Runaway University
College of the Arts
Klein School of Performance Painting
ART 127: Graffiti Writing: Mural Painting
Instructor: Merijein Saperas
Syllabus
In this site-specific mural class Prof. Merijein "Meri" Saperas will guide students through the mural process from concept sketches and paint selection through client negotiations and painting the mural itself.
Prerequisites
None. However concurrent enrollment in Kinesiology 111: Rock Climbing, is recommended to build the grip strength required for hours of spray painting for your finished mural work.
![Merijein Saperas drawing a sketch in a notebook for a "RULA Mural" she will paint the next day.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904054.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas paints a curve for the letter "R" on an exterior wall](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904205.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Tiki Brown supervising (sleeping) in a basket surrounded by Montana 94 paint cans as Merijein Saperas paints a "RULA" mural.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02156.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a mural on a wall using Montana 94 spray paint](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904221.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas working with paint for her "RULA mural" on the Tikiwood veranda at Runaway University, Los Angeles.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02164.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas works on her "RULA" mural as her client Tiki Brown sleeps nearby.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02170.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Meri paints a black and white pair of glasses over the "R" in "RULA"](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904243.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904268.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904282.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904296.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02183.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904311.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904320.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02202.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02214.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904340.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Meri tastes a tater tot from a tray offered by Ophelie](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02219.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Sitting around the table on the Valencia Veranda at Tikiwood](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02228.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02232.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas painting a graffiti writing mural of the letters "RULA" at Runaway University in Los Angeles, California.](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/19A02238.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Merijein Saperas and Tiki Brown sitting under Saperas' just completed "RULA" mural on the East Wall of the Valencia Veranda at Tikiwood in Los Angeles, California](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904360.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![](https://i2.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904384.jpg?fit=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Meri slicing a potato](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904393.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Tiki sitting in her basket](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904458.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Meri stepping out of the kitchen and into the veranda dining area with two large plates of tortilla de patatas](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904465.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
![Robert goes for a swim at the Tikiwood aquatic center](https://i0.wp.com/runaway.university/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/9A904499.jpg?resize=762%2C429&ssl=1)
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