I enjoy watching basketball (go Raptors!), so it’s been pretty fun working on NBA art projects over the years. I’ve done everything from live painting at the Raptors first-ever art exhibition at Live Nation, to working with companies like Inkbox and Martk’d in creating NBA inspired artwork and painting basketball murals for both the city and private residences.

I thought I’d bring a few of those projects together in this blog post- especially with the 2020 NBA season (finally!) around the corner.

Art of the North - Live Painting and working with Martkd and Inkbox

Live Nation hosted the first-ever Raptors Art Exhibition.

During ‘Art of the North’ I had the pleasure of working with Martkd, I hand painted shoes at the Adidas booth which were later auctioned on the Raptors app with all proceeds going to the MLSE foundation.

I also worked with Inkbox and drew hundreds of Raptors inspired temporary tattoos on guests.

Before the event I took some time to draw these Kawhi and Raptors inspired temporary tattoos on myself:

Kobe Bryant Murals by Jasmin Pannu

One of my favourite NBA artworks has been the creation of these Kobe Bryant murals for a private residence. The whole family is big fans of Kobe and everything he represents, so these two staircase murals started an art wall to pay ode to the titan.

At over 3ft each, these murals are statement pieces, capturing his passion and work ethic, bringing inspiration to the family and the home.

Canada Day Celebrations - 2019 Raptors Championships

With Canada Day happening just a few weeks after Raptors became the 2019 Champions, I pivoted a pop-up mural project that I had in the works to pay ode to the victory.

Happening in Chinguacousy Park, Brampton, the city’s Canada Day celebrations included this 6x8ft mural, an opportunity for children and families to take photos.

Through the day, hundreds of visitors came by to take shots and show their national pride.