Hyattsville Artist Paints New Mural Along D.C. Bike Trail

HYATTSVILLE WIRE: A Hyattsville retiree and working artist recently painted a new mural along the Metropolitan Branch Trail in D.C.

Elliott Hamilton, 63, was one of 16 artists chosen by the NoMa Business Improvement District as part of the D.C. Walls Festival to add a mural on the wall between the popular bike trail and the Red Line tracks.

His mural uses simple shapes and bright greens, reds and yellows to depict a family biking along the trail on a sunny day.

Hamilton, who worked in the tech community as a consultant, strategic planner and market researcher, had long made art as a hobby. But after retiring, he turned to art more seriously about four years ago.

“I have more time for my art,” he told the Hyattsville Wire.

He previously painted a mural at the miXt Food Hall in Brentwood, a traffic box covering in Riverdale Park and insect houses. The new mural is located next to Alethia Tanner Park in NoMa.

Hamilton’s art can also be seen on his website or Instagram page.

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