Roger Whiting Illustration

Personal Family Physicians PLLC

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:52:00 +0000

Mural of a family walking through a city park painted in the hallway of Personal Family Physicians PLLC in Salt Lake City, UT. Photo slideshow also includes pictures of the sign I painted at the front of the office (painted from their logo, which was a pre-existing design)

Forest Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:32:00 +0000

Mural of a forest a couple commissioned me to paint in an alcove of the upstairs level of their home in Pleasant Grove, UT in preparation for turning the space into a library for their children. Also, see the photo slideshow

Swiss landscape

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:47:00 +0000

I met with the representative of a local Swiss-themed resort today. To show my enthusiasm for possibly working with them in the future, I painted this landscape (based on 18th/19th century Swiss art) and gave it to them as a gift.

2010 Promotional Brochure

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:43:00 +0000

Click to launch the full edition in a new window

Underwater Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:14:00 +0000

My first child, Wesley Whiting was born a couple weeks ago.
I painted this ocean mural in the nursery room at our house.

Dogs of Bark City

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:48:00 +0000

I decorated this plexiglass dog with ceramic mosaic for the Dogs of Bark City Project, benefiting the Park City Performing Arts Foundation, the Friends of Animals Utah, and the Mountain Trails Foundation. The dog is currently on display at its pet adoption store sponsor, Furburbia until the auction on December 28.

Race Track Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:32:00 +0000

This mural was painted for the bedroom of a two-year old named Deacon (of course) in Sandy, UT.

Redwood Recreation Center

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:07:00 +0000

I designed this mural for the pool at Redwood Recreation Center, Salt Lake City. Thanks go out to Erik Draper, Ayne Velazquez, and my wife Marilee for their help with the painting.

Northwest Recreation Center

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:20:00 +0000

The teenagers in my Mural and Mosaic class and I created this 7-foot tall mosaic for Northwest Recreation Center. The class was made possible by generous donations from University Neighborhood Partners (provided student scholarships) and Arizona Tile (provided tile for the project).

Japanese-Style Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Here are a few pictures from a mural I just completed for a cool 12-year old girl's bedroom in Sandy, UT.

Chalk Art Festival

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:38:00 +0000

The year's Chalk Art Festival benefiting the Utah Foster Care Foundation was held at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City, UT. The Salt Lake Tribune posted a picture online of my wife Marilee and I working on our addition to the festival.

Princess Picnic

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:44:00 +0000

This morning I finished the mural that will be displayed at the entrance of the Princess Festival this year.

Jungle Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:29:00 +0000

Here is a mural I just finished at a townhouse in West Valley City.

That's My Room

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:33:00 +0000

This is part of a large mural I am working on for a children's store called That's My Room at 2226 S 700 E in Salt Lake City, UT. The mural is scheduled to be completed by May 30th when the store will celebrate its first anniversary.

Ronald McDonald House Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Last Fall session I directed a mural making class at YouthCity Liberty Park. We created a 4 by 8 foot mural for the Ronald McDonald House of Salt Lake City, which will be installed soon in one of the parents' bedrooms there.

The Christmas Box House

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Here is a set of murals that I recently designed for a new bike path/playground that was donated by Basic Research to the Christmas Box House in Salt Lake County, UT. The Christmas Box House is a residential facility for youth who are in state custody and are waiting to be placed in foster care.

Thanks go out to volunteers from Salt Lake Realtors Association, W Talent, University of Utah, LDS Young Women groups, the staff of Christmas Box International, and all others who painted. Special thanks to Sherri Engar of Christmas Box International for excellent work coordinating the project.

Hacienda Healthcare

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:15:00 +0000

In April 2008 I worked with students in my art classes at Mountain Ridge High School to create a 5 foot by 24 foot painted tile mural for Hacienda Healthcare Skilled Nursing Facility in Phoenix.

View the article about the unveiling of the mural.

Boys and Girls Club

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:47:00 +0000

In Spring 2008, I painted a mural about ethnic diversity in the Boys and Girls Club of Midvale, Utah. The result is a painting that reflects aspects of culture that I admire from various cultures (i.e. Brazilian dancing, Indian filmmaking, etc). There is also a search-and-find element to the mural, to help make it more interactive for the youth.

Fantasy forest scene

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:17:00 +0000

This room divider was designed and painted with the help of my friend Janelle's children. Photo by Janelle :)

Space environment

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:50:00 +0000

This children's play room was finished in Fall 2006 for a home in Lindon, UT.

Prehistoric road sign

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:47:00 +0000

This dinosaur-themed sign was created back in November for the
Tilley Time Child Development Center in Taylorsville, UT.

YouthCity Mural

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:29:00 +0000

I just finished the above mural, which was designed by the students of my Mural Making class at YouthCity (Salt Lake City, UT) under my instruction, and painted by them with a little help from myself.

Fire Station

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 01:06:00 +0000

This past Saturday, December 10th was the opening of the new permanent "Fire Station" exhibit at the Children's Museum of Utah, designed and created by myself (of course, with the guidance and assistance of the Children's Museum staff and others).

The local Fire Department came to the exhibit opening on Saturday with their fire trucks to celebrate. (Picture posted with the firefighters' permission)

Raspberries

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 05:31:00 +0000

I created this illustration for a beautiful poem called "Raspberries" written by Meghan Smith from Kelowna, BC in the Sept/Oct 2005 issue of What If? Magazine.

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center

noreply@blogger.com (rbwmail) — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:09:00 +0000

I recently finished this set of murals in the stairwell of a hospital in Provo, Utah. The murals deal with simple themes of seasons, aging, and families. I thought they turned out nice.