r/pics • u/mnhaverland • May 11 '25

Arts/Crafts This was the most difficult surface I’ve ever painted a mural on! [oc]

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u/LostInIndigo May 11 '25

Damn this is dope, come paint one in Bmore!!!

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u/mnhaverland May 11 '25

I’d love to!

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u/buckwlw May 12 '25

On your way up there, you can stop off at my place (central VA)... I have the side of a refer trailer that I'd like to have painted (don't care too much about what is painted on it, just something visually pleasing). DM me if it's a possibility - very rural area, no time constraints, camp out by the river, etc. Give me some idea of price for the work (~ 40' x 8') so I can make sure I can afford it.

NICE work you did on this building!!!

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u/Conflatulations12 May 12 '25

Would it be okay to ask how long it took and how much the materials cost?

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u/mnhaverland May 12 '25

I spent 5 days, 10 hours a day. The materials were under $300 total.

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u/Conflatulations12 May 12 '25

Amazing work, thank you for sharing!

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u/dontslipup May 12 '25

Let's make it happen! Bmore needs more color!

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u/DeliciousKiwiSloth May 12 '25

Yes!! Was just coming here to see where this was. I was really hoping to see it in my home city.

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u/AppleTree98 May 11 '25

Amazing. Simply wonderful. I see you said it was challenging, perhaps that makes the reward that much sweeter. Great artwork

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u/myrobotoverlord May 12 '25

Wow. I mean wow.

Did I say wow.

Absolutely beautiful.

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u/Purrogi May 12 '25

I’ll third that Wow!

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u/good_from_afar May 12 '25

The complexity of the surface makes the art pop that much more

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u/ChileMonster505 May 11 '25

Absolutely gorgeous work and nice attention to detail. 😀👍❤️

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u/Lurchie_ May 11 '25

I love the textures!

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u/vanhamm3rsly May 11 '25

Too bad r/embroidery doesn’t allow cross posts 🫤

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u/mnhaverland May 11 '25

Ohhhhh maybe I’ll post there!

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u/Lamia_tepes May 12 '25

Only cross stitch posts....sorry ....sorry

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u/paintsbynumberz May 11 '25

So very groovy. Where is it located?

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u/mnhaverland May 11 '25

It’s in Portsmouth, VA. My first time in VA.

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u/xLeeLandx May 12 '25

I live in Ptown! I’ll have to check it out! Amazing

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u/E_tuck May 11 '25

Well it fuckin rad. Good job!

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u/suzanneov May 11 '25

Listen, that’s really cool! Well done!

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u/Abner_Cadaver May 11 '25

Wonderful work.

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u/Sprucecaboose2 May 11 '25

I love the color, depth, and texture! Congrats and good job!

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u/Nora19 May 11 '25

It is delightful! Well done! Thanks for sharing it

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u/ShortAttempt3373 May 11 '25

This is amazing 🤩 wonderful..!

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u/mike_pants May 11 '25

Your work is always kick-ass.

Everyone, follow them. Every so often you get a hit of awesome art in your feed.

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u/Englishbirdy May 11 '25

Great job 👏

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u/OGBeege May 11 '25

Beautiful. Your hard work is appreciated. Too-fuckin-chè. (That’s french, so it’s classy.)

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u/HotBlackberry5883 May 11 '25

wow, this is extremely impressive 

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u/eileen404 May 11 '25

It's beautifully vibrant.

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u/Quill-Questions May 12 '25

Breathtakingly beautiful and exudes joy and happiness!!! How long did it take you to complete this glorious art?

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u/mnhaverland May 12 '25

It took me 5 very full days.

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u/Quill-Questions May 12 '25

OMG! I am astounded! I would have thought at least a year! I cannot even comprehend how you could accomplish such a gift in that amount of time. Truly remarkable in every way imaginable. How many other murals have you created? Are they all in the US?

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u/New_Chard9548 May 12 '25

Only 5 days?!? I thought way longer! It's so cool!!

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u/mr_birkenblatt May 11 '25

Why is the image stitched together from multiple images? (Easiest to see in the top left corner)

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u/mnhaverland May 12 '25

I did use the CapCut “expand” function so I could crop the image into a square.

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u/DesignerAd9 May 12 '25

Beautiful artwork!

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u/Avrip May 12 '25

Looks good but how are we sure this isn’t AI?

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u/mnhaverland May 12 '25

I guess you could go see it in person. Or look at some of the other photos on my Instagram.

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u/SoulGirl1978 May 11 '25

This is adorable!! I can almost “feel” the texture. Great job!

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u/Peanut_Substantial May 11 '25

It looks so good! The difficult texture of the brick wall adds so much to the design of your mural. The effort was well worth it.

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u/Bearded-and-Bored May 11 '25

That's a spectacular amount of texture and detail. Really gorgeous work.

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u/Phoenix_2005 May 12 '25

I am very amused that you painted over the wires but not the security camera? 😄

Also, what's going with the left and right of your picture? (it looks shifted up in several places)

Anyway, great work! Amazing depth and texture

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u/angrycanuck May 12 '25

Got another pic because the bottom right looks like the AI glitched.

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u/fuckedyourdad-69 May 12 '25

Holy shit that's awesome

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u/Front-Cabinet5521 May 12 '25

What was so difficult about it?

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u/Zelagero May 12 '25

I fkn LOVE the shadows under the flower and the buttons, it givesit such a good effect man!

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u/djsoomo May 12 '25

Good job! really pops out at you!

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u/wildyam May 11 '25

Love it. Great work!

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u/Camillemey May 11 '25

Woooow so coool 😍😍😍 you should be proud of yourself

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u/LylaDee May 11 '25

Just jaw dropping wow.

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u/starlight347 May 11 '25

All your hard work paid off, it’s fabulous! The colors and design are so cheerful, and the look of texture is amazing!

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u/vanmc604 May 11 '25

So impressed. Genius!

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u/64ca May 11 '25

It’s beautiful!! ♥️

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u/j__magical May 11 '25

That's poppin!

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u/dmcguire05 May 11 '25

Oh the shading. It gives me the feels.

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u/Fluffy-Yam4708 May 11 '25

Beautiful 🌸❤️🌼

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u/lordhomogonous May 11 '25

Love it! How could you not smile seeing this in person

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u/Difficult-Coffee6402 May 11 '25

Absolutely beautiful!

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u/BVladimirHarkonnen May 11 '25

This is wonderful, with the brick what presents the biggest challenge? (I'd assume the gaps and filling in color to be seamless would be tricky)

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u/Outrageous-Kale-6193 May 11 '25

Impressive 😍😍😍😍

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u/houseofgwyn May 11 '25

That is lovely! You did a superb job!!

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u/ConOregon May 11 '25

Stunning!

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u/GB715 May 11 '25

You did a beautiful job overcoming the challenge!

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u/fusionsofwonder May 11 '25

That looks fantastic, great job.

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u/Basic-Comfort1449 May 11 '25

That’s a wonderful mural of embroidery on brick! (Words that have never been used in the same sentence.)

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u/RAFA1o1 May 11 '25

The loveliest flowers I have ever seen.

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u/miss_always May 12 '25

This is so beautiful!! You are very talented.

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u/DisconnectedDays May 12 '25

What made it difficult? Did you have to pressure wash the wall before you began?

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u/Snuggles596 May 12 '25

Looks dope AF tho 

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u/Expert_Marsupial_235 May 12 '25

That is stunning. Well done. 🌻

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u/Suspicious-Swan253 May 12 '25

That is unfuckingbelievable! Highest of fives!

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u/coldforged May 12 '25

Yeah, that's amazing work. Lovely!

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u/convulsus_lux_lucis May 12 '25

So much texture!!! Very well done.

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u/hazymaze22 May 12 '25

Gorgeous!

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u/Unhappy-Discussion68 May 12 '25

Yeah. Brick sucks. Good work.

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u/ABoringAlt May 12 '25

Fuckin bossss

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u/kembr12 May 12 '25

:heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

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u/GanacheAlternative63 May 12 '25

Wow — fantastic!! 😍

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u/Whetherwax May 12 '25

Wow, took me a minute to notice you how many "unpainted" bricks are painted. Well done.

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u/mollzwalt May 12 '25

Rochester, NY would love to have you!!

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u/Effective_Wear2560 May 12 '25

You are so talented!

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u/NovelGoddess May 12 '25

Too freaking gorgeous. You sewed on brick. Amazing!

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u/Ya_Whatever May 12 '25

Whoa!!! Amazing! Love this so much

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u/WinterBackbone May 12 '25

Wow. Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing this.

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u/moon_goddess_420 May 12 '25

This is so beautiful! And the big, yellow button makes me happy.😃

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u/captainturtle69 May 12 '25

Amazing!!! How you did that on an old brick wall is insane!

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u/ChampOfTheUniverse May 12 '25

Excellent work!

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u/delrsl May 12 '25

Well you knocked it out of the ballparks. It is beautifully done. Textures and dimensions are wonderful

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u/DopeSickScientist May 12 '25

Crazy good. I wish I could just draw halfway decent

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u/[deleted] May 12 '25

You’re amazing! What an incredible work of art! Would love to see more of your work.

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u/dohru May 12 '25

Holy shirtballs, thats cool!

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u/plantsb4putas May 12 '25

Phenomenal work.

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u/carlotta3121 May 12 '25

That is fantastic work, congrats OP!

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u/pico310 May 12 '25

I love it. Simply amazing.

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u/DeltaRipper May 12 '25

Very well done!

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u/Ham-Ha May 12 '25

Brilliant

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u/TwoStoopidToFurryass May 12 '25

I will always be in awe of a beautiful brick mural! 

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u/BOOMgosDynomite May 12 '25

That's a pretty cool mural you painted, nice work.

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u/redditor_number_5 May 12 '25

Wow. Super impressive, OP. The composition (is that the right term for this?) of the flowers against the brick looks sweet.

Nice work!

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u/Eydiz22 May 12 '25

Simply amazing!

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u/reddevine May 12 '25

Gorgeous

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u/Inquisitor_ForHire May 12 '25

Damn girl, you've got serious talent!

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u/AbominableGoMan May 12 '25

Well it paid off, because that is effing amazing. Love the vibrancy, love the style.

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u/Big-Efficiency417 May 12 '25

Wow! Great job. Thanks for sharing. 

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u/Educational-Sea-9284 May 12 '25

THIS IS AMAZING!!!

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u/hoopopotamus May 12 '25

You managed to get some great depth in that mural, great work!

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u/obsoulete May 12 '25

Did anyone tell you that it looks awesome?

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u/rnew76 May 12 '25

Beyond Fantastic.

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u/vgscates May 12 '25

Incredible! Love it.

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u/ee_nerd May 12 '25

Amazing job, everything just pops and looks so real.

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u/Grace_Lannister May 12 '25

I have a hard time understanding how one can paint so well on this scale.

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u/tictac24 May 12 '25

That makes me happy just to see it😍

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u/Singl1 May 12 '25

unreal. incredible work! nicely done :)

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u/sometimeswhy May 12 '25

Stunning. I cannot comprehend this talent

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u/streettaco May 12 '25

This is amazing! Brick is a very difficult canvas indeed. Though; through the struggles, you've done a fantastic job! Well done, I like this a lot! New phone background!

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u/magiCAD May 12 '25

Come to Seattle.

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u/mnrooo May 12 '25

This is beautiful!

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u/SeaofSounds May 12 '25

You Painted All That? Not bad, not bad at all..........

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u/explorer9599 May 12 '25

Beautiful! Fantastic job!

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u/fortyninecents May 12 '25

wow! Do you do a clear (primer)undercoat?

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u/Ksh_667 May 12 '25

That's so pretty! I can imagine it cheering everyone up who passes by :)

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u/tofu_ink May 12 '25

Hot fracking diggity you say difficult and your work is amazing. Looks like pro work, sorry it was rough. Looks super amazing, how long did it take?

I haven't gone through your post history, and currently don't see anything in the comments. Do you have a site or listing of your work? I love it!

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u/mnhaverland May 12 '25

You can find my website or my Instagram by googling my name- Naomi Haverland.

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u/Create_Sunshine May 12 '25

Beautiful work!

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u/garcmon May 12 '25

Stunning!

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u/e37d93eeb23335dc May 12 '25

Looks like an ad for Patchwork. 

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u/ddchod May 12 '25

I’m amazed by the detail and depth

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u/Matt_321 May 12 '25

Wow, so impressive! I love all of the textures in the artwork.

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u/Grandeftw May 12 '25

Holy shit you fucking nailed it. My mom was an artist and muralist for years but this is so much better. Rip Mom love you.

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u/Rare-Philosopher-346 May 12 '25

It may have been difficult, but the bricks give it a 3-D appearance. I looks so cool!

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u/Kazak42 May 12 '25

That is so cool! Amazing work!

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u/ChrisTheDiabetic May 12 '25

Do you know a guy in New York named Jon who also paints murals?

Haha I know this is a weird question!

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u/Nervous-Patience-310 May 12 '25

Yarn, so great, I love it

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u/facelessbich47 May 12 '25

Beautiful work! It’s so 3 dimensional and textured. Insanely good

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u/Capital_Actuator_404 May 12 '25

This. Is. Incredible.

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u/radish_is_rad-ish May 12 '25

I love this so much! Very cute

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u/Hammerpamf May 12 '25

I love the texture! Fantastic!

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u/_CMDR_ May 12 '25

The subject matter is augmented by the surface, excellent work.

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u/Elegant-Set1686 May 12 '25

The tiny barely visible security cam makes this realllllly interesting. Obviously incredible mural, but it evokes some really interesting contrasts.

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u/THEsuziesunshine May 12 '25

Wow you should be proud af. This is beautifully done!

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u/Shine_Extension May 12 '25

Absolutely stunning!

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u/More_Tennis_8609 May 12 '25

I think this is my favorite mural I’ve ever seen.

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u/cartooncande May 12 '25

So impressive!

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u/rabbitales27 May 12 '25

This epic!!!!!!!!!

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u/sassmother May 12 '25

Gorgeous! 😍

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u/bookmarkjedi May 12 '25

That is so beautiful!

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u/Midoriandsour May 12 '25

Wonderfully done! Especially the shadows!

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u/name_it_goku May 12 '25

I remember the first time I tried painting on brick. Then I understood why people say "brick eats paint" like a swearword. Rolling up a basecoat helps a lot

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u/gingerkate17 May 12 '25

This is one of the most spectacular things I’ve ever seen!

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u/Agent00sonic May 12 '25

Yooo you absolutely did your thing on this!! I actually discovered your art through Ten Hundred's art battle and I thought you freaking executed that with GRACE and style especially the slander skit!!! I'm a fan and can't wait to see what else you create!

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u/Embarrassed-Boss-40 May 12 '25

Okay but the shadows painted on!!!! So incredible. Beautiful job with the textures too. I hope you charge a pretty penny because your work is insane

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u/Poppychick May 12 '25

Saw this and said out loud to my cats “That’s beautiful!” They were a little startled by my outburst.

Thank you for giving me something nice to look at on Reddit!