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Duluth artist talks travels, teaching and making murals
“It’s not necessarily about documentation of landscape … but finding a physical manifestation that attaches a person to that mood. Paul Lajeunesse, Duluth painter 10:40 am, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
Paul LaJeunesse poses for a portrait Wednesday, Nov. 25, in front of a mural he painted in Lincoln Park. Tyler Schank / Forum News Service
You’ve seen it by now.
Painted on Frost River in the Lincoln Park Craft District, Paul Lajeunesse’s mural shows people pounding steel, working fabric and serving food in brilliant reds, greens and yellows with a backdrop of woods and water.
Lajeunesse (pronounced la janess) interviewed Bent Paddle Brewery, Hemlocks Leatherworks, Duluth MakerSpace and more to understand and best represent the blue collar, handmade neighborhood,” he said in 2017.