Introducing Fine Art to Graffiti

Spray paint meets canvas when inspiration flows from the fingers of Powder Springs local Melvin Hall, son of author Nathan Heard.

We've all heard the old cliché of the starving artist. In this respect, local painter Melvin Hall is no different. He doesn't make a fortune from selling his works of art, but then again, he doesn't really want to.  "I can't put a price on this. It was given to me for free," Hall said. "So I tell people to pay what you can." Hall's demeanor is strikingly humble with somewhat of a political air. One of the missions of Art By Hall Walls, LLC—a company started by Hall and his wife—is to help provide housing for the homeless. "I'll never let money rule me, but I will use money to help people," he said. The passion to help the homeless spurred from a number of vacant houses in his neighborhood. Tenants would come and go. In one case the …

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