Coffee County Library in Manchester, TN

Michael Cooper • October 30, 2025

This one took a little longer than I originally planned. Seems that it takes FOREVER to hand-paint a library’s worth of books! We travelled back and forth daily to Manchester, TN., to paint murals on the exterior of the Coffee County Library. An absolutely fun project! Been in the works for a while, just trying to get the designs approved, and then waiting for other projects to be completed so that we could dedicate our time to all of these walls! 


Shout out to the crew: Crystal Yates, Andrew Douglas and Emily Adams. They did an absolutely fabulous job under some hot, wet and windy conditions! (I swear that Manchester has a micro-climate. It could be fabulous here in Franklin, and pouring at the library. You just never knew how the weather would be!) 


Everybody so far has their own favorite wall, so I’d love to hear yours. Enjoy! 


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A one-story public library with murals on each side, sign in front, and green lawn.
Mural: a library scene with people, bookshelves, and a door on a building exterior. Blue, orange, and tan colors.
Mural of a library scene: person reading in green robe, child reading, bookshelves, and plants.
Exterior of building with murals and grass in front.
Mural on building exterior: Books, landscape scene, and a ladder against the wall in daylight.
Mural of a child painting a doorway to a fantasy landscape with an owl, book, and paintings.
Mural of an open book with an ocean scene. Shark, whale, and squid swim around the pages, against a blue background.
Mural of a shark with open mouth as a mail slot in an underwater scene with a book.
Mural of large books on a building's wall with a person tending to the painting.
Mural of a western desert scene with two riders on horseback, a tree with birds, and a book spilling into the landscape.
Mural on a building depicts a large bookshelf with a person on a ladder, reaching for books.
Mural of person flying on a book over a desert landscape with mesas. Blue sky, colorful.
Three people pose with a large mural of a shark and sea turtles. The shark has an open mouth, surrounded by the ocean and rocks.
Three people stand in front of a colorful mural of an owl, landscape, and figures. All are covered in paint.
A large mural of a woman holding a helmet is on the side of a building.
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This project is probably the second largest we’ve ever done, relative to actual square footage. We had to paint custom graphics and signage on the exterior of a massive condo complex in the Wedgewood/Houston area of Nashville. Not only was it seven stories high, but it was on a heavily corrugated metal surface! Lots of “chevrons”, angles, numbers and letters, specified to be painted in all of the weirdest places. We used 85’ and 125’h articulated lifts, 45’ scissor lifts, and multiple widths of swing stages. Some of the letters were 30’h! We painted three coats on all of the white graphics on the green surfaces. The only dark paint used was for the name of the complex, which is “The Finery”. Lots of really hot days, dead in the sun, tons of wind, rain, etc., but we finished after about 3 weeks. Not too shabby!
A hallway with a picture of a staircase on the wall.
By Michael Cooper February 3, 2025
The client lives in basically a one bedroom condo. She wanted it to look bigger. So…how about a door with a marble staircase leading up to the second floor? Sure! Why not?! Too much fun with Trompe L’oeil!
canvas painting of a fountain in a park with people sitting located at e|spaces in Nashville
By Michael Cooper October 7, 2024
Art inspired by Music Row that features George Jones, Neil Thrasher, Willie Nelson, Chris Stapleton, Charlie Pride, Loretta Lynn, and George Strait.
By Michael Cooper May 22, 2024
Absolutely too much fun with this one! e|spaces is opening a new office on Music Row, and of course wanted something representing the history of the Row. So we gave them an historic recording studio, reminiscent of the early days. Prominently featured are Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, and Dolly Parton in the recording studio. The producers are Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, and Owen Bradley. There are numerous signed photos throughout of other artists, as well as a slew of vintage instruments. Even the recording equipment is accurate! The crew did an AMAZING job with this one. Painted on canvas in the studio, and installed onsite. Keep your eyes out - more to come!
By Michael Cooper March 7, 2024
Venetian Plaster with a Solar Gold Pearlescent Wax for the wall; Travertine Limestone finish for the Mantle; Faux Marble on the hearth; multi-color glaze for the bookcases.
By Michael Cooper November 1, 2023
Here’s one we did out in College Grove. The client has two really old barns. They wanted murals painted on them but wanted to keep the character of the aged barns. So, we painted them to look like “Ghost murals”, faded, worn and weathered, giving the impression that the artwork had been there since the barns were new!
By Michael Cooper October 17, 2023
We were invited to paint a mural for the Chestnut Creek School of the Arts, in Galax, Va., outside of their Woodworking Studio. Over 60’ width of concrete walls to paint, but only 36” at the highest! Lots of laying on the ground, snuggled up in tents with heaters blowing full blast! This was Virginia in November - it was COLD! They wanted something to represent not only what their area is known for (like the birthplace of Bluegrass music!), but also what the School of the Arts is famous for: quilts, woodworking, etc. So we painted 3-dimensional display cases featuring banjos, fiddles, mandolins, etc., as well as things to do outside, like maps, hiking boots, bicycle equipment, etc., and various hand-made artwork. And of course, Galax plants! One of my most favorite projects! And the people there were the best! Looking forward to going back again to paint more walls!
Wall Mural for His AirBnB - Canvas Mural Art
By Michael Cooper September 15, 2023
A client wanted a mural for his AirBnB. Since it was located downtown, he wanted his guests to feel as if they were looking at Broadway at night. So we gave him a window looking out at all of the Honky Tonks! The entire window is one piece of canvas, pasted to the wall. If they ever decide to leave, they can just peel the mural off the wall and take it with them! Or, of course, hire us to paint another one. Their call!
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