| Michael Anderson
Studio
Art & Illustration 
22 Howard Drive / Belleville, IL / 62223 Phone/Fax / 618 538 5622 email / mike@michaelandersonstudio.com The works on this page are in public as well as private settings. Michael Anderson Studio is now accepting commissions. Please contact me for consultation.
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The mural, designed by artist Michael Anderson of Anderson Studios,was created from black-and-white archival photos of Belleville at the turn of the century. Each figure and building facade in the mural is depicted from an actual person or view found in the photographs. Painting will begin on the mural Saturday during the Old Town Market,from 9 a.m. to noon, and volunteers are invited to help. An overhead projector will be used to project the images of the mural onto the wall to be outlined and numbered.
Volunteers will be given a numberand each shade of color in the mural will be assigned a number. Like a paint-by-number picture, each number and color will match. The mural is sepia-toned, much like an old-time photograph and depicts the original farmer's market in downtown Belleville.
The Belleville Heritage Society commissioned Anderson and George Gasparich, an art teacher at Belleville Township West High School, to design the 450-square-foot mural for the side of the building at Mascoutah Avenue and East Main Street. The paint and supplies have been donated by local businesses for the project.
Anderson is the designer and artist who created the animal murals displayed at the Lakeside Cafe at the St. Louis Zoo. |
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Festival
Of Lanterns, 2005,
Tryptych mural design for a residence. Interiors Consultant: Barlow Design, St. Louis, MO |