Avery O is a mural artist and illustrator. Her mural work is specialized for bold spaces looking to hold their own, including businesses, homes, and public spaces. Avery blogs about art, design, business and all her many successes and fiascos.
Guys guys guys! We’ve been painting silly things! The Avery O Design team had such a great three week project for the urgent care at the new Texas Children’s Hospital in North Austin. We painted 12 exam rooms, the lobby and all connecting hallways with an animals enjoying Texas water sports theme a@d giggled most of the way through. I couldn’t have done it without the incredible assist from Helena Martin and Becka Barbour! Thank you, thank you! Enjoy!
CAN YOU BELIEVE?!!! We were on Queer Eye! We met Bobby!! Shamazing!
What a magical fantastical experience. It was such an honor to paint murals on THREE episodes of Netflix’s Queer Eye Austin and to work with Bobby Berk and his incredible design team. We painted an outdoor mural in the pouring down rain in two days and filmed with Bobby himself (episode 9). I painted a second mural in one day (episode 2) and then came back for a big sign painting project on a barn (episode 7). How did this even happen?!! Watch today for my 5 seconds of fame!
Dear Neighbors,
Guess what? I’m designing a mural with an octopus in it. It’s not this house. It’s not this mural design, but IT WILL HAVE AN OCTOPUS!! It’s about damn time, really. It’s been four years since I actually painted an octopus but I’ve been putting my mural mockup octopi out here to tickle your brains with my little hints as much as possible. I KNEW someone would finally want one. Perseverance, y’all.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
I tried to fire myself the other day. It didn’t work.
Most of my work life honestly is sunshine and rainbows. Mural and design work is mostly joyful, wonderfully challenging, incredibly fulfilling and generally just really fun. But, sometimes it’s not, and I guess those projects are important too. The truly frustrating moments give us the grit we need to keep up the daily hustle and grind. Keep hustling, y’all.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
Oh heeeeyy! Have you missed my mural mock-ups? Well, I’m back at it....I think. I mean, let’s be honest, this is no time for unrealistic expectations. A daily practice is now an occasional practice, and that’s okay. This guy is one client’s concept, another client’s color scheme, and yet another client’s wall. So there ya have it. A little mix up now and then helps kill the monotony. I do hope you are well!
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
How’ve ya been? I feel like it’s been awhile since I’ve made a mural mockup for your viewing pleasure. My days and nights have been surprisingly full for corona-times. Between work and play, and keeping things as normal as possible for the kids, I haven’t had much time to doodle. But, here you go. It’s a quick one, but I hope you like it. I’m going to go dive in that water now. Stay well.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
You wanted an ostrich on the side of your house, right? Sure you did. Obviously. You’re welcome.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
(Sunshine and rainbows, sunshine and rainbows, sunshine and rainbows.) Sorry. I’m freaking out a little bit about this school thing. Sending kids back to the classroom is a terrifying decision. Virtual schooling at home again is also terrifying. It’s fine. I’m fine. It’ll all be fine. Sunshine and rainbows. Sunshine and rainbows. (Here’s a rainbow for your driveway in case you need one too).
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
I keep on going back to birds or other animal mural mock-ups. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because human life kinda sucks right now. I like to think that the birds and animals are still doing alright. I hope you’re doing alright too. This won’t last forever.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
I worked on some design options for a client today. “Love where you live.” I needed this reminder. I’ve had a lot of uncomfortable feels about my country lately. I find myself frustrated, angry and disappointed more often than proud. But I do still love where I live, and for me that means doing the work - through learning, protest, advocacy, philanthropy, and voting - to make a positive impact and fight for change where we need it. I am in it to help make this country better.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
Where there’s a Willie, there’s a way.
Love and light,
Avery O
Dear Neighbors,
Here is the little cottage in the woods where I’ll spend the next few weeks. We have a friendly little cottage mouse this summer. He’s not terrifying like those cannibalistic city rats. He’s cute and tiny and is just looking for a few crumbs. I really don’t mind at all. I hope you too are finding crumbs of hope in this mad mad world. Hold tight. Eat up. Be well.
Love and light,
Avery O
