I was lucky enough to be asked to paint a mural for the brand new Providence Hospital in Newberg, Oregon.
The mural responds to the Healing Garden outside, a place to get away from the hospital environment.
The mural depicts a group of children holding hands in a circle, either dancing or praying, flanked on opposite ends by large plants. For me, the painting came out of searching for comfort with mortality, and finding support for that search in loved ones around me. That seemed appropriate for my experiences in hospitals.
The mural is about 40 feet wide, and just over 8 feet tall. It was painted in sections on small wooden tiles, some recycled from local buildings at the Rebuilding Center, and cut to size in their shop.
