John Hubbell Murals
This workman is "painting" the Welcome to Greenville sign on the side of the Greenville Flower & Gift Shoppe. A little boy with his wagon stops to watch.
A more distant perspective of the same. Sometimes there is a little girl in the upper window who is also watching the scene. As of photo time, she was out for touch ups!
This mural of the side of the First Bank building shows the bank president greeting some of his neighbors. A bank employee can be seen in the mirrored window as a storm approaches.
A close up of the building reveals that the pillars and doorway are only painted on the building.
A window with an American Flag and ivy decorate the side of the Metzger building. The figure of Mr. Metzger watering the geraniums in the flower box was out for touch-ups as of this photo.
A more distant view of the same mural.
About the Artist, John Hubbell
John Hubbell has a Bachelor of Arts degree in art from Greenville College, and did his graduate work at Illinois State. Instead of doing a gallery show for his thesis, Hubbell painted a dozen outdoor murals for an outdoor exhibition. Mr. Hubbell has also studied at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington DC and Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO.
Mr. Hubbell worked in the outdoor advertising business before it was overtaken by digital printing technologies. During that time, Mr. Hubbell worked in major markets in Colorado, Alabama, Missouri and Illinois, where national clients were demanding photo realistic renditions of their ads. These large scale 750 square foot billboards were painted by hand in oils, using gallons instead of the tubes most are familiar with.
Mr. Hubbell has painted murals in several regions of the country, the most noteworthy being one for the City of San Diego. Mr. Hubbell has been an art educator in the public school setting, and currently serves as adjunct professor in Design and Drawing at Greenville College.
John lives and works in Greenville, IL and we are proud to have the privilege of displaying his murals in our downtown.
To contact John:
Design Works/John Hubbell
502 LaDue Place
Greenville, IL 62245
618-664-4565
hubbs_art@sbcglobal.net
These are some of the "Advertising Art" Murals that decorate Greenville's downtown
Dr. Goggin walks along side his office on his way to work.
The Greenville Advocate advertises 150 years of service to the community.