An amateur artist has gone viral on Reddit after painting a photo he took a few years ago in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Jaron Churchwell took a screenshot from a video he took in his car and after the years went by he decided to paint the exact picture.

Churchwell told Newsflare: "I had taken a picture of a sunset in my side-view mirror while riding around with my wife a couple of years ago. I've always loved the colours and the contrast of the picture, so I wanted to try to capture that in a painting.

"It was super fun to work on and it turned out better than I thought it would! My painting technique, or lack thereof, and the sound in the video has been pretty polarizing, but it has gotten a great response overall on Reddit and TikTok.

"I’ve been painting on and off for about eight years. I’ve never had any formal training, I just kind of picked it up one day and have done it semi-regularly since. While I’ve had more luck selling my paintings in the past year, it’s very much still a hobby."

Churchwell painted this art on January 18, 2021.

I had taken a picture of a sunset in my side view mirror while riding around with my wife a couple of years ago. I've always loved the colors and the contrast of the picture, so I wanted to try to capture that in a painting. It was super fun to work on and it turned out better than I thought it would! My painting technique (or lack thereof) and the sound in the video has been pretty polarizing, but it has gotten a great response overall on Reddit and TikTok.


I’ve been painting on and off for about 8 years. I’ve never had any formal training, I just kind of picked it up one day and have done it semi regularly since. While I’ve had more luck selling my paintings in the past year, it’s very much still a hobby.