Trucks, Buses
and Blooms
Trucks, Buses and Blossoms brings together the sensibilities of Tyla Parsons and John Mosser. United through vivid color and delicate yet kinetic linework, John's fascination with the sweeping power and elegance of transportation complements Tyla's bold use of hue to evoke the fleeting grace of blossoms drifting across a meadow. Through this shared visual language, Parsons and Mosser transform contrast into cohesion. Showing at Never Coffee in Portland from June 15-August 16 with viewing hours daily from 7am-6pm.
Featured Artists
Tyla Parsons
Tyla Parsons (b. 2004) is a self-taught, emerging artist based in Oregon, currently working at North Pole Studio. A recent graduate of Victory Academy in Sherwood, Tyla has cultivated a bold and expressive visual language through her mixed-media practice. Over the past five years, she has developed a distinctive, layered style characterized by rhythmic compositions that suggest blooming fields or bustling human gatherings evoking movement, emotion, and energy. Drawing from her deep love of fashion and beauty, Tyla brings an elegant sense of color, texture, and pattern to each piece. Her artistry extends beyond the canvas, reflected in her personal style from thoughtfully coordinated outfits to detailed nails and makeup. This holistic approach to aesthetics infuses her work with vibrancy, individuality, and a celebration of self-expression.
John Mosser
John Mosser (b. 1968) is a self-taught, established artist based in Portland, Oregon. For many years, he created work at Portland Art and Learning Studio, a fellow progressive art space that sadly closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This led to a temporary creative pause. In the summer of 2024, John returned to his practice with renewed energy, joining North Pole Studio and regaining access to the materials and community support vital to his work.
John is widely recognized for his extraordinary and prolific body of work, centered on dynamic studies of trucks. Evocative of a cubist sensibility, John translates the three-dimensional experience of place and movement into compelling two-dimensional compositions. His seemingly kinetic works reveal a deep fascination with motion and machinery, transforming mechanical subjects into vibrant, expressive forms.