Town of Monument Celebrates Arts Month

In celebration of Arts Month 2021, the community of Monument is invited to Monument Lake to help paint a mural of the Front Range designed by local artist, Lawson Barney.

Painting will begin on Saturday, October 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continue on each following Saturday throughout the month of October until completion.

Lawson Barney is an award-winning oil painter and muralist born and raised in Colorado Springs. Trained in classical and modern techniques, his work ranges from Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism to Renaissance and Baroque reproductions. His work has been featured in local newspapers, The Denver Fine Arts and Tattoo Masquerade, Colorado Springs galleries, and St. Peter’s Church in Monument.