below: One of the sharks wears yellow rimmed glasses and has a lip piercing. It also has a lot of pointy teeth!
below: Most the the Sharks vs Tiger mural at street level along the bottom of a building at 15th and Valencia. It was painted by Dave Persue Ross (creator of Bunny Kitty)
below: A hammerhead shark joins the fray.
below: This is the tiger. He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it’s hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants logo. … but oh! … I am not sure he knows there’s an octopus lurking behind him – an octopus with at least one sharp knife!
Conservano is a town in the Puglia region of Italy where there was once a large, high, blank, curved wall. The wall exists because of the hilly geography of the region. On top of the hill is a busy street with many bus stops; at the bottom is a large parking lot.
In the spring of 2022, a project was launched, “A Talk with the City” to paint the wall. Public artist, Eltono, painted the top part in colorful geometric shapes and the bottom part in large arches that reflect the many architectural arches seen in this city. The “inside” of each arch was left white so that other artists could add their contributions. A description of this process is on Eltono’s website.
below: Two night time images. A yellow crescent moon and a painting by Davide Curci of the Earth being held in someone’s hand.
below: Fire and water, or fire and ice, on either side of a very large green eye.
below: On a pole in front of the wall, a cute little drawing of a snail and a poem in Italian. Non Credo Nell’Amor (I don’t believe in love). Transcription of the poem is given below .
e mi raccomando ricordati di guardare sempre tutto i tuoi occhi devono essere ovunque. Sarai sguardo di coccinella di mosca di virus. Non perderti in chiacchiere e annota tutto, figlio mio userai cio che hai visto contro di me.
A very rough translation: and please remember to always look at everything your eyes must be everywhere. You will be ladybug-eyed of flies of viruses. Don’t waste time talking and write everything down, my son you will use what you saw against me.
St. Petersburg is home to a growing number of murals. There are maps online that help you find the murals but if you walk along Central Avenue and explore the streets and alleys close by, you will encounter most of them.
below: There’s a short alley behind the north side of Central Ave that is home to quite a few street art pieces. This is the view westward from 6th St. North (toward 7th St N)
below: This is the mural at the east end of the alley. This portrait among the fishes and mermaids was painted by Derek Donnelly
below: Mural for Caskey, a musician, or more specifically, for his song “Thank God I Made it” which was released about the same time that the mural was painted (May 2021). Artist: skycaptain
below: Shark mural by Shark Toof, a 2015 SHINE mural, on the east wall of the State Theater building.; It too is a little bit faded.
below: This the Hindu Goddess, Saraswati, who symbolizing knowledge, learning and wisdom was well as, music, art, and speech. She was painted by Palehorse Design. Follow the link to learn more about the mural.
below: “Space Rainbows” by Ricky Watts
Many of these murals are the product of SHINE Mural Festivals. Follow the link for more information about these festivals.
All photos were taken in mid-April, 2022
There is a path that runs along the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, leading to the new Hassan 2 mosque. Beside the path is a wall that has been painted with street art. When I walked here in October 2019, these are the murals that I saw. I have only been able to identify some of the artists.
“Life is Magical When You Look” with a black cat sitting on the moon nose to nose with a dragonfly in a mural by Christy Faris
Many of these murals are the product of 
