A colorful, cartoon-like illustration of a fox with different colored stripes: blue, purple, yellow, red, orange and pink. Fox's head is triangular and white with red circles around its eyes. All four legs are visible, each with three long, black claws.

From large murals on the sides of buildings to small paintings on scrap wood and cardboard, local artist Reb Roberts is known for spreading joy throughout the Grand Rapids community. While he never had a formal art education, Roberts has not let this stifle his desire to make art. He creates spontaneously and paints what comes to him in the moment, incorporating what message he feels needs to be spread at any specific time or location. Using a variety of types of visual and verbal graffiti, he uses a combination of house paint, cardboard, paper, wood, metal, and other found materials. His artwork is full of quirky, colorful characters and animals with messages of hope, love, and happiness.