the new Lyft driver location off Industrial and Airport road in Seattle. The style of the collaborative work was that similar to paint by numbers. I created an outline and the team filled in the shapes with…
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Bicycle Touring Murals
This past summer I set off for the second time for the Pacific Northwest on a bicycle tour with the incredible, Biketopia Music Collective. We rode our bicycles from Olympia, Washington back to our home in Oakland, CA over the span of 2.5 months. Our goal? Use our bodies upon our large bicycles to pedal ourselves…
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Berlin Mural – “Arriving”
About The Mural: Title: “Arriving” Where: Comepackbackers, Berlin, Germany Dimensions: 26’ x 9.5‘ x 0′ Medium: Acrylic Paint, Indoor, Private Mural Length of time: 1 week, painting 6-8 hours a day. Artist: Individual, Molly Keen Background: I was working in Mostar, Bosnia with black and white and with a focus on design and movement. It…
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MLK Day Community Mural
January 13th, 2018 I spent MLK day with 15 incredible 5th-grade artists with organization Upward Roots, from Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy, in Oakland, CA. I ride my bicycle to every mural that I create. Here is a picture of me on the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) with all of my paints and brushes!…
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Rotten City Mural – Emeryville, CA
My latest mural you can see at Rotten City Pizza in Emeryville, California. The wall is a stucco, concrete 45 foot by 4-16 feet in some places. The mural wraps around the building, taking over parts of two walls. The entire process has taken me about 1 month and over 100 hours. An element I wanted…
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Mural in Oakland
Where: Oakland, California at the Oakland Music Compex (OMC) in West Oakland with acrylic paint; January 2016 Happy New Year Mural! This piece is located inside the music studio of musicians. The building is amazing and is home to many working artists who practice and record. While painting I could hear multiple bands at one…
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Boston, Massachusetts
I spent a little over two weeks in Boston had a great time getting to know the city. I have always wanted to visit Massachusetts! I stayed with different groups of friends and strangers that became friends. Above are pictures of the arboretum in south Boston. Such a beautiful place. I learned a…
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Psychedelic Car Mural in Puerto Natales, Chile
A new mural in Puerto Natales, Chile and it is my first piece in this beautiful country. It also marks the start of something special for my mural making path. I tried spray paint for the first time and on a car for my first time as well. I had a lot of chances and…
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Sucre Mural – BeeHive
Sucre – Spanish influenced city with clean streets, beautiful parks, energetic plazas and with a modern twist. This is where many foreigners come to learn Spanish. The bus system is simple and slow, the streets are busy with more people begging for money than I have seen in all my travels, and the same old…
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Visa for Boliva, Crossing the Peru-Bolivia Border
Travellers from The United States must apply for a visa before entering into Bolivia. The U.S. is one of the few countries who are required to do so. Here are all the requirements one must need for getting into Bolivia, keep in mind that you can stay for 90 days and the Visa is good…
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La Paz, Bolivia
Busy, fast, zippy, old and smoggy type of city. At an elevation of 3,650 meters (12,00 feet) with a population of 2.3 million. My most favourite thing about Bolivia so far: The Zebras. That is right, Zebras. I am not talking about the animal, I am talking about the humans who are paid to dress…
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Incan Mural of Peru
The Mural: Nazca inspired wall, located outside of the hostel. Where: Cabanaconde, Peru. Located about 3-4 hours from Arequipa in the Incan Valley. Length of time: This piece took me about three days to make. I painted all day long, the wall was smaller than a lot of the previous walls I had created. I enjoyed…
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Auywaska Mural in Cabaconde, Peru
The Mural: 2013 Sept. Ayuwaska – Cabanaconde, Peru – Pachamama The hat inspired mural snuggled inside of the restaurant/bar and the focal point of the room . About the Mural: The inspiration came from the native woman’s dress of the pre-incan town of Cabanaconde and Colca Valley region. The my mural showcases images of the birds,…
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Puerto Maldanado, Peru
Where: Anaconda Lodge – Puerto Maldanado, Peru – Anaconda Lodge; Acrylic Paint 2013; The location is next to the Madre de Dios river that hosts camine, unclassified fish and countless endemic birds. Tiny motos zipping around the bumpy dusty streets, woman skilfully crafting plates of fish, meat, and chicken with rice, dramatic soap operas roar through the…
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