Art House Farewell Show | Perspective Mural
Tulsa, Oklahoma | May 2026
Aerosol and acrylic on exterior shed
This piece was created for Art House Tulsa’s Farewell Show in May 2026.
The event felt different from some of the larger Art House shows I had been part of over the years. It was smaller, and more intimate.
Art House had grown through a lot of different spaces and events, but this show brought things back to where it all began: artists gathering inside and around a house, sharing work, spending time together, and creating something that felt more like a kickback among friends and family than a traditional exhibition. The Tulsa Flyer later described the show as a return to Art House’s roots in unconventional house based exhibitions.
For my contribution, I wanted to finally experiment with an idea I had been thinking about for a while.
I wanted to create an image that only made complete sense from one specific viewpoint.
At the bottom, I marked the ground with “Stand Here” and painted footprints showing people exactly where to position themselves.
From that spot, all of the different elements lined up.
In one corner, I painted the Mona Lisa.
I thought it would be fun to take something that has been viewed as a masterpiece for generations and use it as part of an optical illusion on the side of a shed.
Around it, I added chains and a hollow throwie, carrying the same perspective effect throughout the composition.
Every element was painted so that it would look distorted from most angles, but when you stood in the right place, everything came together.
That process took a lot of measuring, stepping back, adjusting, and constantly checking the same viewpoint.
I remember starting part of the shed one day and then coming back and knocking out most of the project in one long session, painting through the evening and into the morning.
That happens to me sometimes.
Once I get into a certain zone, I would rather stay there and keep pushing than stop and try to find that same rhythm again later.
There is something satisfying about watching a project go from an idea to almost finished in one continuous stretch.
My friends Zuawe and Qumes were also part of the show and painted the pool for the event, which made it even better having familiar people creating around me.
The night itself ended up feeling exactly how it was supposed to.
Familiar faces. Friends. Family. Art. People hanging out and enjoying the space together.
Knowing the history I had with Art House made the moment a little bittersweet, but I did not really look at it as a final goodbye.
Art House had already become part of my story long before that night.
This piece gave me the opportunity to try something I had been wanting to experiment with, while also contributing one more artwork to a space and community that had given me a lot of opportunities over the years.
I’m thankful for all of it.
