Chapter Two · II · Murals
Walls bigger than the rooms that hold them.
Camelot on a Shasta peak. A dragon swirling over snow. A 13-by-21-foot flag photographed by Black Hawks. He paints from memory — and the memory goes back further than most.
9 walls
Commission →Camelot on Shasta
He paints Avalon from memory, with Mt. Shasta in its place. The castle spires aren't decoration — he insists the city is still there, just turned slightly out of phase.
The Mountain Dragon
The dragon's eye watches over the workshop bench. Visitors say it watches them too. He says: "It does."
Starry Peak
The full Van Gogh-style sky. He swears the sky over Shasta actually looks like this, on the nights when the saucers come through.
Uncle Terry's Barn
Painted on the side of a Vietnam veteran's hangar. Black Hawk pilots on training runs started circling to photograph it. Then they started landing nearby to thank him in person.
Eagle & Stripes
Close-up of the eagle on Uncle Terry's barn. The wings cover the seam where two metal sheets meet — you'd never know unless he told you.
Stars & Stripes Hall
A whole municipal building wrapped in red, white, and blue. People who hate murals approved of this one.
Wave & Wing
A dragon riding a wave through a small interior room. He painted it for a kid who told him she wasn't allowed to be afraid of water anymore.
The Convocation
Two dragons and an angel meeting at the corner of a room. The figures look at each other, not the viewer. You're allowed to listen but you're not invited.
The Fallen Angel
An angel with weight behind her wings. People have asked him if she's falling or rising. He says: she's working.