Muralist Shawn Fitzwater was recognized during Monday night’s Mountain Brook City Council meeting, but city officials on the dais received the prizes.
Fitzwater was with representatives of Embrace Alabama Kids, which commissioned him to restore the long-faded mural along U.S. 280 near the water treatment plant. The painter brightened the spirits of the mayor, council, city attorney and city manager.
“I’ve painted for eight years and I’ve never made prints of my art. Ever,” Fitzwater said. “This is a first for me, so I wanted to give each member here a [print of the restored mural]. I’ve numbered them as well…