Madisonville Mural
Florida-based painting duo Sarah Painter and Cosby Hayes (collectively Painter Hayes) drew inspiration from the region’s natural beauty when conceptualizing this Madisonville mural. Using backcountry and fishing guide Micah Howard’s brown trout imagery as a muse, they created this realistic painting to bring attention to the area’s biggest tourism draw: fishing.
“Our mural celebrates the rivers of East Tennessee that are renowned for their trout fishing. The brown trout is common throughout the area with late spring offering some of the best brown trout fishing ,” Painter says. “We wanted to paint something larger than life that honors the recreational wonders of the area.”
The Brown Trout mural was sponsored by Monroe Area Council for the Arts, the East Tennessee Foundation, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, and the Tennessee Arts Commission’s FY23 Creative Placemaking grant, and was managed by DMA Events. Image by Odinn Media.
