Sorry, no Monday Mural today.  Meet you back here next week.  Happy Holidays to all.

Another mural by Omael found in Chinatown.  I showed you this one in September. Welcome to Monday Mural.  If you like murals or have a ...

If you've got a good plumber, you can indeed live in peace.  Spotted in North Oakland. Welcome to Monday Mural:  if you like murals ...

This mural can be found off Park Blvd. near Lake Merritt.  It has an interesting mixture of elements from multiple cultures.  I like the d...

This urban farm in on a busy intersection in the Temescal District.  Long ago a bank and movie theater stood on this lot.  They both remai...

It's that time of year when we start looking for the perfect Christmas tree.  Apparently this guy found his at a nearby tree lot.

I found this mural on the Oakland-Berkeley border next to the Ashby BART station.  It was only recently completed in October and as part o...

Many murals can be found downtown on parking lot walls.  This one is by Girl Mobb and features it's pink suited...what?  Astronaut?  L...

Another mural from Dragon School.  To my eye this looks like Toshiro Mifune from one of his classic samurai movies directed by Akira Kuros...

Dragon School creates more than dragon images.  This portrait of Malcolm X is particularly impressive even though constrained by the black...

Another dramatic mural on the edge of Chinatown.  And more trash bins obscuring the signature.  Not that I could read it anyway.  Again, t...

I know, too bad about the dumpster, the phone on the wall, and the seeming tagging.  But check out the dynamism of the image.  The dragon ...

Who do you think will win this face off?  This multi-artist effort can be found in Chinatown.  I recognize some of the names but don't...

Meet Andrew, who I ran into while he was working on a new mural in Chinatown.  His initials are ARF, which he thinks may explain his fasci...

This bird by Doty adorns a corrugated roll-up window at The Layover , a bar/performance space/gallery.  The owner was about to roll up...

On a recent trip through Chinatown, I was startled to see dragon murals everywhere.  They are distinctive due to their predominate colors ...

I'm assuming this is a shop for hair extensions.  But I was amused nonetheless.

At first all I saw was a swirl of color.  It took me a while to see the composition of two cocks fighting.  The delicacy of the colors and...

You can tell it was a warm day.  Most people were clustering under the shade trees.

Here's a new contribution to the mural scene by Bip, an anonymous street artist.  He's from the New Haven area but has done wall a...

Oakland is full of lovely old apartment buildings like this one.  Because housing has gotten so expensive, there is now a building boom go...

I found this mural on the side of an art gallery on the edge of Chinatown.  I couldn't find a signature, but I'd lay down money th...

As you can tell, the weather around here has been pretty nice.  Sunny and pleasantly warm but with evening fog to cool us down.  Linked to...

A community building in a Chinatown park.

This charming panda, by Crayone , was found on another Chinatown wall.  His website says he's a San Francisco artist, but his phone nu...

On Saturdays and Sundays Chinatown is really hopping.  You can find just about any vegetable known to man.

While walking in Chinatown the other day, I came upon a trove of new (at least to me) murals.  Here's one of Bruce Lee on the second s...

Here's another section of mural alley otherwise known as Solano Way.  Yoda sits on a lotus blossom just like the Buddha.  Are those li...

This enterprising fashion designer has her shop and dressing room on wheels and can be found at several summer fairs.  There's always ...

A great player and an even greater gentleman.  Rest in Peace, Nate the Great. 

Solano Way in East Oakland is chock full of street art, much of it changing over time.  I've previously shown you many compositions he...

This mural was a collaboration between the Montclair business district and the local high school.  It is painted on the side of a local ph...

A blooming agave is a sight to see.  When the blooming sprout first occurred it appeared to be a giant asparagus spear, at least 15 feet h...

Here's another mural by Doty that represents a new theme and style for him.  This is the third one I've found.  I showed you this ...

Frank Rowicki did these oil portraits of iconic Oakland scenes around Lake Merritt.  He donated them to what I assume is the Grand Avenue...

This alien tried to camouflage himself as a clown, but we won't be fooled.  The mural is done by Colombo and can be found on the Oakla...

I love this mural.  It's like she's channeling cosmic energy through her eyes.  She doesn't need that razor wire crown to make...

Facing the parking lot of this convenience store is this cartoon mural of Yosemite Sam and Wylie Coyote.  I can read Pow and Boom but not ...

Pretty much how Dub Nation is feeling about the Warriors losing the NBA Finals.  Nooooo!

It looks like lots of tattoos are a requirement for employment at the Avenue.  Spotted at the annual Temescal Street Fair.

This series of faces can be found in a driveway just off Grand Avenue.  I don't know the artist, but I've seen his work before.  V...

This is the other side of the Engineers and Scientist union mural I showed you a couple of weeks ago.  I really like the reference to the ...

This fantastic mural covers the side of the Steele Dive Shop.  It's a new addition to a long lived business. Welcome to Monday Mural...

Has fishing season started yet?

This is déjà vu all over again.  For the second year in a row the Golden State Warriors have battled their way to the NBA championship fin...

This month's theme is shadow and light.  Here is a late afternoon scene on the estuary near Jack London Square.  Linked to City Daily ...

This colorful mural is on the front of the building that houses Local 20 of the Engineers and Scientists of California.  It's found do...

This seems like a pretty gentle image of life, especially for a street artist.  Unless there's an irony here that I'm missing.  ...

She came all the way from Paris and now lays at rest in Oakland's Mt. View Cemetery.  Linked to ABC Wednesday .

This composition is next to the gargoyles shown you a few weeks ago which must have inspired another street artist.  It seems like it woul...