Meet Eric Fernung

Indiana artist, painter, muralist, and photographer creating nature-inspired artwork that brings spaces to life.

My work blends craftsmanship, intuition, and a deep connection to the landscapes that shaped me.


I’m an Indiana-based painter, muralist, and photographer creating work that bridges fine art, nature, and personal mythology. My practice lives at the intersection of craftsmanship and intuition: part naturalist, part storyteller, part explorer of the inner world.

My earliest years were spent on a rural farm in east-central Indiana, surrounded by woods, fields, and the quiet rhythms of land. That solitude taught me how to pay attention—how light moves through trees, how colors shift with weather, and how places can hold emotion. Those early impressions still guide everything I make.

I studied photography at Indiana Wesleyan University and spent my twenties traveling through Europe and South Korea, teaching, creating, and learning how different cultures understand beauty. Photography sharpened my eye; travel expanded my perspective. Eventually those experiences came home with me and evolved into the body of work I’m known for today.

In 2020, I founded Fernung Artistry, a studio dedicated to immersive murals, custom paintings, and specialty finishes. My murals appear in homes, restaurants, cabins, and public spaces across the Midwest—each one designed to transform a room into an environment you can feel. My work often draws from the forests, rivers, and skies of Indiana, blending realism with mood, atmosphere, and a subtle sense of the surreal.



Beyond client work, I’m continually developing personal projects—photography series, fine-art canvases, experimental textures, sculptural wall finishes, and naturalist field-guide concepts inspired by the landscapes that shaped me. These pieces form the core of my artistic identity: raw, emotional, nature-driven, and deeply connected to memory.

I believe art should make spaces feel alive. It should hold story, invite presence, and create a sense of belonging. Whether I’m painting a quiet forest interior, designing a mural for a business, or building a long-form project inspired by foraging, geometry, or ancestral symbolism, my goal is always the same: to make something honest, beautiful, and profoundly human.

If you’re here, welcome. I’m glad you’ve stepped into my world. There’s so much more growing here.