“I don’t just create murals. I’m a visual, small-scale painter, too.

“In the beginning, when I quit teaching middle school, I was supporting myself with my work. Then, when I was able to get some big mural jobs through corporations like Exxon and JP Morgan Chase, financially it was just a win-win for an artist.

“So many artists I know really, truly struggle. I’ve been fortunate to have opportunities to make some bigger sums of money at different times in my career. It definitely helps pay the bills.”

— Suzanne Sellers

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“I’ve been painting murals in the Houston area for 25 years. One of my favorite pieces is the Chase Bank mural, which I did in 2000. It was about 95 feet tall and 40 feet wide. It was sort of a montage of images representing the history of Houston.

“I loved doing that one, although I was up there so high. I used a cherry picker, and it was a bit nerve-wracking. When the lift stretches up to 95 feet, it tends to move a lot more. I was freaked out in the beginning. But I kept thinking, either I walk away from this or I overcome the fear.

“I had a lot of fun with that project. I got to know all these people downtown, like the policemen and UPS guys. I got to know when workers would take their lunch breaks and their smoke breaks. As it turned out, I also met my husband. He was in public relations there. We’ve been married now for 13 years.”

— Suzanne Sellers

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