It’s late summer 2022 and someone is spray painting the wall outside of the evo store in Portland. But it’s not what you think, it’s artist Hannah Eddy deep in her process bringing her sketches to life in the form of a large-scale mural. 

The mural that has since become a familiar staple when visiting the Portland store, is large and colorful, cartoon-like with pops of orange, purple and green. The art portrays a sense of fun, playfulness and joy. There are elements of nature and it includes a long-haired woman on a skateboard and the words “let’s push for progress.”

For Eddy her outdoor pursuits and creating art go hand in hand. And both have been a major part of her life since she was a child. She’s been scribbling and sketching since she was five, bringing fun imaginative ideas into the world. When she was seven, her dad got her a snowboard and she fell in love. Her Grandmother bought her a skateboard around the same time and Eddy taught herself how to do ollies in her driveway. And then came surfing, paddling out into the frigid waters off the Maine coast where she grew up.