Jessica Barbour is known throughout 91原创 as a singer/songwriter, but her latest artistic avenue has taken a turn from music.

Murals Medical Clinic in Murrayville received a makeover after Barbour painted a large mural of 91原创 and the Golden Ears mountains on the office鈥檚 walls.

Barbour explained she wanted to capture the essence of 91原创, and said some common themes appeared.

鈥淭he mural is definitely small town-ish,鈥� explained Barbour.

鈥淚t鈥檚 the marriage between the country and the city basically. The mural is not necessarily a modern day depiction of the way things are. It鈥檚 kind of a re-imagining. It鈥檚 more whimsical and my art style is more 鈥榗hildren鈥檚 picture book style.鈥� It鈥檚 simplistic. I鈥檓 inspired by folk-art with a cartoon twist.鈥�

Barbour said she worked on the mural for just over a month, racking up at least thirty hours of painting and designing.

Professional mural painting is something Barbour hopes to get more into in the future, although she鈥檚 been painting as a hobbyist for most of her life.

鈥淚鈥檝e only recently started doing art professionally and I didn鈥檛 study it, it鈥檚 just something I鈥檝e always done for fun. I never dreamed of doing it professionally, but I鈥檝e been very fortunate in the last two years doing window art, commissioned artwork, and murals,鈥� explained Barbour.

Some familiar landmarks and businesses such as Porter鈥檚 Bistro can be spotted on the mural, which is Barbour鈥檚 favourite part of the piece.

鈥淭hat section around Porter鈥檚 looks so nice. I did some hanging baskets and little plants and I feel like the art looks really clean there. The sky took me the longest. It was definitely a challenge because I鈥檝e never done mountains that big,鈥� Barbour added.

And mural painting is something Barbour would like to continue with, as she aspires to travel in the future.

鈥淚t鈥檚 something I鈥檇 love to get better at for sure. I鈥檇 like to do some travelling in my life and do murals along the way.鈥�

Barbour explained that her work ethic while painting is very different than her work ethic while creating music.

鈥淲hen I make visual art, I have to work alone. I鈥檓 very meticulous in the way I do things, and if I don鈥檛 like something I will paint over it. I trust people more with music. I鈥檓 a singer and a songwriter, but I鈥檓 not a producer and my main instrument is my voice so I need other musicians to come in and help me write parts, musically. But with art, I like to have total control.鈥�

But singing is still a large part of her life, and Barbour is releasing a six-song extended play album in late January.

鈥淚t all comes out of my brain, which is cool. I feel just as proud finishing a mural as I do an album,鈥� added Barbour.

To view more of Barbour鈥檚 artwork visit her Instagram account and for more information on projects, contact her by email at: art_byjess@hotmail.com.