MURALS
Me in my element: covered in dogs, on location painting a mural on shipping container / goat barn in Brookings, Oregon. Photo by my son, Nicky.
I love painting murals.
I love creating large scale paintings of my artwork. I like using flat color tones to create depth and enjoy using foliage, figures and patterns for visual complexity. I schedule most murals for the summer, but I have some time and capacity for smaller or indoor designs in the wintertime.
Are you interested in having me paint a mural?
The rough guideline I use for all mural estimates is $30/ square foot, so an 8 foot (roughly floor to ceiling in most houses) by 8 foot square would be $1,920. The cost goes up rapidly, so it’s a good idea to check the square footage of the space you are wanting to cover before you contact me. Murals over 200 square feet can begin to go down in price per square foot, depending on the complexity of the design.
That price includes sketches, one round of edits on the sketches, and materials. The client is responsible for wall prep and equipment rentals if we need scaffolding, a scissor lift or a cherry picker.
If the mural feels like a good fit for both of us, we can negotiate a budget. I usually ask for half up front for designs, and the second half upon completion, but I work with payment plans. This is an investment in your space that’s designed to last for years.
Next steps: email me lettiejane@gmail.com and we can set up a complimentary video chat or site visit.
Here’s a lovely blog post from Michele Bennett about our design process on her beautiful bathroom mural (pictured below).
Mike & Michele Bennett’s Beautiful Bathroom (2021).
Here you will find an archive of the murals I’ve done over the past 5 years. Each mural is represented by one still image and underneath you’ll find a gallery of other angles and process shots. There are 36 murals pictured here.
2023
Emily Plummer’s back porch mural, Moonflowers and Matisse Stars (2023).
Eye Eat Corn Pizza awning sign for Dove Vivi Pizza, Portland, OR (2023)
This mural depicts queer love and pleasure in Portland, Oregon’s favorite witch shop: Seagrape Apothecary (2023).
This one wall bedroom mural for Heather and Ravi turned the space into a jungle (2023).
I updated the mural in Artifact Creative Recycle in 2023. I added a few elements to this wall creating a full room mural in their buying room. If you scroll down you’ll find the mural I did for them in 2022.
I did this mural in collaboration with Daren Todd and Nia Musiba for the Advantis Credit Union’s community room.
This mural turned an attic playroom into a Costa Rican jungle for Kathy (2023).
This mural comes across two walls and the back door of Dave and Jenny’s mudroom. It memorializes their beloved cats. (2023)
This mural wallpapers every wall in this kitchen with bright bold foliage for Jolyn (2023).
2022
A mini mural on the front desk at Radius Art Studio.
Four walls wrapping around the building at Open Hand and Health depicted people and plants caring for eachother.
Signs by All Good Signs.
This jungle mural extends across two walls in Artifact Creative Recycle’s buy room.
Portland Play Project’s magical backyard mural.
Maria’s bedroom mural.
A backyard mini mural for Cielle Charron.
My indoor photography skills don’t do this dining room mural for Susan and Kirk justice. You can see how realistic and stylized plants and flowers create a sense of being in the scenery.
This backyard garden mural for Iris combines treasured animals with muted plant life.
This mural was created as a mural-painting workshop for Sandy River Studio in Sandy, Oregon. Class participants helps chalk up and paint the mural.
2021
A front door alcove mural for Aubree.
Gabe’s backyard mural.
A neighborhood garage door mural (2021).
Lisa & Elena’s goat barn (2021). The reflection on the shipping container comes from a marine-grade sealant, which we used because the location is near the ocean and suffers heavy weather.
Cora Deve’s treehouse office pops with an Henri Rousseau inspired mural.
Jamie’s mural is on either side of pocket doors separating his living room from his dining room. They incorporate characters from books he’s written in the style of black and white playing cards.
Shannon’s backyard amphitheater shows a magical forest at night and during the day.
Shipping Port Brewery is micro brewery in Louisville, Kentucky. Their taproom is called Sallyforth.
This is a large painting that functions like a mural, hanging outside Abi’s home (my mom) in Kentucky.
I assisted and added some collaborative elements to this mural with Abby Houston at Pacific Crest Community School.
2020
This was hallway mural for Christ depicting his favorite foods and his beloved cat.
I designed this mural for the old Radius Studio classroom, they painted it. The cute dog is Frankie.
2019
Seagrape Apothecary’s window mural (2019).
This mural is 17 feet tall and covers two wall of Scratch Meats, a handmade sausage company.
2018
A giant femme tending themselves in Seagrape Apothecary’s event space, Sweet Magic. (2018)
