Artist Terrence Meehan, a Homewood native, created several digital art pieces inspired by popular events and places in the Village of Homewood. Meehan’s art is now displayed at the Village Hall.
Some of the most notable pieces depict Homewood’s annual Holiday Lights and Drivin’ the Dixie events, and the Izaak Walton Preserve.
“Homewood was the focus of my ideas, but I’m trying to do the whole South Suburbs,” Meehan said.
Meehan has been doing art for many years. He is a graphic designer by trade and started out as an oil painter, he said.
A couple other projects he’s working on are for South Suburban College in South Holland for their jazz concert. Meehan also has another one in the works for Flossmoor, Dolton and Oak Forest, he said.
“I’m trying to find iconic events and points of interest in the South Suburbs that I can illustrate and turn into a poster,” Meehan said.
The process consists of looking at reference pictures from the events or from the area, then composing them into a poster that fits the format. From there, the text is laid out, he said.
“I tried different options, like the typical print to order sites and things, but I wasn’t happy with the product that I was getting when I would sample them,” Meehan said, adding, “so I found a company. We print as few as 10 posters at a time at a pretty low price, and the quality is excellent.”
“I’m looking for things that people talk about, and feel are emblematic of the communities they represent,” Meehan said.
He first got the idea for these projects about three years ago. He attributes his inspiration to the South Shore posters, and tries to replicate that same type of vintage style, he said.
“It’s almost like a travel type of thing just letting people know what’s out there,” Meehan said.
“Terry’s pictures absolutely transforms the second floor lobby area,” Homewood Village Manager Napoleon Haney said, adding, “we’re grateful that he parted with the art pieces so that we could display his work for visitors to enjoy for years to come.”
To view more of Meehan’s work, people can visit https://inthesouthsuburbs.com/.
