Time-lapse video - priming the exterior side of the shipping container.
Painting the base coat with a roller.
Projecting and outlining the image onto the shipping container.
Painting the text and cleaning up the lines.
New mural painting on a shipping container at Borderlands, an upcoming artist residency located in Brackney, PA (right on the NY state border). Special thanks to Heather Willems via TwoLineStudios for your assistance.
8x20', latex paint on corrugated corten steel, 2026.
Borderlands is a new artist residency being built in the rural hills of Pennsylvania - designed for the practicing artist who needs a nurturing space in a natural setting to advance a creative project. Tentatively opening 2027-2028.
Priming/painting for the mural took approx. 4 days (plus an evening to project the image) Not much out there right now except for cows, deer, trees, rabbits, more trees, apple orchards, and tranquil evenings. As the lyric to the Talking Heads song goes, it’s “A good place to get some think-ing done!”
Signing my name on the bottom right corner - Seamus Liam O’Brien 2026