Public Art > Perpetual Nature

2012; latex paint on concrete; 3 x 700 feet

In fall 2012, I was commissioned by the art program of the

New York City Department of Transportation to create a mural

on jersey barriers along the bicycle access path between

the Flushing Bay Promenade and Northern Boulevard, in Queens.

The mural was executed in two days: one day was spent

applying primer to the barriers, and another day was spent painting

the design, using stencils and the help of about 20 volunteers.

I used a cool palette of blue and green hues to evoke vitality

and perpetual motion in the natural world

—currents of wind and water, in waves and tides—

a continuous scroll of rhythm and movement.