Inside Track: McLemore’s artistic skills make messages pop

Randy McLemore’s hand-painted signs add a certain flair to today’s cluster of neon and
LED messages. Courtesy Randy McLemore

Most artists’ handiwork is displayed in art galleries or at private viewings. Randy McLemore’s craftsmanship can be viewed along highways, sidewalks, storefront windows, interior signs and more.

Four years ago, McLemore launched his Grand Rapids-based Flourish! Sign Painter, putting his visual know-how to effective use thanks in part to the graphic design degree he earned from Western Michigan University in 1989, where he learned how to make visual communication clear, concise and aesthetically pleasing.

Following college, McLemore worked stints in computer graphics for a number of eclectic nonprofit and for-profit organizations including Grand Rapids First Church in Wyoming; Barfuss Creative Services; Grand Rapids Community College; and Flashes of Allegan. He ultimately concluded working in advertising wasn’t for…

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