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Hanna's Murals One-of-a-kind Hand-painted Masterpieces Hanna works all over California and can usually setup a consultation in San Diego County within a week.
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We specialize in the following: Custom Wall Murals, Trompe l'oeil Scenes, Book Illustrations, Window Splashes, Pet Portraits, Painted Furniture, Faux Finishes, Artistic Consulting, Signage for Homes, Restaurants, and Businesses. So, if you are looking for a professional, punctual and trustworthy artist to make your vision come to life, then Hanna's Murals is the company to complete your project. E

ach and every image is 100% hand-painted by muralist, Hanna Daly of San Diego. If you need a muralist, call Hanna today to set up your FREE consultation: (858)735-1915.

10/13/2024

Square footage pricing. I’m honestly not a huge fan of it because the range is so massive. These windows only cost $8.50 per square foot. That’s a steal! A lot cheaper than vinyl.

However, yesterday I sent out a proposal for a mural that will cost over $100 per square foot.

So why is there such a huge range in pricing?

•Complexity- these windows have a lot of flat colors and simple designs. Easy to draw. Easy to paint. Also, easy to hire assistants to help.
•Quantity- Since there were so many windows, we could use huge rollers to do the base coats and paint multiple areas at the same time.
•Accessibility- Anything that requires a scissor lift, boom or extension ladder will be more expensive and slower to paint.
• Red tape- if a contract requires a lot office work, the price is going up. COI, DIR, licenses, contracts… you know the drill.
• Chill factor- if you’re rad, I’m giving you a discount because I’ll have a lot of fun working with you. Honestly though, if you like a client, everything runs more smoothly. Creating sketches and revisions and changes are all much more enjoyable with someone who gets you.

So how do I charge if not by square footage? Time. I figure out how many days a project will take and how much I expect to make each day. If I’m working outdoors 50’ up on a scissor lift, the price will be higher than if I’m in your air conditioned house with your cute dog.

Then I imagine getting home at the end of the day and thinking about how much money I made that day. Am I stoked? Do I feel like I’m making good money for my skill level? And almost more importantly, does my client feel pumped about the final product? Did I make their artistic dreams come true for a fair price? If yes, then I feel good about the money I’m making.

I’m not here to give sage business advice or help you make a million dollars. My goal is to be a good person and get to make some unique art for cool people and make enough money to buy plane tickets for me, golf rounds for my wife and send my kids to college. ;)

10/05/2024

Hi! I’m Hanna. Rhymes with sauna, not banana.

Wanna know more about me? Well let’s play 9 truths and a lie. Comment which one you think is the lie. I’ll send one winner a FREE sticker pack!

1. I grew up on a farm surrounded by pigs, chickens, super mean turkeys and sooo many cats and dogs.

2. Even though I loved art, I didn’t study it at UCSB because I was sure I could never make a living in the arts.

3. I’ve traveled to about 65 countries and done two round the world trips. My first was at 21 all by myself. I can’t believe that I had the guts to do that.

4. I played roller derby for years and my name was Injurina Jolie. I still might hipcheck you when I’m drunk.

5. I’m an open water swimmer. I recently did the 3 mile La Jolla Cove swim, but I almost missed the race because I thought it started at 9, not 8. I was the last swimmer into the water but not the last one out!

6. This December marks 20 years since I started Hanna’s Murals, and I’ve painted nearly 1,500 murals in that time.

7. I was a n**e model in college.

8. I faint at the sight of blood.

9. I love big waves.

10. I played the flute growing up and wanted to go to Juilliard to be a concert flutist.

Happy guessing!

09/09/2024

Day one on the biggest job of my career yet. Probably about 40 murals in a church in Indiana. I haven’t even counted. Some of the murals are 70’ long!

Good thing I’ve got three awesome helpers to make the work go faster. I’ll post updates for the next month.

09/05/2024

Mural #1 done at Coronado Village Elementary! 3 more to go.

I’m loving this job. The kids are my ultimate hype squad. I can’t tell you how many of them have told me I’m the best artist in the universe ever.

Plus, it’s a smooth wall in the shade and they’re giving me lots of artistic freedom. Dream job.

08/26/2024

I just realized I never posted final pics of this bird mural I painted two weeks ago. Is it just me or have I been painting A LOT of birds lately?

I had two red crowned Amazon parrots growing up. Rina and Prosperity. Prosperity died when I was pretty young, and then Rina became a real B$1 .

I think she was lonely, so she decided that my brother Jake was her favorite and she would grab my hair any time I got close to him.

She loved to hide under our snake cage and sneak attack my feet whenever I walked down the hallway to my room.

She loved breakfast (scrambled eggs were her favorite, strangely) and she had her own bowl at the table. However, she preferred to eat off of my plate and eye me mischievously as she picked apart my eggs with her weird grey tongue.

She also loved eating corn on the cob with our cat. I have photos of that somewhere.

Overall, she terrorized me, but she died when I was 12, and I cried a lot. It even makes me a little misty eyed thinking about her now.
Funny how life goes.

Anyhoo, enjoy this bird mural!

08/23/2024

That awkward moment when the surfer you’re painting is totally naked.

Thanks for catching this action shot ! I love it when my insta friends drop by and hang out while I paint.

I finished this mural at 8 o’clock last night. Full reveal on Saturday at 1PM.

I honestly think this might be one of my best murals ever. I hated it when I finished last night (‘cause artists are never happy) but I really got to flex my artistic muscles on this one. People, animals, landscapes and lettering all in one.

08/16/2024

Guess who just signed their first 6 figure contract!
It only took nearly 20 years and soooo much hard work.

I started Hanna’s Murals in 2005, and for many years I barely made $20,000 per year. I did small residential jobs, and made lots of mistakes and slowly built my skillset.

But you know what, I wouldn’t change it. I needed those years to learn how to paint, and learn how to run a business and to just spend time with my kids.

I couldn’t have run my business as it is now with small kids. I would have missed out on so much time with them, and there’s no amount of money I could’ve made that would get that back.

So yes, it took me almost two decades to get here, but the timing is perfect. I can do out of town jobs, and spend longer hours at work and not feel guilty because my kids are off having fun with their friends and hopefully not getting into too much trouble.

So please be patient with yourself. I know I look around and see people who have meteoric rises into success and fame and money, but that is not the path for everyone. Some of us need years, even decades, to find our stride….and that’s still something to be proud of. :)

08/15/2024

Exciting stuff happening in Pacific Beach! I’m starting this mural right after I post this. It’s on 4629 Cass Street right across from the Post Office. Come hang out with me while I paint.

This mural is sponsored by and organized by . It’s going to highlight the natural beauty of Pacific Beach.

Did you know there are roughly a gazillion birds that live and nest on Mission Bay? I visited the bay with a bird researcher last week and we could barely hear each other over the calls of all the happy birds.

I spend a lot of time on the bay, but I often don’t think about what a wild space it is. Let this mural be our reminder!
Enjoy, party, explore, but don’t forget to share the space with our native wildlife.

07/29/2024

Transformation of space…that’s the business I’m in.

It took four days to turn this beat up old wall into a work of art.

This one’s on the side of Big Pig Liquor in Carlsbad Village.

Thanks for making this happen and Kona Big Wave.

07/08/2024

Another house tattoo! I painted Lorna’s garage 11 years ago with a very similar orchid/ hummingbird design. (Swipe to the 4th photo to see the original).
She walled off the area to create an ADU, so she called me to redo her mural.

It was great working with her again, and the neighborhood was so stoked to get the flowers back on the front of her house. Plus, it only took about three hours so I gave her a big discount.

When I left, she said, “I don’t know how I found you, but I’m glad I did.” Welp. She made working on a Sunday worth it.

07/02/2024

I was a free lunch kid my whole childhood, so I really appreciate what Neighborhood House Association does for local kids. Their nutrition program provides healthy food to thousands of San Diego school kids.

I had the chance to tour their kitchens and paint some inspiring words in one of their community kitchens where they will teach local families how to prepare good food and spend quality time eating together.

I had no idea what I was going to paint yesterday morning, but I had the best time brainstorming with one of their directors, Kris, and creating this piece.

NHA has been around for 110 years. I feel pretty lucky that my art gets to be a part of their space moving forward.

06/09/2024

Which one of my recent cartoon murals is your favorite?

05/21/2024

I’ve painted a few buses in my day…

The prep sucks, but the payoff is amazing when you see your art rolling down the road.

The first image was for when she converted it into a classroom for a lucky teacher. The second was for a rad San Diego family who wanted a fun way to cruise around town. The Strawberry Shortcake VW bus was an inventive way to cover up a big dent. Genius!

Got a van that you want groovier? Hit me up!

05/18/2024

I haven’t been feeling as motivated to do paintings just for fun recently. I’ve been really busy doing big murals and corporate events, and I just haven’t had that draw to go to my studio and sling paint just ‘cause.

I am a very goal oriented person and I find it hard to paint things that don’t have a home. That’s why I love murals. I paint them for a specific client and they are immediately useful and valued.

Works on canvas feel unused if they’re just sitting in my house. So I decided to start “fostering” out my unsold paintings. I have found loving foster homes for all of my paintings until they find a forever home.

It makes me so happy to see my paintings in my friends’ homes and offices where they get surrounded by good vibes.

Yesterday, I got my butt back in the studio and painted this ocelot. It’s smaller than normal. 24” square. But I love the simplicity of the black and white against the abstract background.

It felt good to create again.

05/16/2024

I finally got around to painting my utility boxes for summer and they’re cracking me up so much! They’re in my front yard and I’ve painted them 4 times so far this year.

The coconut bra is everything.

I tried to take off Gru’s scarf but realized he has the weirdest neck. Gave him a lei instead.

I think I’m gonna skip 4th of July and just roll through into fall with these.

05/12/2024

I painted this mural in 2022 for all the people who have lost their moms.

I know that Mother’s Day can be a difficult time. I lost my mom in 2021, and that first Mother’s Day without her was really tough.

I dedicated this mural to her. Our home was surrounded by peacocks as a kid and my mother obsessively collected the feathers and did craft projects with them. And on a whim, she got her first tattoo at the age of 70. It was a lily.

I’m thinking of all of you today.

05/01/2024

I just got a bunch of stickers made by
Which one’s your favorite?

The Betty White one and the skateboarding monster ones are from photos of murals and the rest are just ipad doodles.

04/29/2024

I spent the weekend at Artwalk live painting this Jaguar. Her name is Nindiri and she lives at the I based the piece on a gorgeous photo taken by Scroll through to the end to see the original photo.
This was the first time I’ve ever sold my work on canvas and prints. It was not as easy as I had expected, and I was super happy to have my buddies and there to help. We made a million new friends and danced and enjoyed the sunshine.
Selling my art made me realize how lucky I am to have a successful mural business. I think I was taking for granted what a cool artsy business I have created over the past 19 years.
So even though I didn’t sell tons of art this weekend, I feel refreshed and happy to get back to painting lots of murals.
I’m especially excited to paint a jungle scene at Rady Children’s Hospital starting tomorrow!
I also met a rad 12 year old artist, Alta, who inspired me even more.
And many thanks to my wife and sister for the hours of help.
It takes a village!

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04/12/2024

I painted 2 big murals at Belmont Park this week for their Belmont in Bloom Festival. I had, count ‘em, 4 awesome helpers along the way.
We listened to lots of censored pop hits, heard hours of gleeful screams from the rides, and I even saw a nun in line for the giant dipper roller coaster.
My mom lived by Belmont Park as a kid and it felt cool to add my artistic touch to such a classic San Diego icon. I love this place. I used to roller skate the boardwalk while my kids biked along. It’s such a California place.
Now I’m off to Sonoma for a weekend of wine tasting and hanging with fam. Happy Friday!

03/14/2024

Have you ever heard of a puzzle exchange? It’s like a free neighborhood library but for puzzles.
I was so stoked to paint this custom library for in Del Mar. I covered it with Torrey Pines and a pelican and beach vibes.
Hopefully it gets lots of use by all the puzzlers! I just finished my 101 Pooping Puppies puzzle, and I need to go drop it off.

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03/11/2024

Here’s a recent one day project I did at Spring Valley Little League. They wanted to spruce up their storage containers for opening day.
So I spray painted a crazy background and had fun freestyling their logo and the mitt. Yes, I know the ball is massive, but I like it that way. :)

I’m gonna be painting a mural at Lemon Grove Little League soon since they won the mural giveaway!

02/28/2024

I make serious art.

Sometimes we just have to stop taking ourselves so seriously. I saw this strobbery idea, and it cracked me up.
A week later, I found this creepy strawberry mask in my in-laws basement, and I knew it was a sign.

So I recreated this silliness. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

02/23/2024

Window painting is a quick, temporary way to brighten up a space. I painted these 10’ tall windows at the North County Mall in one short day with two assistants (one short and one tall) ;)

02/21/2024

I call them house tattoos and they make your place so much more marketable.

I painted these butterflies and flowers on this ADU last year while it was still under construction and I’m so pumped to see it all finished and ready to be rented.

Don’t just paint your house white. Show who you are.

02/20/2024

There is still something so magical about seeing your picture in the paper!

When I was about 10 years old, I won a local coloring contest for the local fair and they printed my drawing in the Record Searchlight. I had never been so proud.

The internet and social media and likes will never come close to that simple pleasure.

Check out this article by Karen Billing in the Del Mar Times.

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It has been a week with a lot of ups and downs. Painting this mural was really cathartic and being on the news was kind of fun. When the community saw the piece, I got so many beautiful messages from people who have lost their moms and connected with my story. Today is my mom’s birthday, and I’m trying to just be thankful for all the years I did have with her. She was a powerhouse. Bold, a bit crazy, and oh so stubborn. She drove me crazy but she also inspired me to do big things unapologetically. I found a note from her: “Just live & love as much as you can and you will never have regrets.” Seems like pretty sound advice. :)

I’ve been painting lots of AirBnBs lately, and I love how bold people are getting. A short term rental property is a chance to go crazy with color and design because it helps make the whole experience more memorable for the renter. Honestly, my dream is to buy a little rental house and paint every freaking square inch of it and make it a DESTINATION. But until that happens, I’ll keep working towards my other dreams of swimming with great whites, roller skating 87 miles in one day, and going to every country in the world. #hannasmurals #airbnblife #sandiegomurals #sandiegoartist #airbnbdecor #poolmural