Murals at Grand and Mercer/Broadway New York City - 1981 (At any time through this site, select a picture for more information.) "I started tagging "Bad Jets" and "Corvettes" in New York City during a visit in 1981. I had moved from there to Orlando, Florida in 1978 and made two 3-day visits each year until my return in 1983. Upon my return, I loaded up a truck with paint and began painting as many murals and art pieces as I could on the streets of New York. I rented a small loft in Soho and began painting with a passion. Living on Mercer St., the corner parking lot at Mercer and Grand was an easy wall for me to work on, and to eventually control. I first started with a yellow "Sailboat X" and then a green "Tank Behind Every Tree". Later I painted a large "Life and Times of RV", and the heart of the Graffiti wars, as they become to be known, was on. Three times this mural was painted on, and all three times I responded in kind. I later began painting new murals, allowing what others had painted to remain, and became part of the new painting. I ended up painting over 30 murals, some as large os 30 ft. long, over the next four years. Now, in 1998, the wall is covered by graffiti artist, and only the tips at the top verify that I was ever there." Robin VanArsdol - 1998 Home Murals Paintings Art Gallery Art in Motion Sculpture T-Shirts Order Links