I spent the past week finishing this mural on the wall of Virserum Konsthall in Sweden. A lot of fun to paint in this scale, especially when I had the help of my friend Morgan Phalen to deal with a lot of stuff around the actual painting. It felt like pure luxury to just be able to focus on only painting while someone would help you block out base coats, get you food, drive you around, chit-chat and just make sure everything went smoothly in general. Virserum Konsthall was also amazing as well as Johan Enocsson who commissioned the mural.

It will be up for a year or so before a new person comes along to make something new there.

As I have written before, if anyone wants a mural in some context: Don’t hesitate to ask! I would most likely be interested in both private and public contexts. I find it very interesting to paint in this scale and there is something about having your work relate to its surroundings permanently that opens up a new way of thinking about the picture.

The mural itself is my take on a very classic concept for murals. A workers’ motif. It depicts a textile worker, a carpenter, a builder, a gardener, and an artist/architect hard at work. It’s one of those motifs I just needed to tackle on my own and get out of my system. Very satisfied with the result!