Murals and More

"This isn't a watercolor, it's a mural." - Erich Segal

Banner Mural

We spotted this British Columbia wildlife mural near the junction of the Island Highway (19) and the road to Sayward, Vancouver Island, B.C. The artist is not known to me.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Folksy and muted

I love the folksy theme and muted colors of this mural which, judging by the machine at the site, was still in progress when I took these shots.








Monday, November 09, 2009

Underwater


Swimmers on the Drive






Thursday, October 08, 2009

Demure


... and very pretty

Monday, October 05, 2009

Welcome to Penelope's

A surreal welcome to Penelope's - a Commercial Drive store that promises the shopper imported treats like alpaca ponchos and sweaters from Peru, and vivid silk/cotton scarves from India, Thailand, and Laos.



 

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Mystic moonscene

These two panels make up one moon-struck mural. The front says: "Whose idea was this to have the lover visible and the Beloved invisible?" - Rumi




Monday, September 28, 2009

Commercial Drive's Mardi Gras

The party is definitely Mardi on the mural that runs the length of this Commercial Drive establishment.



Thursday, September 24, 2009

WaaZuBee mountain

Not sure about the significance of this snowy mountaintop mural - another one in the Commercial Drive collection.

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