TITLE

Eyes Watching Over Us

ARTIST

Cheryll Anderson

CREATED

January 2023

LOCATION

2nd St and Shasta (near Waterwalk Subdivision)

ABOUT THIS PIECE

I brought together the exotic Peacock and local Common Buckeye Butterfly species drawing a connection between eye spot patterns in nature and eyes as symbols found in local culture and worldwide. The Aztec symbol, the Ollin, representing our close bordering Mexico and common local heritage, is a symbol I was drawn to for it's sun-like appearance as well as its eye center.

Its simplified meaning is translated as "movement of nature" relating to the cardinal directions, "motion" and "transformation" or change. The eye center represents the "cosmos". I loved putting these shapes and colors together to create a dynamic wrapping design meant to be experienced in-the-round. My favorite influences in art which came to mind with this project are post-impressionism, pop art, art noveau, as well as the art of many contemporary local mural artists.  - Cheryll Anderson

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

I am Cheryll Anderson of Edinburg TX, an Arkansas transplant of 13 years to the RGV with a bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. I have been an artist most of my life but the "time of Covid" gave me a vision for mural painting and a new lust for life. I will paint on wood, cement, metal canvas... you name it! The most interesting work I have done recently has not been put on a wall yet. 

I love doing work that is intensely researched, methodically planned and seemingly complex. My emotional pull to the subject keeps me interested and motivated to do my best work. I love working with local flora and fauna or local history as my content. Color study and color mixing are some of my favorite aspects of artmaking. I think of myself as more of a collage artist than a painter, due to the technological aspects of the mural design process. I love doing public funded accessible art.