AN ANGEL AT ANGELS TRUMPET

An Angel at Angels Trumpet

Jacob Bogdon

ENG 102 M W 9:00-10:15

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Located on the south-facing wall of the Angels Trumpet Brew House on McKinley and

2​nd​Street is an untitled art collaboration between Lalo Cota and Thomas “Breeze” Marcus. The

mural portrays a woman in the middle with wings and clouds sprouting to the right and left of

her. The woman is seen holding a tray with several drinks on it. Lola Cota painted the woman

while Thomas “Breeze” Marcus painted the wings. This mural is used effectively by the owners

of Angels Trumpet Brew House to attract people off the street to come to the restaurant.

The visual elements of this mural are possibly the most confusing piece to analyze. The

background of the mural is yellow, which the artists might have wanted to appear as a sun. This

gives the woman a divine appearance, with the wings and halo only adding to this allusion. The

woman herself does not display any emotion, but she holds the tray of drinks in a way that

makes her seem comfortable and welcoming. The colors used are red, yellow, white and brown.

The red is used for the wings, the yellow is used for the background and the girl’s dress, the

white is used for the clouds, and the brown is used for the girl’s hair and drink. The use of the

yellow background and the girl wearing a yellow dress brings attention to her because of the

contrast from the background to the wings and then to her. The fade of yellow on her dress

brings out the innocence displayed on the face of the girl by not being an eye-popping visual

that distracts the viewer. The wings are huge compared to this girl, who looks very small in this

mural. This gives her even more elegance and a sense of power that you wouldn’t have

expected if you just saw the face of the girl. The wings of the girl are not just a set of wings that

have no significant visual element to them. The wings have a texture that appears to be a set of

roses. The halo-like circle behind her hair has a scattered look with several different colors

making up the circle. This draws attention to her face because of the variety of colors around

her.
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The people who created this mural for Angels Trumpet Ale House did not leave a

signature on the mural. The only writing on the mural is the logo of the ale house. The audience

for this mural is people over the age of 21 to attract them to go to this restaurant. This is evident

because of the girl holding the tray of drinks and the logo. The halo-like figure behind the

woman’s head does a good job of attracting the viewers’ attention to the middle of the mural and

to the tray of drinks. Pathos is used in a number of ways in this mural, through the use of the

emotion displayed on the woman’s face, the colors that bring attention to the girl and her drinks,

and the clothing she wears. The branding of the ale house on the side of the mural is a perfect

example of the use of logos.

This mural is located on the southern wall of the Angels Trumpet Ale House. The area in

front of the mural is an empty lot that allows for the mural to be viewed from 2​nd​Street and

McKinley. Lalo Cato and Thomas “Breeze” Marcus were commissioned by Mat and Sharry

Englehorn, the owners of Angels Trumpet Ale House. The mural was made in 2012 for the

opening of the bar. The purpose of the mural is to attract people to come to the bar.

The mural depicted on the south-facing wall of the Angels Trumpet Brew House is a

marketing strategy to attract customers into the restaurant. The large mural acts as a magnet for

anyone near 2​nd​and McKinley by its colors and imagery. The woman holding the glasses

immediately shows the viewer what they are selling in the restaurant and the audience they

wish to attract. The untitled mural by Lola Cota and Thomas “Breeze” Marcus is an amazing

artistic piece that works well to attract customers to the Angels Trumpet Brew House.
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