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Optical illusion mural transforms downtown Ashland's historic Elks Lodge
Optical illusion mural transforms downtown Ashland's historic Elks Lodge
Optical illusion mural transforms downtown Ashland's historic Elks Lodge

Published on: 10/04/2026

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Mural panels hang from two full walls of the Big Dog Studio in Ashland. Scaffolding allows artist John Pugh to work on the panels.The mural rendering before the mural is installed on the downtown 1910 Elks Lodge building.Artist John Pugh and mural project volunteer producer Maddy DiRienzo inside Pugh's Big Dog Studio in Ashland Sept. 13, 2026, before they are installed on the downtown 1910 Elks Lodge building.Modoc nation elder Todd Greer and his wife, Judy, on the left, stand with sculptor Russell Beebe, center, and mural artist John Pugh and Annie Pugh, right, Sept. 4, 2026 at the Pughs’ Big Dog Studio in Ashland.Animals help tell Ashland's story in the mural.Crows, dragonflies and other animals will be part of the mural.Optical illusion artist John Pugh works in his Big Dog Studio in Ashland Sept. 13, 2026, on his 100-foot-long mural to be installed on an exterior wall of the downtown 1910 Elks Lodge building.Muralist John Pugh working on Ashland wall Sept. 30 2026.Optical illusion artist John Pugh started installing the Ashland mural on an exterior wall of the downtown 1910 Elks Lodge building wall at 9 p.m. Sept. 30 2026Muralist John Pugh working on Ashland wall Sept. 30 2026.Artist John Pugh’s trompe l’oeil mural alongside a park in Winslow, Arizona, stops tourists on Route 66A documentary-style video by cinematographer Jared Hail about trompe l’oeil artist John Pugh included images of Pugh walking with his wife, Annie, and their dogs in downtown Ashland.Trompe l’oeil artist John Pugh stands in front of the downtown Elks Lodge Building where his mural will be installed on the side of the wall.

Lights have been turned on downtown Ashland’s most unusual stage: the northwest wall of the historic Elks Lodge building.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/10/downtown-ashland-will-not-be-the-same-with-this-trick-the-eye-mural-project-underway.html

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