Tapley Bustamante

Confrontin & cuddlin our decaying world one art spazz at a time. For commissions buzz me.

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Lean into any tension you feel during conversations.

Do not dodge, do not react with aggression, instead choose curiosity, as blame is not a strategy for greatness.

Conflict is part of our natural world, so lean into the tension, it gives us all a chance to practice!

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

@elonmuskADO hi Creative Super Genius, I dig your contrarian leadership! Nice sharing your private life.👏🏽

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Just posted a photo @ ArtsConnect Topeka https://t.co/BMIOLPGeei

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Just posted a photo @ ArtsConnect Topeka https://t.co/6a1GkkMJSY

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Just posted a photo @ The Celtic Fox Irish Pub and Restaurant https://t.co/82BUmSeOG4

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Just posted a photo @ Topeka, Kansas https://t.co/OTrCqUiKVU

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Completed this weeks ago, a 10x40 ft shipping container. Client gave me carte blanche, so I created this narrative of bees flying towards sun set near water. Three bees in total, one is about 3ft big and another wee… https://t.co/Sc0pLz5Jvq

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Today is the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment celebrating womens right to vote!👏🏽❤️👏🏽I am honored to have collaborated with angelzimmerman88 to incorporate the suffrage sash concept into my large mural on her… https://t.co/mGXidBH2yL

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Finished an emotive new mural today, was participating in @seawalls_ “Stay Home Mural Festival” by painting in my backyard during this pandemic. Painted some Alpine Bumblebees zippin thru the mountains looking for a… https://t.co/8RQgmvatCS

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This is for the kiddos, all parents of K thru 5th grade please pass this coloring page along to any friends and family. Created to celebrate the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote, the 19th… https://t.co/cOmU0DwKcq

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Got invited to film a quick 3 seconds of my day, here it is. Now back to watching Magnum PI while this layer dries. #these3seconds #myday #painting🎨 #glitter #leaves #nature #topcity #topekaproud #visualsoul… https://t.co/k3kF1hVYJR

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Some of my background textures before I layer in my “Jungle Leaves” with iridescent copper brush strokes. Mixture of spray paint and acrylic on canvas. #art #igers #artoftheday #texture #sprayart #spraypaintart… https://t.co/QXgKx2XXUN

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Had fun last night painting for charity to support beacon_youth_group_ proceeds going to support LGBTQ youth with a safe house. Shout out to @ebonytusks for inviting me, ya’ll put on a dope show! First ever glitter… https://t.co/NiDWv6IGDl

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Here checking out the emotional art work of the indomitable @DevilPinup here @The_ALX in downtown FF for our art walk. Late night creep in full effect. #artwork #pinup #abstractart #abstractpainting #flowers… https://t.co/uFIIVW1Lm5

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Remembering MLKJR’s dream on this day. Summer of 2018 close up of mural we all painted across from the Brown vs Board National Historic Site. This mural was inspired by images created by kiddos from the “Living The… https://t.co/tzLGH2s740

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Last week at this time we all celebrated receiving a Proclamation from Governor Laura Kelly for our collaborative artistic efforts on “The Common Ground” massive mural, 330x20 feet of industrial surface for the main… https://t.co/6FFunNdobZ

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Completed this big beauty several weeks ago in downtown Topeka, KS. First big mural done in all of downtown. State flower and state insect 30x12 ft sunflowers and bees, along with the “Votes For Women” sash carried… https://t.co/fszOOTQhk4

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Live painted at TreatBash a local church event the other night with the incredible cdylanbarker👏we collab’d on 3 canvases with some bible verses from Psalm 119 about “words sweeter than honey” so I painted a quick… https://t.co/kHhpLXMjJw

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

It is a wrap. Completed the massive 330x20 ft mural for the @Topeka_Police last week, the culmination of 5+ months of continuous effort by 12 of my art collaborators, officers, kids, and the community of Topeka.… https://t.co/l5L4P92LGh

[Tapley Bustamante @visualsoul]

Buzz buzz buzz... just completed this big beauty bumble bee. Will get better snap in daylight. Bout 2ft in size. Met a cool guy named Josh who is a bee keeper🙌#bee #bumblebee #nature #insects #grass #topeka… https://t.co/sOafmP7a6O