I am an artist from North Central Florida focused on large scale public art projects. I specialize in painting murals and augmented reality development for public art. I love the intersection of these two art forms, combining traditional influences with modern technologies to create interactive installations that engage the public in a variety of entirely new ways.
I use my artwork as a vessel for storytelling to add enrichment to local communites and inspire positive impacts in this world. One of the ways that I achieve these goals is by working together with nonprofits and other charitable organizations to amplify and support the positive messages that I believe in. Using public art, I strive to leave the world a better place than when I found it.
Drake Arnold is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in murals, AR and VR development; blending traditional and digital media to create immersive experiences. His paintings, crafted with aerosol and acrylic, range from intimate studio pieces to large-scale public mural installations.
On the digital side, his expertise includes animation, interactive design, virtual and augmented reality, projection mapping, and 3D printing. In 2018, Drake launched an innovative augmented reality mobile app that brings his murals and artworks to life in interactive 3D space. In more recent years he has been captivated with WebXR and creating custom immersive VR experiences.
In 2025 he released his first VR/AR multi-platform public art projects in Columbia, South Carolina. His artistic style is a vibrant fusion of natural elements, geometric patterns, psychedelia, fantasy, surrealism, and classical influences, offering viewers a unique and thought-provoking perspective.
When he is not creating artwork, he is usually spending time with his family, raising his daughter and working on his permaculture inspired food forest in the swamp-lands of North Central Florida.
OcalaGazette.com - "Drake Arnold’s life in 3D"
Ocala-News.com - "Nationally Recognized Ocala Artist Creating New Mural"
OcalaGazette.com - "Painting Awareness"
Ocala.com - "New wildlife mural along NE 36th Avenue in Ocala"
WCJB.com - "Unveiling of mural depicting the wildlife of Ocklawaha River"
Equally at home in the studio or out in the field, I enjoy getting my hands dirty with traditional media. I primarily use acrylic and aerosol paint for my finished work. I have been live painting at music festivals since 2013 and have been a featured artists at events internationally and all across the country. I love doing murals and large scale public art projects. Watch me paint a landscape here.
In 2018 I developed an Aumented Reality mobile app. The app uses image recognition software to recognize my paintings, then it overlays custom 3D animations that I have created specifically to match each piece of artwork. As you walk around and view the artwork from different angles, you can see the corresponding 3D animation play interactivly from the same veiwing angle. Check out the AR app here.
I have created hours worth of 3D fractal animations and other video content that I use for projects such as live visuals and projection mapping for musicians and events. Watch my projection mapping here. I have even created custom projection mapped art installation that are site specifc for festivals and events. Watch one of my installations here.
Fractal Spirit is an apparel company and artist collective that I created as a platform to share artwork and create merchandise for fellow artists. I design and release all of my own merchandise and clothing through Fractal Spirit as well as helping other artists, musicians and organizations with their merchandise as well. Visit the Fractal Spirit website here.
