ART on the road III

Murals - paintings created on walls, or flat surfaces. Some not so flat, maybe flat-ish. My point being that while we were on the road trip all across the country were signs and murals. More on the signs later. I did not get near the pictures of murals we saw as we were flying down the road. Some you could see from the highways on barns and buildings but there was no place to pull over to take a photo.

It was inspirational to see color in so many places that you would not think of seeing murals. In Vancouver, B.C. they had a cement company, not only were the trucks colorful but the silos that stored materials were painted with great fun. Brew Pubs, warehouses, doughnut shops. In Anacortes, WA all over town they had a history of sorts, documenting people who were part of the making of the town, including Larry Kelly, the "King of Smugglers". In Idaho the mural is more of a relief sculpture done with glass.

Oregon had some of the most elaborate paintings, saw couple in Eugene and in Portland. Door County, WI had a unique work in progress. A old building that fisherman would write upon when they were there. It is now a art gallery but anyone that comes to visit is encouraged to make their mark. It has expanded out onto the rocks.

Here are a couple collages of some of the mural art seen from VA to WA, above, below and in-between.