Mural artist seeks to inspire youth with recent mural at the North Houston Sports Complex Innolab

WARNER ROBINS – Kevin “Scene” Lewis is the artist behind colorful murals regionally and beyond, including recent artwork painted at the North Houston Sports Complex. The mural, “Portals” and “Dark Matter,” lead to the city of Warner Robins’ Innolab, a complex that makes different forms of technology available to the public.

Lewis shared his inspiration. He had several meetings with representatives of Ed Farm and Mayor LaRhonda Patrick. He said it was inspiring to learn what the Innolab was going to do for the community. 

Lewis and the team started to brainstorm ideas on what they wanted the result to look like. From there, Lewis decided the mural would be more abstract, a style he said he rarely does, choosing a paper airplane as his concept. 

Although a childish concept to some, Lewis wanted the mural to connect with the youth. When he presented the idea to the group, everyone liked the paper airplane.

“The reason I chose the paper airplane was because it was technology, but very simple and something that children could do,” he said. “I want it to lead to all different types of possibilities. Something that you think is very simple can lead to all types of things – engineering wise [and] technologically in the future.”

His process began by drawing and refining sketches. Lewis then presented his clients with paintings of what the mural would look like. Once they agreed with the idea, they allowed him to go out and paint.

Lewis loved that he was able to do another mural in the city, the first being the John Lewis mural on Commercial Circle. He was excited to work in the city he lives in since he often travels to other cities.

“I really love the opportunity because it is an easy job, a fun job where I can go paint and come back to my own home, not in a hotel. That makes it fun but [also] an opportunity to paint something meaningful in the city,” he said.

Lewis hopes the mural will reach out to everyone, but mainly children. He wants them to feel inspired, especially going into the Innolab. 

He said it can be overwhelming for kids who aren’t familiar with technology, but hopes the murals will be inspiring. 

“Let the kids know it’s all possible; they have to take that first step and it’s just really about inspiration,” he said.

Before Ed Farm hired him, they reached out to the community for artists. That is when the city pitched his name to them, which Lewis is very appreciative of. 

Lewis thanked Patrick and her team for being awesome and helpful. He also thanked Ed Farm for giving him a chance to inspire the community’s youth.

“This is really a dream come true job. It was really easy; the fact that I was in town and I live here, but they made it really smooth operation. I just want to say thank you to them and hopefully, the city receives it well,” he said.

For those wanting to see the mural, North Houston Sports Complex is located at 900 North Houston Road. 

See more of Lewis’s work on his Instagram: @sceneism7art.