Bringing Nature Inside: A Mural for Downtown Miami Lobby
It began on a small square of canvas, no larger than a notebook page. A quick, playful exercise—brushes moving fast, color laid down freely, almost carelessly. The greens tangled together with hints of olive and a design began to emerge. Enough to see how these shapes and gestures, could expand out into something much larger.
On the lobby wall of Atlantic Squaren in Downtown Miami, it stretched itself into something monumental: two sweeping banana leaves, fifteen feet tall by eleven feet wide, unfolding like they had always been there. Shadows deepened, tones of olive whispered back to the velvet sofa nearby, and the wall took its first breath. A final clear coat sealed the artwork in place on August 11, 2025.
The mural doesn’t live in isolation. Just beside it, a brass chandelier shaped like curling trumpet horns casts its warm metallic glow. Across the lobby, a velvet olive sofa connects with the mural through color, texture, light, and form.
From the street, through the curtain glass wall, the mural glimmers into view. A flash of green against brass and glass, it calls to the eyes, hinting that inside this building, art and atmosphere matter as much as structural steel and concrete.
It’s a reminder of how something small and expressive can grow into something monumental, how a playful draft can turn into the defining heartbeat of a place. Together, the mural and chandelier create a dialogue between nature and design. And in the city’s restless center – an artwork titled “The Sound of Leaves” celebrates Miami’s tropical identity and connection to nature’s beauty.
