Since graduating from the Painting + Printmaking Department, Ed Trask (BFA ’92), has been busy painting murals around Richmond. But his latest work is bringing him back to his hometown of Purceville, Va.
Trask is one of five Richmond-based mural artists who have been commissioned to paint the back of the Alamo Drafthouse Theater at One Loudoun.
[Trask’s] artwork tends to be nostalgic—old factories, closed-down drive-in theaters—and also often champion the hard-working common man. He often incorporates power lines, separating diverse components while also tying them together.
“I am always at the mercy of the surface I am painting,” he said. “Sometimes, those sharp lines and right angles fit the composition. When they don’t, I can counteract that with sweeping, curved lines.” Birds also figure prominently in much of his art. “Birds are very spiritual animals,” he said.
He said he hopes the One Loudoun project will lead to other local opportunities in Loudoun County.
Read the full article in The Loudoun Tribune.
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