Six native East Texas flowers soon will stand nearly 40-feet high as they transform a 5,300-square-foot wall in downtown Longview into a work of art. Meanwhile, a woman with flowing red hair now lives downtown and the notes from her flute burst from what was once a plain brick wall. Those […]
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Costa Mesa murals draw national spotlight as city is named top destination for outdoor art
The national Men’s Journal magazine recently listed the city of Costa Mesa among its “top destinations for outdoor art,” alongside well-known metropolitan areas — Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia — and some under-the-radar spots, where murals encourage art appreciation al fresco. “Nicknamed the ‘City of the Arts,’ it appears no canvas […]
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This spring, use murals to live in color and embrace the weird
Racheal Jackson’s house in Vancouver, Washington, looks like a modern art installation. There’s a painted yellow arch in her entryway, a pink loop in her living room, and stripes running through her basement and down the side of her house. Bright and happy colors that shout, “Look at me!” Jackson […]
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Wall murals are making a comeback, and they’re easier than you think | Food + Living
When Reenie Chase thinks of murals as home decor, her mind travels back to the chateau in the South of France where she once lived for a year. “There was an old, painted mural in the dining room,” she says. “It wrapped all the way around with plaster chipping off […]