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The story behind this mural is that a grove of trees, sadly had to be cut down in order to build The Fountains - an apartment complex in Houston, TX. The developer wanted to bring back some of the lost beauty that was once so visible to all, and so I was hired, all the way from Chicago, Il., to paint this enormous forest mural. It's a massive work of art on two buildings, totaling 550 ft in length and 60 ft in height (nearly two football fields).