Vancouver mosaic

These scenes of multi-race, -age, and -ability are painted on the wall of a cultural center on Main Street in Vancouver.

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Happy B.C. Day!

Today is a holiday where I live. It's called B.C. Day—a day set aside to celebrate our province, British Columbia. This mural features the B.C. flag and a a few stylized sights of B.C.'s largest city, Vancouver (e.g. the downtown buildings and sails at B.C. Place bottom left). The mural is located in Vancouver. 

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Sandcastle fantasy

This mural depicting sandcastles by Elizabeth Hollick was painted on a wall facing Marine Drive in White Rock B.C. It recalls the glory days of the White Rock Sandcastle Festival.

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Start up the band!

It's been almost a year since I updated this blog! In that time I've collected a few more mural shots and even had some sent to me. So here goes for fresh start.

I'm beginning with a mural that's close to home. You'll find this lively musical scene in downtown Langley. It's painted on the back of McBurney's Coffee and Tea House, facing the plaza that joins Douglas Crescent with Fraser Highway. (It replaces the faded old buggy, that was starting to show its age.)

Alice on Crescent Beach

You'll find this sweet birthday greeting on a wall along the beach walk at Crescent Beach. (Obviously the taggers have found it too *sigh.*) Click to enlarge.

Native style

This mural is drawn in the style of Native art. Too bad it's tucked away in a back lane and easy to miss.

Oriental symbols

This dream-inspired mural (on Commercial Drive in Vancouver) is no doubt loaded with significance given the tiger, panda, lion and the palm trees that look a lot like Chinese characters.

Here it is, first stitched together with close-ups below.

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Bold and colorful

I've taken a bit of a break from the mural blog, but am ready to dive in again. This summer hasn't been as good for mural sightings as some others. But I have managed to gather a few goodies.

In the days ahead, I'll be posting my latest finds - mural photos collected along Commercial Drive in Vancouver. (Sorry, no street coordinates, but they were all sighted along Commercial Drive between East 1st Avenue and Venables.)

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Take a look at this beauty, painted on the side of a produce market. The rich colors and energetic figures make you want to move those piles of flats and boxes to get a better look!

(If anyone has more information about this or any mural you find posted here, please let me know and I'll gladly update with titles, artist names etc.)

New murals added Mondays and Thursdays.

Tulips, clogs and windmolen

Lynden Washington has a delightful mural wall on Front Street. Not surprisingly it's on Dutch theme. When we visited, about two weeks ago, the town was gearing up for Dutch Days, thus the sideways view of the first panel (there was a tent in the way).

Click on any picture to see a larger view.