I have awarded Brenda Councill several important commissions that will inspire on a grand scale. Visitors to these Great Halls of Learning and Higher Education will enjoy her work for many generations to come! (commenting on the Appalachian State University Library Mural)
~ Irwin Belk – Philanthropist ~
This is a magnificent mural. The faculty and students look up to find the beginning of life, the fusion of a tumultuous primordial sky, sun radiating its life-giving rays evoking the elemental forces of nature and the evolution of the plant and animal kingdoms. It is more than we could have anticipated. (commenting on The…
I selected Brenda Councill and her team after a world wide search. She exceeded my demanding expectations and visitors to my 80,000 sq. ft. Core Laboratory building are immediately awestruck and I am very proud. ~ David H Murdock – CEO, Dole Foods, Inc & Castle Cooke, Inc ~
As a proud supporter of Brenda Councill, we are pleased that she will be using our FrogTape® and Shurtape® Blue Painter’s tape to assist in the creation of her upcoming mural. We are honored that after its showcase at the Hickory Museum of Art, the mural’s permanent home will be in our new corporate office….
After climbing 100 feet of scaffolding, I proclaimed Ms. Councill as “Michelle-angelo!” Stunning and vibrant work! (commenting on the Super foods Dome Mural Kannapolis, NC) ~ Martha Stewart – Chairwoman, Martha Stewart Omnimedia, Inc. ~
Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons is a point of great pride on this campus and across Western North Carolina. The series of murals being painted by Brenda Councill will distinguish this facility even more. It is truly special to have an artist who has such deep roots in the region bring her talents…