Twice As Nice Bay Area

Recently, I was able to work with some of the shops on the Avenue (Downtown San Bruno is affectionately referred to as ’The Avenue’) and I was very excited to collaborate with friends over at Twice As Nice Bay Area. They have a great store with lots of shopping options and they are super cool people. I had an idea to display a painting but Josh and Sadana decided to showcase that and a few more paintings in an effort to try and drive business down to the Ave but also to show their support for local artists like myself.

There will be more events to come and opportunities to meet Josh and Sadana as we try and make San Bruno a new hotspot, in the meantime come down and visit their shop at 559 San Mateo Avenue in San Bruno and check out the new 12 foot mural that I am unveiling!

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HEALTHY DOS2

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