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Below are some examples of Kyle’s past art commissions and community projects.

Live Painting for Bellefonte Under the Lights; Bellefonte, PA.

In fall 2022 Kyle was tasked by the director of the Bellefonte Art Museum to conduct a live painting to be raffled off for a community dining event.

Oil on canvas. 3’ x 2’

Live Painting for Couple’s Dinner; Río de la Vida, Tulcán, Ecuador

In the summer of 2019 on his fourth mission trip to Ecuador with Bethel Life Worship Center, Kyle completed a live painting for a couple’s dinner alongside a vocalist. The event culminated in raffling off the landscape to one of the couples in attendance.

Oil on canvas. 4’ x 3’

Sip and Paint for the Hoffacker Family

In the summer of 2018 Kyle was again commissioned to lead a sip and paint, although this time it was for a private event. The Hoffacker's asked Kyle to provide a patriotic themed event, culminating in his choice of replicating the American landscape Our Banner in the Sky I by Frederic Edwin Church. Throughout the course of the evening Kyle educated the party on the importance of the American wilderness in nineteenth century painting and many other art historical implications that are evident in the sublime work.

Acrylic on canvas. 11" x 14". 2018.

Live Painting for Couple's Dinner; Río de la Vida, Tulcán, Ecuador

In the summer of 2017 during Kyle's third mission trip and fifth consecutive visit to Ecuador he was asked to paint live for the duration of a couple's dinner. He painted from a photo reference which captured a snapshot of the essence of the exotic landscape. At the dinner's completion, the painting was raffled off to a lucky couple who was ecstatic to receive their gift. This painting inspired Kyle's senior exhibition at Thiel College.

Oil on canvas. 12" x 14" 2017.

Sip and Paint for St. Paul's Nursing Home; Greenville, PA

Kyle was commissioned in May of 2017 to lead a sip and paint for a community event at St. Paul's Nursing Home in Greenville, PA. For this event, he entertained a group of people varying in age from old to young by walking them through the process of imitating a still life by Frida Kahlo. Kyle views these sorts of events as educational in nature with a strong art historical inclination. He explained basic painting techniques necessary to paint the composition and led a game of trivia on the Mexican painter. 

Acrylic on canvas. 11" x 14". 2017.

Backdrop for Shrek: The Musical, Reynold's High School, Greenville, PA

After the positive reception of his Charlie Brown backdrop, Kyle was again commissioned by Reynolds High School to complete their 2016 spring musical, Shrek. This is a seeming to become an annual tradition that allows Kyle to be involved in the community, working alongside high school students who assist him with the production.

Acrylic on linen. 40' x 18'. 2016

Carnegie Museum of Art: Art Instructor's Assistant Internship; Pittsburgh, PA

During the Summer of 2015, Kyle did a two month long internship at the Carnegie Museum of Art in museum education. In his position, Kyle served as an instructor's assistant during CMoA's Summer Art Camps and took on special projects around the museum and Children's Studio. Specifically, Kyle was responsible for engaging the campers and facilitating the instructor's teaching during each week of interchanging class themes focusing on different subjects and mediums. The students ranged from ages 3-14 and embraced Mr. Kyle's way of making each week exciting, as he did in the above picture of the Superheroes at the Museum camp when he and his team dressed up as the "Tri-Color Trio."

Creation Mural for Greenville Missionary Alliance Church; Greenville, PA

At the end of 2015, Kyle was approached by the Children's Ministry Director of Greenville Christian Missionary Alliance Church (CMA) for a commission of a mural that depicts the earth in God's seven day creation. Kyle's piece adheres very closely to the scriptures in Genesis, which he pieced together in a beautiful, flowing panorama full of biblical allusions. Kyle worked full-time on this large piece in its creation, finishing it in just a week. It hangs in the basement hallway of CMA church and is used in educating children about the scriptures.

Acrylic on canvas. 6' x 4'. 2015.

Backdrop for Charlie Brown The Musical, Reynolds High School; Greenville, PA

In the spring of 2015, Kyle completed a mural commission for Reynolds High School's spring musical: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. He worked with the school's cast and crew to complete this piece which shrouded the stage to create a cartoon setting.

Acrylic on linen. 40' x 18'. 2015

Collaborative Mural with School Children; Quito, Ecuador

In the summer of 2014, just after Kyle's high school graduation, he found himself spending a month in Quito, Ecuador where he studied Spanish and volunteered at the private elementary school: Principio de la Sabiduria, where he organized artistic activities for children ages 13 and under. At the end of the school year, he directed a school mural that the children designed and painted on the outside of the school's gated wall, beautifying the space and covering up graffiti. It reads "Que nadie se quede atras,"  or "Nobody left behind."

Oil on concrete. 40' x 6'. 2014.