Houston artist Wiley Robertson puts finishing touches on mural at Joe and Lee Jamail Skatepark - Houston Chronicle

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Local artist Wiley Robertson has murals all over Houston. Now he has added another project, by creating a mural at the Joe and Lee Jamail Skatepark, which is located in Elanor Tensley Park.

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Robertson was commissioned by the Jamail Family Foundation for the project, which consists of painting the 23 structures that surround the skate park. Robertson’s design is the longest continuous lighted mural display inside a skate park in the country.

The former skate boarder used bright colors and the word “LOVE” is featured prominently in his work. He wants to spread positive messages, he said. He plans to finish the project around Sept. 14.

Robertson was given creative freedom for the project, so he wanted to infuse his own style into it.

To avoid the intensity of the early September heat, he has been waking up at 5 a.m. every day and painting from around 6-9 a.m.

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“Public art is a lot of fun. It’s way more fun than painting alone in your studio by yourself,” Robertson said. “You can reach everybody. It doesn’t just hang in a rich guy’s closet where only a couple people will get to see it.”

Though he acknowledged that he feels pressure due to that public aspect in wanting to give people something nice to look at.

elliott.lapin@hearst.com

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