Have you caught a glimpse of the beautiful, new mural at Belvedere Square? It’s ready to make it’s big debut!
Belvedere Square’s new mural by Red Swan is ready for it’s big reveal! Together, the merchants of Belvedere Square, Red Swan’s Hanna Moran and Lindy Swan, and the president of the York Road Business Corridor, Sam Storey, created a design that is true to the past, present, and future of Belvedere Square.
What you’ll find in the Belvedere Square mural:
- Oriole Bird Icterus galbula- Maryland’s state bird
- The Maryland State flag
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia goldsturm: a native plant, and Maryland’s state flower
- Cutleaf Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata: another native flower
- Baltimore cityscape
- A Picnic Basket: full of local offerings, including an everything bagel as a homage to the beloved Greg’s bagels.
- Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus: not a native, but a common flower found in local gardens. Both the flowers and leaves are edible!
- Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas phaeton: a native butterfly, and Maryland’s state insect
- White Oak Quercus alba- Maryland’s State Tree
- Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera – another native tree species
- Silhouetted Flower Fields and Buckets of Cut Flowers: a reference to the area’s history of flower farming
- Belvedere is Baltimore Photo Wall: a homage to Belvedere Square’s Merchants and the unique offerings they bring to the Baltimore community. Take a picture and make sure to tag us @bsqbaltimore on Instagram!
About Red Swan:
Red Swan is a women-owned, Baltimore-based mural studio, run by artists Hanna Moran and Lindy Swan. Hanna grew up in Baltimore, and returned to the area after studying painting at Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Lindy moved to Baltimore to attend the Maryland Institute College of Art, where she received a BFA in Painting. For the past seven years, Hanna and Lindy have been working together to design and paint bold, unique walls throughout the greater Baltimore and DC areas. Coming from fine art backgrounds, Hanna and Lindy like to combine realistically rendered elements, such as oversized flora and fauna, with colorful and dynamic abstract patterns.
