In The News: Austin Peay alumna, artist makes splash with Titans’ A.J. Brown portrait
(Posted Feb. 5, 2021)
Austin Peay State University alumna Sarah Beth Bills recently made the news after she painted a likeness of Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown.
The Nashville artist and middle school art teacher has created her first larger-scale painting, one that features Brown. WKRN News 2 aired .
Bills told WKRN’s Kayla Anderson, “My family and I have always been Titans fans, so my brother is the one that really wanted me to do this painting.”
Bills tagged Brown on a Twitter video, and , “Amazing talent. I’ll sign it for you.” He kept his word, .
To see the full story, click on . USA Today’s Titans Wire also shared Bills’ story on Jan. 25. You can see .
To see a video of Bills working on the painting, .
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