Some (more) of Lynn’s people

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Mary C

This is another post showcasing some of the murals in Lynn Massachusetts, most of which are the result of Beyond Walls, an organization that promotes public art including street art murals. There are now more than seventy murals in Lynn many of which have already appeared in this blog (other Lynn murals)

below: Cedric “Vise” Douglas and Julez Roth collaborated to paint this “Black Madonna”

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, portrait of a black woman titled Black Madonna

below: This portrait of a young person is the work of Andrew Hem

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, portrait of a young person in a circular medallion, by Andrew Hem

below: Medio Peso painted a large mural on the upper level of a building, over Omar and Oscar Jewelry store.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, by Medio Peso, on upper level of building, above a store

below: This artist, Bryan Beyung, is of Chinese-Cambodian origin but is now based in Montreal. Part of it is obscured by the neighbouring building but the mural shows people carrying or pulling suitcases.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Bryan Beyung

below: This is a portion of a colourful mural by Anna Dugan aka Annadidathing that covers one side of the Washington Street underpass. It’s title is “Mga Tagapagtanggol / The Guardians” and it represents Dugan’s Filipino heritage.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, Mga Tagapagtanggol or The Guardians, by Anna Dugan aka Annadidathing

below: Edwin Sepulveda, aka Don Rimx,is the artist responsible for this mural titled “Cacique Guerrero”. Cacique translates to something like ‘war captain’ and the title refers to Gonzalo Guerrero, a 16th-century Spanish sailor who survived a 1511 shipwreck off the Yucatán Peninsula. He assimilated into the Maya civilization and rose to become a military leader who fought against the Spanish conquistadors

mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Don Rimx, titled Cacique Guerrero

below: RIP Peter by Hiero Veiga

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, man's portrait with words, R I P Peter, We are sad,

below: Another portrait by Hiero Veiga (this one needs a good cleaning!).

older and fairly dirty street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, black woman portrait, Jah Nyah Spencer,

below: The signature on this mural is NS/CB which is the mark of Nicole Salgar and Chuck Berrett. It is painted on the upper levels of a building which makes it more difficult to see from street level but more easily seen from the train.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, woman archer, warrior, with bow and arrow raised, on red background

below: Hidden behind another building and a fence, is this man with big ears standing in a small paper boat. Sipros, aka Wellington Naberezny is the artist who painted it.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Sipros, man with big ears standing in a small paper boat.

below: “Equilibrium” – A red devil and a blue angel balance each other. A mural by Golden 305, aka Cristhian Saravia, who is originally from Venezuela. Many of his paintings can be seen in Lynn and other cities in Massachusetts.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Golden 305, a red devil monster and a blue angel monster, title in equilibrium

below: This is what happens when you paint a large sized mural on a building beside a vacant lot… and then a condo goes in next door. She’s a very large woman lying in her bed, but it’s very difficult to get e look at her! Painted by Fonki.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Fonki, woman lying in a bed

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by Fonki

below: Offering a daffodil to a drowning person? “Good Intentions” by BK Foxx.

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by B K Foxx

street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts by B K Foxx, two hands interacting over water, one hand is giving a daffodil to the other which happens to be in the water

below: Mike P’s Studio has a man hanging around outside, the work of Ivan Salazar

black and white street art mural in Lynn Massachusetts, an older man semi reclining on the ground with his knees up, wearing a hat and running shoes, by Ivan Slazar, on the side of Mike P's Studio

Photos taken July 2024

a walk around Holyoke

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Mary C

Over the past few days I have posted pictures of some of the murals in Holyoke Massachusetts. This post will be that last one for that city for now. I know that I didn’t see everything that Holyoke has to offer but I hope to be back soon!

below: “Yagrumo” by Vero Rivera. Rainforest plant with palmate leaves – In brown and white, together forming patterns and designs.

mural on an old brick building, by vero rivera, design using patterns of brown and white leaves

closer view of the brown and white palmate shaped leaves in the rivera mural in holyoke

below: Painted by David Zayas, high energy dancing, with music and movement. The rooster may not be dancing but it too moves with energy and vigor.

mural by david zayas, woman dancing, rooster

below: The Master of Masks, by David Zayas and Don Rimx. The mural portrays Don Raúl Ayala Carrasquillo, who was a master in the art of making vejigante masks – A vejigante is a folkloric character in Puerto Rican festival celebrations, especially during Carnival. He learned his craft from his father and he, in turn, passed the tradition on to his children.

large mural on the side of a midrise residential building in holyoke, of a man in a red baseball cap who is making a mask, by david zayas and don rimx, vacant land around the building, cars parked nearby

closer view of large mural on the side of a midrise residential building in holyoke, of a man in a red baseball cap who is making a mask, by david zayas and don rimx

below: “Child Flower” painted on the former Boys Club building on Race Street, by Gleo

yellow mural by gleo, a boy surround by big yellow flower

below: Colonia – topless, draped with a Puerto Rican flag.

below: Frankie Borrero’s creation, “Transición de las antepasadas” (Transition of the Ancestors)

closer view of frankie borrero mural with many people in it

below: Right – The mural says EL ARCOIRIS as a tribute to an after school program created by Nueva Esperanza more than 20 years ago. They use art and murals as part of their program to engage youth. This mural is a tribute to those pioneers and was painted by Golden 305 (aka Cristhian Saravia). Previously, I posted another of his murals in Holyoke

On the left is “Chromoji” by Bikismo (aka Ismo La Joya del Caribe, or the Chrome Master)

two murals, on left what looks like a shiny reflective face made of ice or metal, and in the right, text mural that says el arcoiris

below: An older El Arcoiris mural, faded blues with a rainbow connection between the two windows. Flowers and butterfles, and a guitar.

older faded el arcoiris mural with flowers, butterflies, rainbow and a Puerto Rican flag

below: A mural on the side of a bakery. Puerto Rica and the USA, Palm trees and sunflowers. Farmers harvesting food from the fields behind the city streets.

mural on the side of a bakery, with garden in front

below: There’s even a horse drawn carriage.

below: Nuestras Raices = Our Ancestors

below: On the large wall of University Products, Yo Soy I am by TakeOne and GoFive

large mural of a boy in native american headdress with red and blue feathers, also the words, yo soy, spanish

An interesting description of this mural is on the Beyond Walls website: “Yo Soy! I am anything and everything. It is not enough to simply exist. Playing it small doesn’t serve the world, therefore it does not serve me. I embody the very essence in which life is created.
I am a powerful force.
I am light.
I am beauty, undefined.
I am capable.
I am resilient.
I am, You are, We are
ENOUGH!”

below: As mentioned in my previous post, Holyoke has the largest number of Puerto Ricans per capita outside of that country.

El Spirit Republic of Puerto Rico – Defending our roots and our communities.

below: mmm

below: Tim Purington was a City Councilor and public health advocate who died in 2019.

below: Needle exchange programs were one of the public health initiatives that he advocated for.

below: “Iguana-boina ” by Rafique aka Rafael Enrique Vega. Here we see the union of the iguana, the symbol of the sun, and “boina”, a dark-colored snake that represents dark rain clouds. From these, life is formed. These elements are found in the Taino creation story where the cave of Iguanaboina was the primordial den from which the Sun emerges to illuminate the earth and to which it returns to hide as the moon emerges. The Taíno people were the predominant indigenous people of the Caribbean.

below: Alvin is missing the rest of his chipmunks.

A few days ago I posted pictures of the father and baby moose that Bordalo 2 made on Clemente Street and yesterday I shared images of the mural ‘La cultura es poder’…. But there are many more Holyoke murals thanks to organizations such as Beyond Walls and Nueva Esperanza. I think that I have barely scratched the surface.
Photos taken July 2024

threads

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Mary C

The brick and window facade of the old American Thread Company provides a backdrop for the playful and colourful mural by Golden305.

mural by Golden 305 in Holyoke, beside old brick factory and warehouse

The artist, Venezuelan artist, Cristhian Saravia (aka Golden305), is an illustrator and muralist originally from Venezuela but now based in Miami, Florida.