Swan Studios Mural and Faux Finish Adventures: Painting the World- Literally

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Painting the World- Literally

We’ve been using the tag line “Painting your world beautiful, one surface at a time” for a few years now. Over the past few weeks that has been quite literally the case. The completed exterior Kiwanis mural includes a large globe of the earth and children in a range of ethnicities. Painting is always a joy and even more joyous when painting for an entity whose sole purpose is to help the children in the local community and around the globe.

The purpose of the mural was to bring attention to the north thrift store located near a major intersection in the city of Cape Coral, Florida. The building needed to stand out. It certainly does now with its bold vibrant colors from top to bottom and side to side.

As with any exterior mural, there were some challenges along the way. According to the city rules of what constitutes a mural versus a sign, letters and numbers could not be used in the mural. The original mural ideas had included the titles of the various Kiwanis Club divisions. Ultimately, images of the activities within the clubs were selected rather than words.

Aktion Club whose Mission is: Mission:

To provide adults living with disabilities an opportunity to develop initiative, leadership skills and to serve their communities.

K-Kids: Elementary School Age Students

Builders Club: Middle School Age Students

Key Club: High School Age Students

Each age group is an international, student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities to provide service, build character and develop leadership.

And the Annual Kid Fest

We're blessed with amazing weather here in SW Florida. Sunshine rains supreme so special care is done using exterior and lightfast paints. We also experienced a phenomenal amount of rain during the mural process. A true testament to the tenacity and quick dry time of the paints used.

So may people stopped by to compliment and to have their photo taken with the mural. We're looking forward to seeing more photos as visitors take their picture with this new Cape Coral landmark.