I tried to keep these work pants as long as I could but the rip in the knees just wouldn’t stop! At a certain point I just start to feel like a degenerate, so I buy new pants and begin the process again. I’ve gone through so much clothing in my lifetime, and I’m sure it isn’t as much as some, but I wonder where it all goes?
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The collaborative painting by Lucas and Seamus Liam O’Brien
Thrift Store Painting Collaboration Continues...
I purchased a framed print by the artist Lucas from Goodwill Thrift Store (1239 University Ave W) in St Paul, MN. The picture is a still life with bottles, tomatoes, grapes, and garlic. I painted a Ben Franklin rubber duck on the print and returned this ‘new’ artwork back to the same thrift store on 03/02/2025, around 4:52 pm.
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ICE (4), 14 x 18", acrylic paint on wood, 2025
New sign painting on a scrap piece of wood
ICE (4), 14 x 18", acrylic paint on wood. Continuing with ICY snow-capped lettering. This piece was purchased from an individual in the great state of Pennsylvania! Thank YOU... for your interest in hand-painted signs!
Interested in having your own painted sign? Then send me an email and…
Read MoreCompleted signage at Pura Vida Elite - Bienvenido a la casa de los cracks!
Completed sign at Pura Vida Elite Training in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Here is the final video of the text. It was hard to capture it all with a still image because it is so big (6’ tall text, 140’ in length). So I opted to just do a quick walk-by instead.
Some of you have asked me why some of the text is painted in, and some is not. This came down to the business aspect of art. I would have done the whole thing, but the owner of the facility had a limited budget, so it was agreed upon early on that I would only outline the text, and then he would go back in and fill in the words himself…
The Big Reveal: Final word for the BIG sign painting at Pura Vida Elite Training is...
Final day at Pura Vida Elite in Brooklyn Park, MN, is here. The work has been a blast! But all things must come to an end, or in this case, the sentence has to end. So without further ado…
BIENVENIDO A LA CASA DE LOS CRACKS!
(Welcome to the house of the cracks!) in reference to the sound that a soccer ball makes when it is kicked really hard, BOOM - CRACK!!
Painting the words, DE LOS (of the) at Pura Vida Elite Training
Part 3: Sign Painting Continues at Pura Vida Elite Training (Minneapolis, MN)
Some big, BIG sign painting going up at Pura Vida Elite Training, a state-of-the-art indoor soccer training facility accessible to all youth players throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
The full sign currently says, Bienvenido A La Casa De Los (of the)
House of the WHAT??? All will soon be revealed soon amigos, stay tuned!
Adding a quick DAB for the photo
New Sign Painting Continues at Pura Vida Elite Training - Mpls, MN
PART 2:
Some big, BIG sign painting going up at Pura Vida Elite Training, a state-of-the-art indoor soccer training facility accessible to all youth players throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
'Bienvenido A La Casa...' (Welcome to the house…)
The house of WHAT??? Soon to be revealed amigos, stay tuned!
New hand painted sign - ARCADE
New sign painting on a scrap piece of masonite: ARCADE - 9x17,” acrylic paint.
This one is a commission going out to an individual in the great state of Tennessee! Thank you for your purchase… and thanks for your interest in hand-painted signs!!
Interested in a sign? Then send me an email and let’s talk!! https://www.thewonderfulworldof.com/signpainting
Read MoreSeamus Liam O’Brien painting the word, BIENVENIDO, at Pura Vida Elite Training - Minneapolis, MN.
New Sign Painting Going Up at Pura Vida Elite Training - Brooklyn Park, MN
Some BIG sign painting going up at Pura Vida Elite Training, a state-of-the-art indoor soccer training facility accessible to all youth players throughout the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
First up - 'Bienvenido...'
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New ICE signs available for purchase via I-Like-You-MN
New hand-painted ICE signs are now for sale at I-Like-You-MN in NE Minneapolis.
- Click this link for more info -
For the mere price of a tank of gas, YOU can purchase some Minneapolis ICE!
So what are you waiting for? Give the gift that keeps on giving… the coolest signs in town are HERE!!
Thrift Store Painting Collaboration Continues - els
I purchased a painting by the artist els (or maybe e/s?) from Hidden Treasures Thrift Store in NE Minneapolis. The landscape painting shows twelve red flowers in a dirt field… or maybe just flowers growing in a garden (it's pretty abstract). I painted a green rubber duck on the painting and returned this 'new' artwork back to the same thrift store on 1/18/25, around 12:56pm…
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4×5” hand painted sign, acrylic paint on masonite with magnets, 2024
New Dishwasher Magnets For Sale @ I-Like-You-MN →
New magnet signs are finished and available to purchase at I-Like-You-MN in Northeast Minneapolis.
These handy-dandy signs help indicate if the dishes in the dishwasher are still DIRTY... or CLEAN! Always be in the know, never second-guess yourself! Chique design… get yours today!!
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I finished a new painting and... I'm not sure what to title it!
So I completed a new painting that is both old and new. The two panels on the left are 6.5 x 10” each. They were painted in 2020 during the thick of the pandemic. My family and I were stuck in our little NYC apartment back then, and at that time, it felt as though time had no meaning. Tick, tock, tick, tock. I would bring my daughter down to the basement to watch Yellow Submarine on DVD and try to escape the boredom… sort of. During the Sixty Four part of the film the animation counts down (or maybe up?) to 64 (around the 2:00 mark), so these two paintings were taken directly from that sequence. It was just something I wanted to paint at that time; I had no restraints. I just enjoyed the process.
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Finished a new hotdog sign for collector in PA
I completed a new hotdog sign this week for a collector in Pennsylvania. Apparently she used to work in the carnival as a kid and has a collection of signs in her home. I sent her three iterations for the design, and this is the one she chose. Her only request was that I add a ‘$.25’ symbol to the work.
- Thank You for your patronage… and for supporting of the arts!
New mural up at Las Estrellas Duel Language Elementary School - NE Minneapolis
I just finished a new mural at Las Estrellas Dual Language School in Northeast Minneapolis, MN. The piece was painted outside on a brick wall on the east side of the gym near the playground area. It features five dancing, starlike figures painted in the school’s brand color palette with English/Spanish surrounding the shapes. The colors used and their meaning are mirrored in the text...
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New ICE signs up for sale at I-Like-You-MN →
New hand painted ICE signs now for sale at I-Like-You-MN in NE Minneapolis.
- Click on the link for more info -
For the mere price of a tank of gas, YOU can purchase some Minneapolis ICE!
So what are you waiting for? Give the gift that keeps on giving… the coolest signs in town are HERE!!
Hotdog Magnet; 5” diameter, acrylic paint on masonite, 2 magnets on back
New hand painted magnets for sale at I-Like_You-MN!
New HOTDOG and MILK magnets heading off to I-Like-You-MN this week for purchase!
- Just in time for the Minnesota State Fair, what better way to celebrate the dog days of summer than with a steaming hotdog, washed down with a cool glass of milk! Mmmmmmm
Give yourself over to absolute pleasure: hand-painted magnets created by a high-minded artist for your visual satisfaction. Click link for more info…
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New Sign Painting up at Las Estrellas Duel Language School in NE Minneapolis, MN
New signage on a shipping container at Las Estrellas Duel Language Elementary School in connection with Pedal Power MN (a 501c-3 nonprofit that uses donations to directly build bike fleets and teach kids how to ride all over Minneapolis. Arguably the best school-based biking program around!) I got the painting done in…
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New sign painting at Forgotten Star Brewery - Fridley, MN
New business hours at Forgotten Star Brewery means… new sign painting on glass for their front door entrance! (hand painted text on glass, 1-Shot enamel paint with hardener)
- Located in Fridley, MN in a building that was once a WWII manufacturing facility, “Forgotten Star Brewing was forged from a building rich with history and defined by Excellence and Effeciency….