Maria Larson’s ‘Sandpoint Now and Then’ mural depicts local identity » Sandpoint Reader

Maria Larson’s ‘Sandpoint Now and Then’ mural depicts local identity » Sandpoint Reader

By Alyssa DuVallReader Contributor As color painted boldly across the gray of the taupe brick and cinder block exterior of Sandpoint Super Drug, cars passed by with windows rolled down and smiling passengers shouting, “Thank you!” and, “It’s beautiful!” and, “We love you!”  Local artist Maria Larson and her husband, Lars, were busy covering the 45-foot wall with the “Sandpoint Now and Then” mural — a vivid, custom painting commissioned by Sandpo…