Amy Trowbridge

Amy Trowbridge

Amy Trowbridge is a muralist and artist based out of Long Beach, California. The natural world is her biggest inspiration and her preferred subject matter. Having worked in the field of conservation for nearly a decade, she is especially passionate about featuring native plants and animals in her work, in hopes of fostering new appreciation for the local environment. Her mission, as an artist, is to inspire in viewers a love for nature and the environment. What we love, we protect.

Amy is best known for her cactus art, featuring the spiny desert plants in bloom. Cactus, many of which are native to the semi-arid environment of Southern California, are vastly underrated. She especially appreciates the juxtaposition between their tough, prickly hide with their delicate, garish flowers. Amy aspires to create a vibrant mural in Long Beach, featuring coastal prickly pear cactus and an array of native animals.

View a full portfolio of Amy’s recent work at amytrowbridge.com.

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Amy Trowbridge
(918) 269-8926
amytrowbridgeart@gmail.com

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Artist Work

Catalina Cactus Wall (2020)
The Catalina Cactus Wall is a 28-foot mural prominently-featured in Avalon, Catalina Island, California. The mural features stylized coastal prickly pear with vibrant blooms, and local wildlife such as the endemic Catalina Island fox, Catalina Orangetip butterfly, Avalon hairstreak butterfly, Catalina long-horned bee, and a raven. The mural turned a drab concrete wall into an attraction that greets visitors as they return to Avalon after a day spent in the wildlands of Catalina.

Link to Catalina Cactus Wall

Catalina Cactus Mural by Artist Amy Trowbridge - Catalina Island

Can you believe I did this 28-ft mural in just one weekend? To be fair, it was two very long days (about 28 hours of work). This was my first mural and I went in the process not having a clue what to expect.

California Dunescape (2022)
The 17-foot California Dunescape wall was completed in 2022 at a private residence in Manhattan Beach. This mural, which took about 20 hours of work, features native flora and fauna such as Bush sunflower, pink sand verbena, maritima dune poppy, El Segundo blue butterflies, brown pelicans, and a California legless lizard.

Link to California Dunescape

Amy Walser on Instagram: "Now these homeowners have an ocean view from their basement 🌊 the clients wanted to incorporate a variety of native plants and animals into this landscape - people after my own heart! 💛 . #mural #dune #californiadunes #dunes #muralist #socalartist #oceanview #laartist #longbeachartist"

294 likes, 11 comments - amythecreative on August 27, 2022: "Now these homeowners have an ocean view from their basement 🌊 the clients wanted to incorporate a variety of native plants and animals...".

Manhattan Beach Cactus Wall (2022)
After falling in love with my Catalina Cactus Wall mural on Catalina Island, these Manhattan Beach residents reached out and requested a cactus mural at their private home. The clients turned out to be fellow nature enthusiasts and requested an array of native and naturalized species to be incorporated, including a pair of Mitred conures, an Anna's hummingbird, a red-tailed hawk, a monarch buttery, and a raccoon.

Link to Manhattan Beach Cactus Wall

Amy Walser on Instagram: "25 hours of painting in under a minute 😅 . . #mural #muralart #muralpainting #artist #artistsoninstagram #cactus #cactusart"

132 likes, 14 comments - amythecreative on July 18, 2022: "25 hours of painting in under a minute 😅 . . #mural #muralart #muralpainting #artist #artistsoninstagram #cactus #cactusart".

Cactus Series (2020)
This 25-painting series was completed in 2020. Inspired by the juxtaposition of the cactus's spines existing harmoniously and symbiotically with the plant's delicate flowers, the Cactus Series embraces the oft overlooked and misunderstood cactus and celebrates it for its quiet and colorful persistence.

Link to Cactus Series

Dark Art Series (2031)
Completed in Fall 2021, these spooky paintings embrace the contrast and contradiction between life and death. They feature delicate florals combined with ominous elements.

Link to Dark Art Series https://www.instagram.com/reel/CVGEL07FcwC/

Zodiac Series (2022)
Completed in Spring 2021, these abstract acrylic and mixed media paintings are inspired by the 12 zodiac signs and their associated colors, planets, and elements.

Link to Zodiac Series