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View Of Hills 2008, Artist: Gouveid, Back Of Parking Lot, San Jose, California

Cars Parked By Hills
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The mural on a wall next to the parking lot gave the appearance of cars parked by the foot of hills.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:42:12 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6541
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Mythic Creatures
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Several mythic creatures floated in the sky above the hills: a turtle, a feather, a fox, an eagle, a hummingbird, and a large bird's head.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:42:26 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6542
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The Signature
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The signature on the mural read, "Gouveid 2008."


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:42:51 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6544
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Full Moon Eye
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The eye of the big bird's head was a full moon. Designs on the bird's beak and head were the other phases of the moon.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:43:16 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6547
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Family Gazed
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A family group stood in silhouette and gazed out at the viewer.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:43:19 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6548
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Farmland
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The land below the hills was a flat valley filled with farmland.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:43:23 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6549
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Old Brick
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The wall below the mural was old brick where parked cars had gradually chipped away the plaster covering.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:43:31 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6550
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Foreground Tree
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A tree was painted in the foreground. It had the thick trunk of a mature tree.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:43:54 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6553
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Folks In Canoe
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Folks stood in a canoe and gazed at the passing valley.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:44:00 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6554
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Birds Soared
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Painted birds soared across the painted sky.


View Of Hills 2008 external link   •  Artist: Gouveid   •  Back Of Parking Lot external link   •  San Jose, California external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:44:13 Tuesday 29 May 2018)   •  (Date Published: Wednesday 11 July 2018)   •  © 2018 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C18_6555
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