May 2024

The mural is a reproduction of a photograph depicting the artist’s mother Pat Wilson, wearing red shoes, and lounging on a classic Chevy Fleetwood coupe. The artist, Helen Wilson, has honored her mother who was a long-time and active resident of Ramona. The mural also reflects our town’s car culture.

Helen Wilson is an Internationally Exhibited Artist with a Masters of Fine Arts from The San Francisco Art Institute and a Bachelors in English from The United States International University, which she attended in San Diego and Bushey, England. She also attended the Free Academy of the Arts in Den Haag, The Netherlands. She has taught Drawing, Figure Drawing, Composition and Design, Introduction to Art, Sculpture I & II and Foundry II at Palomar College. She gives workshops on Drawing, Dry-point printmaking and Mixed Media around California. She also facilitates the Artists Group Tuesday Nights and is the Executive Director of The Art Center of Ramona.

For more on Helen and her art, visit helenwilsonartist.com.

Look for the one H.E.A.R.T. icon in this mural!