Evans & Brown | Masterly murals and wallcoverings

Beginning in the 15th century Italian artists perfected techniques known as di sotto in sù and  quadratura. Practitioners were renowned for their mastery of forced perspective, the art (or science, some might argue) of manipulating human perception to...

Restaurant designers around the world rely on San Francisco mural artists Mark Evans and Charley Brown to add a note of occasion to the dining experience. The chefs, and even the restaurants themselves, come and go. Scala’s Bistro in downtown San Francisco...

With a San Francisco base, mural artists Mark Evans and Charley Brown often get asked about creating works with strong local flavors. They resist the usual postcard clichés when asked to do California murals. “If people want a cable car we might try...

Seen from the vantage point of 1996, when the mural was installed on the ceiling of the James Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center in the San Francisco Public Library’s new main building, “Into the Light” made a forcefully optimistic call to action. Seen two...