After 20 years and over 5,000 murals, you can count on an unsurpassed level of skill and professionalism from Hattas Studios. Expect a clean, reliable, and versatile team of artists with can-do attitudes. We work together to meet all of your expectations promptly, while also providing original and stunning works of art you can truly call your own.

Our team members are all employees (not contractors), for consistent and reliable service.
We are compliant with workers comp, general liability, bonded, and licensed. California State License Number 995544. Based in Los Angeles.

JEANINE HATTAS WILSON

CEO &
CREATIVE DIRECTOR

LINDSAY EVERGREEN

LEAD PRODUCTION ARTIST

JEANINE HATTAS WILSON

CEO & CREATIVE DIRECTOR

"I think public art is just that – the public's art. It should visually represent the community's or individual's vision and pride."

Jeanine founded Hattas Public Murals in 2003, after painting an underwater scene in her friend's bathroom ... and loving it! Since then, she has painted and/or overseen nearly 5,000 commissioned works of art.

Jeanine works directly with each client to create original designs for their artwork. She oversees the artwork's creation from beginning to end, ensuring the process is smooth, professional, and on schedule. The team works together to create works that are accurate and beautiful.

Jeanine started painting at age six, alongside her identical twin sister Julie, in Woodstock, IL. Both girls studied art throughout childhood with private lessons and continued through college. Now in Los Angeles, Jeanine continues to further her education, having studied at the Atelier Artien in Paris, France; Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art; and under renowned artists such as Robert Liberace, Michael Siegel, and William Cochran.

When she's not painting, Jeanine most enjoys cooking for and hanging out with her family and friends. She also loves creating and hosting Halloween escape room parties in her backyard.

Jeanine lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband Jason and dog Marley.

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BA from Marquette University | advertising
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | studio painting minor

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IAN BURGESS

SUPERVISING ARTIST

"Nature has gone to great lengths to provide artists with subject matter. And as artists, we should go to great lengths when we reflect that nature with art."

Ian has been drawing and painting since he was a child. His art studies began when he was 12 on Catalina Island. He was very fortunate to take lessons with an extraordinary painter named Denise Burns who taught him not to see things but rather to see colors.

One aspect of painting murals Ian truly enjoys is the range of ideas and images he is commissioned to paint. Where one project is recreating Renaissance figures from 500 years ago, the next may be an undersea world of colorful marine life. People & trees, turtles & spaceships... what makes a thing a thing is what he believes makes an artist an artist; the distinct way we each observe and catch the color, render the texture, capture the likeness.

The privilege to make a living as an artist gives Ian a profound sense of fulfillment every day. The only thing he finds more gratifying than doing the artwork is witnessing the joy other people get from seeing it.

When he's not painting, Ian enjoys listening, playing, and composing music; however, these days that usually means figuring out "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" on guitar to play for his two young kids. Also, in his (rare) free time, Ian can be found windsurfing at Cabrillo Beach or backpacking in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Ian lives in Lakewood with his wife and 2 children.

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BA from Art Institute of Southern California (now named Laguna College of Art + Design) | fine art with an emphasis on figure painting, and illustration minor

Studied under Denise Burns | painting

Studied under Michael Siegel | oil portraiture

JULIE KENNEDY

SENIOR ART DIRECTOR

“But out of limitations comes creativity.” — Debbie Allen

Julie is a collaborative, detail-oriented creative with 25 years of design experience. She approaches design as a form of communication—translating complex ideas into clear, meaningful visuals that connect with the viewer. Challenges don’t intimidate her; in fact, she finds that creative constraints often spark her most original ideas.

Julie’s passion for art began early, encouraged by supportive parents and shared with her twin sister, Jeanine Hattas Wilson—yes, the founder of Hattas Public Murals! That childhood bond continues today, as the two still love to create art together.

Outside of work, Julie loves spending time with her family. Whether hiking, traveling, cooking, playing board games, or relaxing at the beach, she’s happiest when surrounded by the people she loves. She lives in Orange, CA with her husband and two sons.

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TONY ARREDONDO

PROJECT MANAGER

“The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” - Mark Twain

Tony comes from serving the general public through owning and operating a cafe and restaurant/bar with his life partner over the last several years. He takes great pride in serving others and helping them accomplish their goals of varying magnitude. Just don’t ask him to draw anything other than a stick figure.

Conversely, he was with The Boeing Co. for 17 years where his detail-oriented skills had him thrive in the accounting and auditing fields before he ventured off into business entrepreneurship.

He was born and raised in SoCal (but is somehow a Chicago Bears fan) and currently resides in Long Beach, CA with his wife Sam and children Karis, Evan, & Julian.

On most sunny California weekends, you can find him playing beach volleyball or enjoying outdoor activities with his kids.

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BS from CSULB, Long Beach, CA | Business Administration - Management

MARCUS W. BILLINGSLEY

ARTIST

"Everything alters me, but nothing changes me." - Salvador Dali

Best known for his traditional paintings that feature vibrant and unique portraiture, Marcus has an extraordinary interest in telling stories and conveying emotion.

By allowing his art to be a reflection of the many influences that surround him, the themes in his art convene from countless sources including childhood experiences, adolescent joys, and adult challenges.

Marcus was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where he attended Cleveland's School of the Arts during high school.

He later attended the Columbus College of Art & Design where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in illustration.

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BFA from Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH | Illustration

LINDSAY EVERGREEN

LEAD PRODUCTION ARTIST

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.” - Albert Einstein

Lindsay has had a passion for creative expression since the call to arms at age six: a talent show where she sang a song from the latest Disney movie, “The Little Mermaid.” (A song about expanding one’s perspective.)

Her fondest memories go back to being a kid and learning how to sketch and build things with her father. Then going out into the world and finding her favorite things to draw and build out of scrap materials. Throughout her life, Lindsay realized she saw the world in a different light than others, and that art plus exploration equaled the keys to her personal expression.

Lindsay began painting murals in 2014, and made collaboration with local artists the foundation of her work. “While tinkering alone is fun, the great joy of creation comes with working in a group that enjoys it just as much as you do. Every project is a new opportunity to learn and refine your skills, and I’m grateful for art patrons everywhere, always. They support a very important aspect of human exploration and discovery that cuts through the practical and logical scope of existence. I say let’s imagine something new together!”

When she's not painting, Lindsay most enjoys working on her many side projects, reading tarot, and traveling to new worlds with her loved ones.

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BS from The Ohio State University | Human Ecology
AA from Virginia Marti College of Art & Design | Graphic Design

IAN KIRKPATRICK

ARTIST

“To be an artist means to be a lifelong student and teacher. Learning from and teaching each other feeds our creativity and fuels our motivation.”

Ian has been inspired by art since he was a child, watching his father paint abstract and surreal masterful paintings. Ian remembers always drawing his favorite cartoons when he was a child and created his first painting guided by his father. The best part of painting to Ian is the tactility of paint on a surface, being able to push around a material to create a beautiful piece of art.

Ian was formally trained at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and he had the opportunity to be mentored by Eric Joyner while in the Bay Area. His education grew exponentially from that mentorship, integrating what he learned into his own process of painting.

He finds that being able to tell a story in a single image is the most powerful aspect of being an artist.

After graduating from the Academy with a major in illustration, Ian has worked as a freelance artist in the advertising and publishing industry for over a decade.

He has also worked as a teacher to adults and children, introducing them to the joy of painting.

When he is not drawing or painting Ian is enjoying time with loved ones and friends, cooking, playing video games, bike riding, and reading.

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BA from Academy of Art University | Illustration

SOPHIA LAMBRECHT

PRODUCTION ARTIST

“You are an aperture through which the universe
is looking at and exploring itself.” - Alan Watts

Sophia Lambrecht grew up alongside her best friend and younger brother in sunny Venice Beach, with a talented mom who worked in television costuming, and a Pathologist dad who broadened her view of the world with science. She is a dual citizen German Jew, with a heritage that has taught her deep appreciation for the human condition, and searches for those unique stories and adventures that show the full colorful spectrum of life.

She was inspired at a young age by her family who always requested handmade gifts for holidays and birthdays, and consistently pushed herself to learn and practice creative skills. To this day, it is one of Sophia’s greatest joys to craft handmade cards and gifts for her loved ones. Her art career evolved at the renowned ArtCenter College of Design, where the most important thing she learned was how to be a student of life – how to pick up skills and incorporate them into a creative tool box from which she could draw upon, depending on the idea waiting to be executed.

For Sophia, art is a conversation with the soul and the reflection of the soul as it moves through life. When she is not elbows deep in a bucket of paint, Sophia can be found shredding on some quad roller skates, fencing with her club in Torrance, reading voraciously, wandering through a national park, or diving headfirst into some frigid water.

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BA from Art Center College of Design | Product Design

DAVID LAWRENCE

LEAD SCULPTOR & ARTIST

“To be an artist is to believe in life.” - Henry Moore

David has always been fascinated by the process of making something tangible out of raw materials and ideas. This fascination has grown with enthusiasm ever since his youth, and throughout school, where David studied art and industrial design. He continues to be inspired by such innovation and creativity well into his working life. “I have been fortunate to work on great projects with curious and talented people. I believe in craftsmanship and aspire to learn and improve with each new creative challenge.”

When people ask David about being an artist, he laughs, “It beats working!”

David likes the outdoors, martial arts, and spending time with his three children.

MATTHEW ACEVES

ARTIST

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.” – Aristotle

Matthew Aceves has been creating since childhood and never stopped. Best known for his traditional realism paintings, he illustrates figures, animals, and landscapes. Working primarily in oil paint but experienced with graphite, colored pencil, acrylic, intaglio and aerosol, he believes each medium serves a specific purpose in expressing a subject’s deeper meaning.

Growing up in Los Angeles, Matthew was surrounded by graffiti and street art, which deeply influenced his passion for murals. The ability to create on such a large scale is a unique fulfillment—transforming public spaces into immersive experiences.

A graduate of ArtCenter College of Design, Matthew has committed himself fully to a career in the arts. His motivation comes from the privilege of doing what he loves most—creating.

In his free time, you’ll find him listening to Linkin Park, studying art materials and techniques, running, playing with his dogs, or spending time with family.

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BFA from ArtCenter College of Design | Illustration & Design