Gordon Hotel Botanical Mural

The Gordon Hotel requested a mural design for the facade of their art hotel downtown. This piece features my favorite Oregonian flower from childhood, the Indian Paintbrush, or Castilleja.
Growing up in Oregon, several teachers taught me reverence for our landscape and I use art to return the favor to the next generations. Identifying and painting the native plants of my home state is a lifelong project. Indian Paintbrush, a favorite native plants in Oregon, is featured in this design alongside a companion plant Balsamroot Arrowleaf. The piece is meant to show a metaphorical hand presenting this gift from the land as a metaphor for times right now when flowers still bloom.