{"id":10676,"date":"2015-05-02T15:53:31","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T21:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10676"},"modified":"2015-05-03T08:09:05","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T14:09:05","slug":"artist-creates-flag-mural-in-cody-as-part-of-50-state-tour-of-veterans-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10676","title":{"rendered":"Artist creates flag mural in Cody as part of 50-state tour of veterans\u2019 posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_10674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10674\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10674\" alt=\"Artist Scott LaBaido is painting American flag murals on veterans' posts in all 50 states, including one in Cody, Wyo.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-771x528.jpg\" width=\"771\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-771x528.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-336x230.jpg 336w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-2048x1403.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-1200x822.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-1568x1074.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag02-400x274.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist Scott LoBaido is painting American flag murals on veterans&#39; posts in all 50 states, including one in Cody, Wyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CODY, WYO. \u2014 Early Saturday afternoon, as Scott LoBaido toiled away at putting some fresh paint on the exterior of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 2673, a local house painter pulled his truck into the parking lot and offered his approval and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>LoBaido&#8217;s tools were nothing special\u2014a ladder and a standard paint roller. But his deft, measured strokes drew a steady stream of new admirers who wanted to chat, snap photos and learn more about the project.<\/p>\n<p>Painting with a speed and ease that made his work look deceptively easy, LoBaido was creating a giant American flag mural that covered a huge section of the VFW&#8217;s front wall facing 12th street.<\/p>\n<p>The mural is the 17th American flag LoBaido has painted on a VFW post, as he makes his way across the country on a six-month trip to create a new mural on a veterans&#8217; post in each of the 50 states.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve painted thousands of flags, and everyone turns out just as cool, and I&#8217;m just as passionate about it as the first one I ever painted,&#8221; said LoBaido, an artist from Staten Island, N.Y. who has enjoyed widespread acclaim by painting big flags in large and small towns across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s the most recognizable work of art in the world, and it always evokes an emotional response,&#8221; he said of Old Glory.<\/p>\n<p>LoBaido has loved painting flags since the 1990s, but said his &#8220;phone really started ringing off the hook after 9\/11.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, he toured the country, painting American flags on roofs in all 50 states, including a 3.5-acre factory rooftop in Houston, a work LoBaido says is the world&#8217;s largest flag mural.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10675\" style=\"width: 771px\" class=\"wp-caption right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10675\" alt=\"Using just a paint roller, Scott LaBaido creates an American flag mural on the exterior wall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Cody, Wyo.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/vfw-flag01-771x477.jpg\" width=\"771\" height=\"477\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Using just a paint roller, Scott LoBaido creates an American flag mural on the exterior wall of the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Cody, Wyo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His current tour is a way to &#8220;thank the veterans for fighting for my freedom and my First Amendment right to express myself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That self-expression isn&#8217;t always channeled through flag murals. LoBaido also sculpts and paints surrealist images. He has created paintings in his home state that have made headlines for political messages like a stance against former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg\u2019s short-lived ban on super-sized sodas.<\/p>\n<p>But LoBaido\u2019s flags are anything but political, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m trying to reach the younger generation, which is visually oriented, to let them know this is our flag. It belongs to all of us. It&#8217;s more than something that&#8217;s about politics or corporate images,&#8221; LoBaido said.<\/p>\n<p>Each mural is different, but most offer a rich, three-dimensional appearance achieved from an adept technique of layering just a few simple colors. They range in size from 10 feet to more than 40 feet across.<\/p>\n<p>LoBaido has spent months scouting locations, including using Google street view to check out buildings online. Logistics also require lining up advance permissions and permits, a process made easier through the help of many friends around the country who are veterans, he said.<\/p>\n<p>After completing murals in Alaska, Arizona, Utah and many southern states, his next stop is in Billings, Mont. before continuing on to the Dakotas.<\/p>\n<p>Though he has sponsors who help cover the cost of supplies and travel, LoBaido said he doesn\u2019t profit from his effort\u2014at least not financially.<\/p>\n<p>He does get a kick out of giving something back to veterans and their families, and he likes knowing his paintings will remain for years on buildings across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our flag,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to celebrate it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i>Contact Ruffin Prevost at 307-213-9818 or <\/i><a href=\"mailto:ruffin@yellowstonegate.com\"><i>ruffin@yellowstonegate.com<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Saturday afternoon, as Scott LaBaido toiled away at putting some fresh paint on the exterior of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 2673, a local house painter pulled his truck into the parking lot and offered his approval and encouragement.<\/p>\n<p>LaBaido&#8217;s tools were nothing special\u2014a ladder and a standard paint roller. 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