Sunday, December 27, 2015

Monday Mural: Oakland's very own


This mural is hot off the presses, so to speak, and was made by Hector "Hex" Rios, a street artist with roots in LA.  It's gone up in the last week or so, which means a lot of the work was done during successive days of rain.  The composition highlights famous people associated with Oakland.  Perfect for a business called Oakland's Very Own.  Can you identify them all?

Welcome to Monday Mural: if you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme's for you.  Just follow the Linky steps below.  You decide what constitutes a mural.  Once you start looking, you find them everywhere.  Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward your mural finds posted this week.  Google+ users, please configure your post so we all can leave a comment.

"Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”  Rev. John Watson
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 7:00 PM
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10 comments:

  1. TomDecember 27, 2015 at 7:12 PM

    Nice Black and White with the hints of green.

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  2. biebkriebelsDecember 28, 2015 at 2:31 AM

    The people I don't recognize but it is a very nice mural, zo well painted. Btw the link isn't working today. I will try later one again.

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  3. Luis GomezDecember 28, 2015 at 7:50 AM

    This is wonderful!

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  4. William KendallDecember 28, 2015 at 8:03 AM

    Tom Hanks is from Oakland?

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    1. Oakland Daily PhotoDecember 30, 2015 at 10:17 AM

      Yep. Attended a local high school where he first got bitten by the acting bug.

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  5. Jackie McGuinnessDecember 28, 2015 at 8:13 AM

    I'm not good at recognizing folks but I think this is a lovely mural and tribute.

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  6. EG CameraGirlDecember 28, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    Very well done! I'm impressed!

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  7. RedPatDecember 28, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    It's a good one - I recognize most of them but not them all!

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  8. John @ Beans and I on the LooseDecember 28, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    The basketball player made me think of reading in the news this morning that Meadowlark Lemon (Harlem Globetrotters) passed away this weekend. Glad I got to watch him play. Funny and great at the same time.

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  9. Spare Parts and PicsDecember 29, 2015 at 6:41 PM

    That's a great mural. I can identify 4 of the 6, but not sure of 2 of them. Have a Happy New Year!

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