Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Touch Up Day

Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Touch Up Day

Spent the day adding team logos and doing touch up to the 22 pieces selected to represent the Chicago Fire’s jerseys through the team’s history. I also installed plant pot rings for the plants that will be added to give this installation a “living wall” component. The pots are going to be painted to represent […]

Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Install Day

Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Install Day

Sometimes no matter the approach to the ball, the kick takes an odd deflection. While the Valspar Chicago Fire Jersey Mural was originally to be placed at a public school in the Little Village area of Chicago last year, repairs to the wall it was to go on prevented it from happening. After a reset […]

Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Paint Day

Chicago Fire Jersey Mural Paint Day

It’s been a good year for soccer in Chicago! The hometown Fire at the top of the Major League Soccer standings heading into the second half of the season and it is far from over. Wednesday night’s MLS All-Star Game, at Soldier Field offered up a fittingly elegant midsummer celebration of the city’s love affair […]

Toro Totem Mural

Posted on Jun 30, 2017 in Murals, Public Art, Street Art, Tony Passero
Toro Totem Mural

Some thoughts on the Toro Totem Mural located on Kedzie at the intersection of Belmont in the Avondale Community of Chicago. When approached by the Avondale Neighborhood Association to come up with concept artwork to be put on the facing Kedzie walls, the only request was that I think of a way to relate my […]

RamZelle Mural

Posted on Jun 28, 2017 in Murals, Public Art, RamZelle Mural, Street Art, Tony Passero
RamZelle Mural

Just wrapped up the RamZelle Mural located on Kedzie at the intersection of Belmont in the Avondale Community of Chicago. Some folks have asked why this mural is named as it is. At a root level, the name of the piece is a combination of Ram and Gazelle. But there is more to it than […]

PAiRROTS MURAL

Posted on Oct 18, 2016 in Murals, Painting, Public Art, Street Art
PAiRROTS MURAL

Completed the PAiRROTS located on the Women’s Bungalow Building at Chicago’s Independence Park. I would like to thank park supervisor Julie Thompson for allowing me to put up a new piece of art on this building and for her continued support of art in the environment of public spaces. I would also like to thank […]

JagLeo Mural

Posted on Oct 11, 2016 in Chicago, JagLeo Mural, Murals, Public Art, Street Art, Tony Passero
JagLeo Mural

Wrapped up the JagLeo Mural located on Cicero in the 6 Corners Shopping District in Chicago. Some folks have asked why this mural is named as it is. At a root level the name of the piece is a combine of jaguar and leopard. I was talking animals with my son, and as we went […]

JagLeo Mural Day 6

JagLeo Mural Day 6

Day 6 at the JagLeo Mural located on Cicero in the 6 Corners Shopping District in Chicago. Spent the evening doing touch up and detail work on the big cat as well. Added a frame surrounding the blue background from the color column details and finished up by adding a pattern on top of the […]

JagLeo Mural Day 5

JagLeo Mural Day 5

Day 5 at the JagLeo Mural located on Cicero in the 6 Corners Shopping District in Chicago. I began the day painting the rest of the patterns in the color columns. Jerry started to outline the big cat. By end of the evening we had a first pass at outlining done and most of the […]