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three women of Lynn

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This post highlights three murals in Lynn Massachusetts that feature a portrait of a woman.  They certainly aren’t the only women portrayed in Lynn, they just happen to be located close to each other.

below:  Layers of women.  Two portraits on different buildings but from the same viewpoint.  In front, “The Protector” by David Zays; In back, a mural by Marka27.

from a parking lot in Lynn, two murals on two different buildings, one partially obscured by the other. David Zayas woman in a white blouse with a rooster on her shoulder is in front

below: From a better angle, the woman in blue with a yellow flower in her hand in the mural by Marka27, aka Victor Quinonez.

large mural by marka 27, also known as victor quinonez, of a woman in a blue robe holding a yellow flower in her outstretched hand, on the side of a large building

below: Yellow petals flying away, blowing in the breeze.

close up of a part of a mural by marka27, hand out with yellow flowers

below: “The Protector”, a mural by David Zayas.  Like many of his murals, there is a lot of symbolism.  The aloe plant is known for its healing properties and hence  is a symbol of protection. The rooster on her shoulder represents the resilience and fighting spirit that we need when life get tough.

a large mural by David Zayas of a woman in a white blouse with a rooster on her shoulder

below: Looking closer at the intricate detail in the rose pattern in her blouse and the detail in the rooster’s colourful feathers.  close up of part of a David Zayas mural of woman in a white blouse with rose patterns in it, and with a rooster on her shoulder

below: The orange colour in the bird has faded a bit so it’s more difficult to tell that it is a robin.

part of a david zayas mural, arm of woman, with a vine, also a robin

below: “Grandma Eve” by Helen Bur is on the same building as the Davd Zayas mural, but on the other side. Bur’s grandmother is shown holding a playbill designed by her husband during WW2 when he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific. The prisoners put on a play, ‘Murder at Sea’, and the artist’s grandfather designed the playbill for the show.

part of a mural by helen bur, an older woman sitting, holding a book called murder at sea

Photos taken July 2024

downtown Worcester

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clock tower in downtown worcester on old stone building, with newer glass skyscrapers behind it

below: Wrdsmth – “This is my palette.  A mere twenty-six deep, yet the possibilities are infinite.”  … Plus his typewriter that appears in all his graffiti and street art.  The mural also credits PowWow Worcester which was an annual arts festival (for a few years prior to 2021) that was responsible for bringing a number of murals to the city.

close up of lower right corner of large mural by wrdsmth that is the letters of the alphabet, this photo shows letters V, W, X, and Z, as well as the typewriter and text large mural by wrdsmth that is the letters of the alphabet, with a typewriter in the lower right corner, and the words: This is my palette.  A mere twenty-six deep, yet the possibilities are infinite

below: A tower of women, by Marka27, aka Victor Quinonez, 2016, a very vertical mural on the side of the parking garage at Federal Plaza.

marka27 mural of 3 women forming a tower, younger girl on bottom, older woman on topmarka27, or Victor Quinonez, mural of 3 women forming a tower, younger girl on bottom, older woman on top

below: A painting by Christina Angelina, another parking garage mural at Federal Plaza

christena angelina mural of a woman in profile, long hair, waterychristena_angelina_vertical-2

below:  Another mural that was painted during a PowWow Worcester is this cartoon-like painting by Greg Mike (2016).

mural with cartoon like characters, mouse from Tom and Jerry, the word smile, a tiger with long front teeth, an owl with big eyes

close up of mouse and word smile from greg mike mural in downtown worcester

below: Jason Eatherly’s trucks parked beside the old brick building.

old fade blue trucks, mural by Jason Eatherly on the side of a red brick buiding with exterior metal fire escape stairs

below: One of the first murals painted in Worcester is this now slightly faded creation by Caleb Neelon

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below: Calligraphy type design, part of a larger mural by Imagine, aka Sneha Shresta.

part of calligraphy type mural by nepalese artist sneha shresta, in reds and oranges on blue background

below:  At the YWCA, two young girls in shades of blue on a red background.

blue portrait of young woman on red backgroundblue portrait of young woman on red background
below: Keep on smiling!

street art painting of a helium filled balloon that is yellow with big black happy face on it

Photos taken July 2024

There were also murals by Damien Mitchell (below) and Insane that I saw in downtown Worcester but they have already been featured in a prior blog post, (Insane + One)

damien mitchell mural in worcester, large portrait of white woman

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caleb neelon mural on wall in downtown worcester