High atop a massive grain elevator in the middle of Minot, North Dakota, artist Guido van Helten swipes a concrete wall with ...

Australian artist Guido Van Helten is known for his large-scale murals, often painted on abandoned industrial sites. Now he's telling the stories of McKinney, Texas, on the sides of its grain silos.

Australian artist Guido Van Helten is known for his large-scale murals, often painted on abandoned industrial sites. Now he's telling the stories of McKinney, Texas, on the sides of its grain silos.

Okuda San Miguel, the Madrid muralist known simply as Okuda by arts aficionados, will lead the $750,000 effort to paint a series of 70-year-old silos in Saginaw’s Old Town business district.

It's being painted on grain silos that sit along the train tracks near the intersection of M-62 and Elkhart Road. When finished, it will depict a train going through the town, with flowers and trees.