Central Texas artist paints large mural of 'The Dude' from 'Big Lebowski' in San Marcos

Ramon Alvarez painted this piece of The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" this year during an event in downtown San Marcos. Ramon Alvarez painted this piece of The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" this year during an event in downtown San Marcos. Photo: Courtesy Photo/Ramon Alvarez/Instagram Photo: Courtesy Photo/Ramon Alvarez/Instagram Image 1 of / 89 Caption Close Central Texas artist paints large mural of 'The Dude' from 'Big Lebowski' in San Marcos 1 / 89 Back to Gallery

Everybody knows The Dude. His Dudeness. El Duderino.

The Highest dude of dudes from the cult classic “The Big Lebowski” has been honored once again for his righteousness by artist Ramon Alvarez in detailed mural in downtown San Marcos.

Alvarez started the mural during the Wine and Art Walk in April, and people attending the event got a chance to watch Alvarez work on the iconic character.

“It’s a classic. It’s a movie that I love, [I] just happened to be thinking about it,” said Alvarez, who took at least a week to finish up the large mural. “I like to take my time.”

Alvarez has done murals across Central Texas, with several pieces in San Antonio, Austin and Wimberley during the past five years.

RELATED: Young San Antonio girl is the subject of giant downtown painting

One of his pieces in San Antonio, a large teal and green peacock with accents of yellow, blue and orange, was painted in 2014 on a building off San Pedro Avenue during an event organized by The Paintyard. He said many of his murals have since been painted over for other murals to take their place.

He currently works out of the San Marcos business, 78666 Customs, which is located next to the Lebowski mural and many others.

The Dude mural is part of “Graffiti Alley,” which Samantha Armbruster with the city of San Marcos said has fueled lots of tourism to the city. Located at 151 S. LBJ Drive, “Graffiti Alley” has other cool murals, including a “Jetsons”-themed work of art.

RELATED: A primer on public art in San Antonio

Graffiti Alley is a great place to take your friends, and it’ll be a great explosion of color for parents with 8-year-olds.

You can take your special lady — er lady friend — down to “Kissing Alley” while you’re in the neighborhood, which is at 127 E. Hopkins St.

Click through the slideshow to see photos of some of Alvarez’s work, "The Big Lebowski" explained and what the movie's cast members are doing now.

If you happen to not like any of these murals … “Yeah, well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.”

twhite@mysa.com

Twitter: @tylerlwhite