TITLE

RGV Tree of Life

ARTIST

Cheryll Anderson

CREATED

January 2022

LOCATION

Before Oriole and 23rd St.

ABOUT THIS PIECE

This standpipe is located close to intersection of 23rd and Oriole , McAllen, TX.  It is my 2nd standpipe mural for Keep McAllen Beautiful and the design was inspired by the oldest documented Montezuma Cypress in the RGV. At 900 years old it stands just south of the border wall outside of McAllen. The mural features about 60 birds, which consist of about 25 local or migratory varieties. The design was also inspired by a Turkish Mosque design.  - 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.