Dawn Webb
Dawn Webb is one of 39 artists who have painted murals for the River Basin Mural Project being conducted by the City’s Public Art Committee, Community Redevelopment Agency and Fort Myers Mural Society. Dawn painted a mural of Fort Myers first African-American settlor, Nellis Tillis, who, with his wife, Ellen, were also the town’s first interracial couple.
Dawn is a proud born-and-raised Southwest Florida native. Born 
in Fort Myers, she has watched the city develop and grow since the 1970s. On the fine arts side, Dawn works in the medium of acrylic painting. But she is also a gifted tattoo artist. In that regard, she is most passionate about consulting with clients, designing custom tattoos, and giving them a comfortable tattoo experience.
Webb displayed her original paintings and prints in the lobby of her tattoo studio, Paradise Tattoo, which had been located on Fort Myers Beach for more than a decade. Sadly, she lost the studio and her portfolio of work in the surge generated by Hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. However, Dawn is determined to rebuild and continue the traditions she’s established at Paradise Tattoo.
Notwithstanding that setback, Dawn remains dedicated to the arts and her charitable work, which consists of donating fine art pieces to organizations such as the Cancer Sucks Foundation and the causes supported Shiprocked Cruise’s charity auctions.
For more information or to follow Dawn online, please visit www.paradisetattoofmb.com, www.instagram.com/dawnwebb and https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/paradise-tattoo-plans-to-open-new-location-uncertain-about-returning-to-fort-myers-beach/.
January 17, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.