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Thursday 2 May 2024
2024 Tall Red Hellebore, As A Flowering Plant, In The Front Yard, Eugene, Oregon
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Our tall red hellebore had flowered early in the winter, but its deep green leaves dominated its appearance. A closer view of one of our red hellebore blooms. The flower was deep red in its center, fading to a warm cream near its edges.
Related stories: 2021 Red Hellebore • 2022 Red Hellebore • 2023 Tall Red Hellebore

Wednesday 1 May 2024
"Battery Bridge" Street Mural, Artist: Talavera-Ballón, A Street Mural, Battery at Market Street, San Francisco, California
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Overflowing planters lined the sidewalk next to the mural. A sign was posted on the wall of the bridge described who, why, and how it was painted. The mural was painted in a variety of colors that were created to resemble swirling water. A view looking back at the mural from behind the police car. A pigeon had landed on the Battery Bridge and began to look for food on the green part of the mural. A sign on the wall of the bridge identified it as, "Battery Bridge." Another view, this time looking back at the mural from Market Street with a police car to the right.
Some related stories: "Bird" Mural 2015 • 3D Man • Oak Alley Murals • Flower Mural • Solidarity In The Struggle Mural • Sacramento Mural On Construction Fence • Honey Forever • 50 13th • Golden Market 2014 • CAT Rental Mural

Tuesday 30 April 2024
"Repeated Shapes" Mural, Rossi Mission SF, A Street Mural, 807 Valencia, San Francisco, California
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The right end of the mural ended near a closed door. Stickers appeared to have been stuck over the shapes. The signature read, "@Rossimissionsf" which was the name of the art studio. Cars were parked on the street, partly masking the lower part of the mural. A closer view of the shapes at angles on the wall. These shapes lacked a smile but retained the two plus signs. The mural ranged down the street covering the entire side of the building. The shapes resembled the letters "Mt" where each had a one-eyed smile and two plus signs. The shapes appeared to hover over rust-red dots. Another part of the mural had the shapes arranged at angles.
Some related stories: "Battery Bridge" Street Mural • Time To Drink Whiskey Mural 2018 • Eugene City Brewery • "Humanity Is The Key" Mural 2018 • California At Grant Mural • "Bird" Mural 2015 • Dear Mom • Murals In Improv Alley • Solidarity In The Struggle Mural • King Cloud Mural

Monday 29 April 2024
"Joy is the Fuel for our Collective" Mural, Artist: Alma Landeta, A Cuban/American Artist, Market Street and Octavia Street, San Francisco, California
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The mural was painted on the side of the LGBT Center at Market Street and Octavia Street in San Francisco. A closer view of the crowd on the mural showed that the people were celebrating joyously. A closer view of the title showed that each letter was painted in yellow and outlined in black. The title for the mural was, "Joy is the Fuel for our Collective Strength." A closer view of the rest of the celebrating people. A closer view of the people showed that the arms, hair, glasses, and purses of each was also outlined in black.
Some related stories: Luke Dragon • Juana Alicia • William Wetmore Story • Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith • Stephanie Scuris • Christopher Burch (@goya_goon) • Ila Rose • Ellen Picken • Bayne Gardner • Dave Rubin

Sunday 28 April 2024
Busy Mural 2018, Artist: Harumo Sato, United States Artist, San Francisco, California
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The lower left corner of the mural covered a small access door. The upper left corner of the mural featured another person's head upside down in another white bubble. Three fish swam along an abstract river. The section of wall, to the left of the window, was decorated with multiple shapes and colors. The artist's signature was painted atop a diagonal orange line. It read, HARUMO SATO 2018 This "Busy" mural occupied the entire side of a building. It was a complex mural with many unrelated items in it. A seven-legged squid gazed upward at its arrow head. The mural under the window had three colored polka dots, and three cloud-like shapes.
Some related stories: WK Interact • Victoria Smith • Roxy Paine • Amos Goildbaum • Chris Bolduc • Robert Hess • Dina Saadi • Rivelino • Kari Johnson • David Nash

Saturday 27 April 2024
Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station, 4th Street near Folsom Street, MUNI Central Subway, San Francisco, California
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A system map was posted on the inbound side of the platform. It showed the current location on a bold red line. A video display showed a series of photographs of art around San Francisco. Escalator led up and out, as well as down and onto the train platform. Abstract art decorated the wall above the entry booth of the Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station. A view of the street level entry to the Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station. Entry doors were on the left, with stairs and escalators to the right. The landing level of the Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station was much larger than expected.
Related stories: 4th Street Construction • Central Subway • Construction Of The Central Subway • Rose Pak Chinatown Station • Union Square Station

Friday 26 April 2024
Union Square Station, Geary Street Near Stockton Street, A MUNI Subway, San Francisco, California
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There were two sets of escalators to go up to and down from the street. This art decorated the halfway plaza. The platform at the Union Square Station was filled with people waiting to travel north toward Rose Pak Station or south toward Sunnyvdale. A system map across from the northbound platform showed that north would lead to the Rose Pak Station. A system map across from the southbound platform showed that south would lead to Sunnydale. A sign over the platform showed historic San Francisco MUNI photographs. A few folks took stairs up from the Union Square Station platform. The up escalator was filled with folks exiting the Union Square Station.
Related stories: 4th Street Construction • Central Subway • Construction Of The Central Subway • Rose Pak Chinatown Station • Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station

Thursday 25 April 2024
Rose Pak Chinatown Station, Stockton Street and Washington Street, A MUNI Subway, San Francisco, California
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The train was just pulling into the station on its way south towards Sunnydale. A view down the escalator from the landing to the platform. An historical image was displayed on a screen. Opposite the art were two sets of escalators. One lowered people down to the station. While the other raised people up to the street level. An arrangement of historical photographs was hung over the station platform. The new Rosa Pak station as it looked on a cloudy morning at the intersection of Stockton Street and Washington Street. This subway station was very deep underground. There were two sets of escalators, one led to this landing where this cut metal art was erected.
Related stories: 4th Street Construction • Central Subway • Construction Of The Central Subway • Union Square Station • Yerba Buena/Moscone Center Station

Wednesday 24 April 2024
"Girls Call The Shots" Mural 2019, An LGBT Mural, Artist: J. Manuel Carmon, 490 Grove Street, San Francisco, California
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Behind Drag Queen Juanita More was a sign that read, "21 Seeds." A slice of an orange floated among stars. The megaphone was followed by a butterfly, and then the legs of a woman wearing high heels rising upside-down from a clump of grass. An echoing heart floated above and to the right and above a bulldog's face. The dog leaked a rainbow. The mural was painted on the base of the building. Two people had just walked past it. At the left end of the mural was the title of the mural, "Girls Call The Shots." The artist's signature was also at this end of the mural.
Some related stories: BVHM Mural • St. Peter's Church • Folsom At 17th • "Fancy Headdress" Mural • "You Are Something Magical" Mural • Eugene City Brewery • Former Cal Naturals Mural • Underwater Mural • Overlapped Murals • Free Speech Mural

Tuesday 23 April 2024
2023 Chinatown Art, A San Francisco Neighborhood, San Francisco, California, As Part Of A US City
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A horse reared up behind a turtle. Perhaps the horse wanted the turtle to walk faster. Four statues were set on the sidewalk in front of an art store on Grant Street in San Francisco. A dog and a girl sat on a bench. A bear stood on a rock. A boy and girl held hands. And a lion stood on a pedestal.
Related stories: 2006 Chinatown • 2007 Chinatown • 2008 Chinatown • 2009 Chinatown • 2010 Chinatown • 2023 Chinatown

Monday 22 April 2024
"Humpback Whale"Sculpture, Artist: Reuben Rude, Made from Reclaimed Wood, John F. Kennedy Promenade, Golden Gate Park, San francisco, California
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The artist's signature was carved into the wood of the body that held up the tail. Paint on the street suggested what the Humpback whale would look like just below the water. The tail of the humpback whale sculpture rose from the street as if rising from the ocean. A closer view of the Humpback whale sculpture illustrated the use of white paint to suggest water falling off the whale's back. A closer view of the body holding up the tail of the Humpback whale sculpture revealed how tightly the pieces of wood were held together.. The humped back of the Humpback whale just partly rose from the surface of the street.
Related stories: "Abstract Art" Mural 2022 • "Crosswalk" Street Mural • Large Koi Fish Art • Triangles

Sunday 21 April 2024
"San Pedro Square" Mural 2019, Artist: Lila Gemellos, San Pedro Square, 87 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, California
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The title of the mural was painted on a painted arch. It read, "San Pedro Square." A closer view of the upper right corner of the San Pedro Square mural revealed a sign atop the "San Pedro Square Market." The "San Pedro Square" mural occupied the back of a large building in downtown San Jose. A closer view of the left side of the San Pedro Square mural revealed many of the buildings in downtown San Jose. Near the bottom was the California Theater. The artist's signature was painted just to the right of a pink scooter rider. That signature read: Lila Gemellos 9-27/2019 A closer view of a plaza with many folks wandering on a sunny day. A fish sculpture was at the left end of the plaza.
Some related stories: Mark Rivera • P Vandenberge • Adrian Aris • Nathan Richard Phelps • Sarah Sze • Hyuro • Maren Conrad • Elliott C Nathan • PixelPancho • Lori Ann David

Saturday 20 April 2024
BVHM Mural, Artist: Buena Vista Horace Mann Students, Buena Vista Horace Mann School, 3351 23rd Street, San Francisco, California
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A closer view of the next section of the mural revealed either a cat or an owl trying to hide behind an abstract leaf. A closer view of the far left end of the mural was also abstract. A little further down the wall was the face of an abstract creature. A closer view of the section of the wall just to the left of the "B.V.H.M," title. The mural as a whole appeared to be a series of organic abstract designs. The "B.V.H.M," title was part of an abstract section section of wall. The title of the mural was, "B.V.H.M," which stood for Buena Vista Horace Mann, The mural extended down the whole length of the school's wall.
Some related stories: Folsom At 17th • Sunglasses • Puntarenas Costa Rica • Market Street at 10th • Carlin's Cafe Mural • "Battery Bridge" Street Mural • Huckleberry Bicycles • "Bird" Mural 2015 • "House With Face" Mural • "A Sunday Afternoon At Dolores Park" Mural 2009

Friday 19 April 2024
2023 Graffiti On Walls, As A Mode Of U.S. Deconstruction, San Francisco, California
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The word "J4F" was painted on the same wall further down the alley. Bright red paint appeared to have erased previous graffiti, and had later been graffitied again. A light brown word and arrow were outlined in white on an alley just off Stockton Street.
Related stories: Erased Graffiti • Graffiti Generally • Graffiti On Doors • Graffiti On Glass • Graffiti On Walls

Thursday 18 April 2024
"Me Ow" Restaurant Seat Extensions Mural, Artist: Hiericbro, Near Ivy Street, San Francisco, California
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An outdoor eating area occupied parking spaces. On the end of the seating area was a raccoon who held a drink with a straw in the cup. The raccoon said, "Sip Hayes Valley." The street face of the seating extension was decorated with a sleeping tiger. A cup near the tiger's nose read, "Me Ow." The artist's signature was boldly painted over the tiger's tail. That signature read, Hiericbro EB
Some related stories: Erased Mural • Seating Extension • Murals In Central Subway • Railroad Murals • Mural On Fence • Interior • Murals On Bridges • Window Murals • Counterfeit Murals • Advertising Murals

Wednesday 17 April 2024
"Ship's Wheel" Windows Mural, 1AM Studio Muralists, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California
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A ship's wheel mural was painted on the glass of a window on the middle level of the Embarcadero Center. A suggestion of a crab was painted in the center of the ship's wheel.
Some related stories: Poppies Windows Mural • "Building Tops" Windows Mural • Small Drawings Windows Mural • Mitt Window Mural • Heart Slingshot Mural • Flowers Mural 2012 • Apparel City Mural • Fish Mural • Churchill Bar Mural • Claude Alley Mural 2012

Tuesday 16 April 2024
2024 Amber Glow Tulip, A Flowering Plant, Front Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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Two other amber glow tulips grew in the front yard near the driveway and just behind the sidewalk. One was in full bloom, and the other hadn't yet shown a bud. Two amber glow tulips bloomed next to the neighbor's side of the front yard, and just inside from the sidewalk. Two others were just beginning to come up. And one bud was just aglow.
Related stories: 2021 Amber Glow Tulip • 2023 Amber Glow Tulip

Monday 15 April 2024
2024 Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine"), A Flowering Plant, Back Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of one of the four clusters of flowers on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant. Later in april, several of the flowers of one of the clusters had fallen off. In July, our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant was in full bloom in the "Beast" raised garden bed in our back yard. A closer view of one of the clusters of blooms on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant. Two of the clusters of flowers on our Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant had completed fallen, while another had a single bloom, and a fourth had only retained 7 blooms. The label for this Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine") plant had originally been placed vertically, but had since fallen on its side.
Related stories: 2021 Abelia Grandiflora • 2022 Abelia Grandiflora • 2023 Abelia Grandiflora ("Funshine")

Sunday 14 April 2024
Community Thrift Store, Murals On Side Of Store, Assorted Artists, 625 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California
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The next mural was partly defaced by two stickers and a 1 hour parking sign. This mural was drawn in the style of graffiti. The next mural was painted on a column between other murals. It depicted a stack of persons with the top person an ape holding a barrel overhead. A skull mural was painted on the side wall of the Community Thrift Store, at 625 Valencia Street. The base of the wall mural was also covered in graffiti. The mural to the right of the skull depicted a frog surrounded by mushrooms. This column between murals depicted two palm trees growing among fried egg circles. The next mural depicted a frog wearing a space helmet. This mural was painted by the artist named Griffin One.
Some related stories: Gem Circle • 50 13th • CAT Rental Mural • Folks Mural • Overlapped Murals • Systems Mural Project • Underwater Mural • Cityscape Mural 2000 • "Bird" Mural 2015 • #Water Writes

Saturday 13 April 2024
Stickers, As Art or Deconstruction, Found In, Florence,Oregon
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A utility box had a few stickers stuck to it. There was a face, as well as graffiti lettering on stickers. The utility box stood between hedges that separated a park from the sidewalk.
Related stories: Art Found In • Beach Day • Former Siuslaw Ferry • Old Town Park • Signs • Siuslaw Bridge

Friday 12 April 2024
"Honey Bear"Mural, Artist: Fnnch, A Street Mural, As A Form Of Art, San Jose, California
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California poppies were painted on the front of the same house. The poppies were painted between the windows of two levels. A honey bear was painted on the wall of the steps leading up to a house. To the bear's right was a California Poppy. A San Francisco Giant's baseball hat was on the bear's head.
Related stories: "My First Stencil" Mural On Fence • Honey Bears Mural

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