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Sunday, January 28, 2018

Monday Mural: Gandhi's words

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This inspiring quote can be found on a wall in downtown Oakland.  Words to live by.  This is my last mural post as host of Monday Mural.  ...
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Sunday, January 21, 2018

Monday Mural: Ursa Major Ursa Minor

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Found in the Laurel District, this is the companion piece to the starry bear posted a month ago.  This one was a little tougher to photogr...
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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Monday Mural: do not enter

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I found this while wandering around West Oakland.  I don't care if the rock has a smiley face on it.  The side glance on the flamingo ...
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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Monday Mural: Afrikatown

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I love the warm expression on this woman's face.  The mural is found in West Oakland and was conceived and executed by several communi...
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Sunday, December 31, 2017

Monday Mural: Korean hanbok

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This graceful image was a delightful surprise.  I happened to be driving down the street and glanced over my shoulder and there it was.  I...
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Sunday, December 24, 2017

Monday Mural: California grizzly

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I found this mural by Roger Peet in the Laurel District in East Oakland.  Although the grizzly bear is on the California flag, grizzlies n...
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Sunday, December 17, 2017

Monday Mural: a new GATS

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This restaurant must have a new owner.  How do I know?  Because the name has changed (duh) and there's a new mural on the wall!  This ...
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Sunday, December 10, 2017

Monday Mural: in the shade of a windmill

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This very cool oak tree is painted on a wall under the gaze of a very old windmill.  Don't know who painted this but I like its linear...
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Sunday, December 3, 2017

Monday Mural: magic mushroom

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Here's another mystical mural from Ernest Doty.  He's been featured in Monday Murals many times.  What I like about this mural in ...
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Sunday, November 26, 2017

Monday Mural: crouching tiger

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This large tiger and cub mural is found in the Uptown neighborhood on a Korean BBQ joint.  It was done in 2015 by No One.  Unfortunately, ...
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Sunday, November 19, 2017

Monday Mural: West Coast Blues

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This large scale mural by Griffin One is found on MLKing Blvd. in West Oakland.  As you can imagine, it was hard to get a shot of the ...
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Sunday, November 12, 2017

Monday Mural: bandaloop

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This mural is found on the West Oakland Studio of Bandaloop, an Oakland dance troupe.  I have no idea how the image relates to the company...
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Sunday, November 5, 2017

Monday Mural: Aztec circle

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Another mural with Aztec roots crossed my path recently.  This is on a downtown parking lot wall.  Sadly, I didn't see a signature.  I...
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Sunday, October 22, 2017

Monday Mural: Aztec echos

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Found in East Oakland, I think this mural's abstract quality has roots in Aztec iconography.  I've seen circles and scrolls like t...
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Sunday, October 15, 2017

Monday Mural: magic breath

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Found in the Fruitvale District.  I love the magical realism that you find in so much Latino art.  I don't know who she represents but...
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Sunday, October 8, 2017

Monday Mural: fish tondo

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Found in Solano Way alley in East Oakland.  By FBRC.  At first I assumed they were carp.  But I thought their faces looked more like birds...
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Sunday, October 1, 2017

Monday Mural: someone's hungry

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Found this fence illustration in the industrial section of West Oakland.  I love that old rail tracks run right in to her mouth.  Painted ...
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Sunday, September 24, 2017

Monday Mural: wolf hound

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This mural decorates the side wall of a newish bar called, what else, the Wolf Hound.  The evolution of the dog's form is the most int...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017

Monday Mural: Muay Thai

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This bright mural calls your attention as you drive by.  Very effective mixture of mural and advertising.  I didn't see a signature.  ...
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Sunday, September 10, 2017

Monday Mural: slam dunk

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This fabulous new mural has the quirkiest POV I've yet to see.  For the uninitiated, this is an image of Golden State Warrior Kevin D...
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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Monday Mural: land of the free

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This is a pretty busy mural with lots going on.  I would have called it "smashing bear" but Land of the Free is tacked on right ...
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Sunday, August 27, 2017

Monday Mural: tree frog

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This is part of a large mural in West Oakland.  Quite a while back I showed a different portion featuring a hummingbird.  For all kinds of...
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Sunday, August 20, 2017

Monday Mural: heart felt

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Fabian Marquez did this piece on a wall in Chinatown.  He seems to be fascinated by the human heart, since I've seen a number of these...
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Sunday, August 13, 2017

Monday Mural: almost caught

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Another Chinatown mural but I'm not sure if it is by the Dragon School or not.  What I am sure of is that this composition is full of ...
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Sunday, August 6, 2017

Monday Mural: masks

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Found on San Pablo Avenue in West Oakland.  Too ambiguous for me but there's a definite aura of sadness. Welcome to Monday Mural.  I...
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Sunday, July 30, 2017

Monday Mural

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Sorry, no Monday Mural this week.  Computer woes.
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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Monday Mural: Chrome king

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This image stopped me in my tracks.  Vogue's chrome skull is so realistic that it's hard to believe it isn't chrome or 3-D.  A...
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Sunday, July 16, 2017

Monday Mural: Won Kee Supermarket

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Walking about Chinatown, this mural caught my eye because it's so different.  Surrounded by a multitude of dragon images, kung fu mast...
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Sunday, July 9, 2017

Monday Mural: the mighty pen

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Saw this one while driving down Telegraph Avenue.  It took me the longest time to figure out what was in the hand.  I thought, sword?  gun...
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Sunday, July 2, 2017

Monday Mural: jump on in

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This wonderful mosaic mural decorates a local public pool.  On the other side of the stairway is another mosaic of a girl jumping into the...
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Sunday, June 25, 2017

Monday Mural: wild kingdom

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Found this wild looking mural on the side of a building in West Oakland.  The animals are not your Disney woodland creatures.  These look ...
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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Monday Mural: smash patriarchy

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Another wonderful mural by Peskador in West Oakland.  He just refuses to be constrained by a single style.  Be sure to check out the geome...
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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Monday Mural: the corner tropics

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Found this tropical mural by Malcom Stuart in Jingletown.  It curves around the corner of the building and features psychedelic 3-D geckos...
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Sunday, June 4, 2017

Monday Mural: Ghost Ship

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In December there was a terrible fire in an Oakland warehouse where 36 people lost their lives.  Near the warehouse site, this mural has g...
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Sunday, May 28, 2017

Monday Mural: visit Oakland

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The downtown Marriott now has a large mural by Illuminaries advertising many of Oakland's sights.  If you look carefully you'll se...
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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Monday Mural: abuelita

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This mural of a girl and her grannie is on the other side of the building shown last week.  A sweet image of familial love.  The furry loo...
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Sunday, May 14, 2017

Monday Mural: quetzal bird

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This mural is found on Foothill Blvd. in East Oakland.  In the long tradition of Mexican murals, there is pointed social-political comment...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

skateboard park

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It was fun to watch all the guys (yes, almost exclusively boys and men) practicing their sport.  I failed to get a shot of someone in the ...
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Sunday, May 7, 2017

Monday Mural: Aztec pyramid

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Here's another creation from the Community Rejuvenation Project.  They had the difficult task of painting on brick but were undaunted....
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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

plein air artist

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I couldn't believe my eyes when I spotted an artist at an easel set up in the street.  I'm used to seeing spray can work in the in...
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Sunday, April 30, 2017

Monday Mural: another Doty bird

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Another fabulous bird by Ernest Doty.  It's on a side of an apartment building over looking a gas station.  This is the best shot I co...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

American Steel sculpture

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While driving through West Oakland I saw this new sculpture in the holding yard for the work of Karen Cusolito.  I'm not sure this ...
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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Monday Mural: foxy lady

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This is pretty bizarre, wouldn't you agree?  Catching a glimpse of it,  I immediately pulled over to get a shot.   Actually she looks ...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Church of Tonga

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The Church of Tonga is situated in the San Antonio district in East Oakland.  The brightly painted church rises above the neighborhood and...
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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Monday Mural: Warriors mural

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A new mural which faces the 880 freeway alludes to the electric performance of Steph Curry and his Warrior teammates.  Fittingly, Illumina...
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Sunday, April 9, 2017

Monday Mural: mujer muralista

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I love everything about this mural.  The composition, colors, technique--everything.  For some reason this one just makes me happy.  From ...
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Sunday, April 2, 2017

Monday Mural: family tree

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This mural appears to be based on family photos.  It's a wrap-around mural that goes around the corner and shows more photos.  Notice ...
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Sunday, March 26, 2017

Monday Mural: rabbit carp

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Along the edge of Chinatown near the 880 freeway stands a running frieze of colorful murals.  This one caught my fancy because it blends t...
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Sunday, March 19, 2017

Monday Mural: eye full of dragons

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Above the black and gold dragons, which are somewhat obscured by thoughtless tagging, is another dragon.  The style is way different and t...
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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Monday Mural: Polly want a cracker?

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This large parrot (or possibly a parakeet) head adorns a neighborhood market wall on the corner of 14th Avenue and E. 18th Street.  It is ...
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