Brandon Warren is a local artist whose distinct, bold, pop-art style has earned the opportunity to showcase his works in very prominent places within our community. In fact, it’s highly likely you’ve already seen Brandon’s work! Brandon’s mural work can be found at Sugarfire Smokehouse in Farmington, Parkland Healthmart, the FCAC gymnasium, Old No. 102 Taphouse, and the "Greetings from Farmington" mural on the side of Krekeler Jewelers.  He also has murals in the downtown area at the Mineral Area Psychiatric Services office was well as a large mural in the Factory at Missouri Shirt Company. He brightened up the hallways of Central Middle School by painting lockers to look like novels and brightly colored murals in the hallways. Brandon works in a variety of mediums from caricature art, mural work, t-shirt designs, canvas paintings and more which has greatly expanded his commercial art opportunities.

Outside of St. Francois County, he has completed menu murals for Sugarfire in O'fallon, Illinois and Indianapolis, Indiana as well as The Barn B Que restaurant in Lake of the Ozarks. He has also completed custom designs for High Roller Monster Truck, Bigfoot- The Original Monster Truck, 7 sets of Upper Deck/Marvel artist sketch trading cards, custom artwork for Rally Racing teams, custom designs for classic car owners, as well as t-shirt designs for Leaded Goods and A Simply Chic Boutique. He recently worked on a large piece for the American Cancer Society to be on display in the greater St. Louis region. He has also drawn caricatures at "Blues, Brews, and BBQ" 2018, St. Paul Oktoberfest 2018, several years at Project Grad and Prom. He has donated numerous art pieces for the St. Paul Annual auction, and the Friends in Action Clubhouse and drew the illustrations for the "History of Farmington Coloring Book.”

Miranda DeOrnellis specializes in artwork depicting first responders and is a celebrated artist throughout the United States. She has special inspiration for her artistic specialty. Her husband, Travis DeOrnellis, has been in fire service for over 21 years. Miranda said, “Travis is my hero! We’ve been married for 14 years.  He has been a volunteer fire fighter and department chaplain with Wolf Creek Fire Department since 2009.”

Miranda has loved art since childhood and fell in love with painting while studying art at Mineral Area College under the instruction of Jim Wilson. She started painting items for others 20 years ago when she painted her first portrait ornament for a coworker. She began painting more and more for individuals all over the United States. She has sold and shipped items to every state except Hawaii.

She started painting fire department themed items about 8 years ago. Miranda said, “The first item I painted was a retired helmet for my husband in honor of his fire service. From there, I painted many different styles of retired fire helmets and axes and sent them across the country to many departments. I also have worked with local and national charities by donating painted items for fundraisers. A few of the most recent ones are the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri, Mike Flamion Hot Dogs with Heroes annual fundraiser, Backstoppers, and the Ozark Fire Fighter’s Association.”

The design for the Farmington Fire Department and Police Department door is a combination of the two departments and is sponsored by Bryant Restoration. Both sides will feature the hero aspect of both professions. Miranda added, “There will also be a sentimental aspect for both departments that I can't wait to show when the final product is revealed. It will be honoring a couple of past members of the community who served with the departments. I am honored to be able to give back to my community, and be a part of the Doorway to the Parkland project and paint the door representing some of our local heroes.”