Jacquelin de Leon mural in progress (https://www.jacquelindeleon.com/).
Mural in Progress on East Taylor Street
Coastal Baths Mural
This mural is by Jacquelin de Leon (https://www.jacquelindeleon.com/). It is under Park Ave. on the Guadalupe River Trail and is really comforting to me.
Maybe this is why I am including so many photos and can not settle on fewer; I appreciate this comfort right now.
The artist said that this is inspired from being a kid in the bath with all of her sea animal toys and imagining herself in the sea with them all around her and then recently going to the ocean and wanting to sit in there with all of the sea animals (https://www.instagram.com/p/CdeHF4IPWbu/). That makes me smile.
Humble Beginnings Mural
This is the Humble Beginnings Mural, created by six artists of the Humble Beginning Art Collective who each did a section that blended together on the Guadalupe River Trail.
When the Mountain Fell in Love with the Sea Mural
It is finished and it is beautiful! This mural is downtown between 1st and 2nd street, just north of Julian on the railroad tracks. Lacey Bryant did a wonderful thing with this. You can read some more at: https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/lacey-bryant-presents-her-new-9450-square-foot-mural/
I hope you will enjoy some of this detail and creativity.
The wall is actually flat. I stitched these photos together to give an idea of the flow of the mural that is said to be 9,450 square feet.
Here are a few pics I took of the flower section from earlier.
Roll Up Doors Behind First Street
Chachos on Almaden Ave
This site has been closed a long time. You can still see some of the art on the walls.
Sometimes exploring feels a little like a recent form of archaeology. “Receology”? That could be a new word. Exploring, thinking, imagining what was. Then, projecting to imagine what will be left of many things we value now in the long years ahead. What will they imagine and presume about us and our time. All this can be done from some paintings on a wall done not that long ago. You don’t have to live next to the Ohlone petroglyphs to get some philosophical imaginings going. Though, Ohlone petroglyphs can certainly inspire a lot of thoughts.
Bleed Teal Mural
Bleed Teal mural in San Jose by Austrian artist NYCHOS (https://rabbiteyemovement.at/).
RBG Mural on Santa Clara St.
RGB mural by artist Chuba Oyolu (https://chubaoyolu.org/).
Babe’s Mufflers
This giant Babe has been greeting people on The Alameda in San Jose since before I was born and I can remember him offering his muffler services in all his giantness since I was a child. He’s held up pretty well. This photo looks like a forced perspective visual illusion. I assure you, however, Babe is just huge and the man walking with a dog is perfectly normal and probably not named Gulliver.
Celebrations Under the Water Mural
Celebrations Under the Water is a mural by Harumo Sato (https://www.instagram.com/harumosato) and it is a fun one to look at. If you drive by it on Almaden Ave. and W. Santa Clara St. you may only sense it is a fun colorful mural. If you stop and look for a while you will find find things to smile about.
You can read more about it here: https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/celebration-under-the-water-mural-60062.html
