Mural Mondays,  Murals,  Nature

Aquatic Murals

More murals to beat the heat in addition to last Monday’s Mural post. These are all aquatic in nature.

Serge Toussaint’s murals make Miami even more colorful.

Serge Toussaint mural via Miami New Times on Art Is Everywhere
Serge Toussaint Water Mural via Miami New Times blog

Side note: You can take Miami’s graffiti murals tour on vespas if you like.

Miami-graffiti-mural-vespa-tour via Seatle PI, seen on Art Is Everywhere
Miami-graffiti-mural-vespa-tour via Seatle PI

While your touring around in Capitola-Soquel, CA, take notice of the traffic signal boxes. They are painted by Bruce Harman in underwater sea life themes.

Bruce Harmon-traffic signals via Capitola-Soquel Patch, seen on Art Is Everywhere
Bruce Harmon's painted traffic signals via Capitola-Soquel Patch. Photos Maria Grusauskas

Oregon may not be known for its murals but this underwater ocean view is quite nice.

ICM mural web via Suislaw News on Art Is Everywhere
ICM Seafood Restaurant mural web via Suislaw News in Florence, Oregon

This ocean mural landscape was painted for the lobby of Lowry Pediatrics in Denver by Kamala and friends Alan Klemm and Whitney. What a great fantastical surrounding this makes for kids coming into the doctor’s office. I would think it would help distract them from why they are there.

sea-mural-panorama by Kamala on Art is Everywhere
sea-mural-panorama by Kamala

What a fabulous mural by Douglas and Mallori Rouse at the Warehouse restaurant in Colorado Springs. I like how those penguins are swimming jet-stream style right toward you.

underwater-mural-Douglas Rouse via Colorado Springs Indy blog, seen on Art Is Everywhere
Underwater-mural-Douglas Rouse via Colorado Springs Indy blog

Murals in Port Orchard, Washington are a public treasure trove.

Port Orchard_Murals via Ron(o)log, seen on Art Is Everywhere
Port Orchard Murals via Ronb(o)log

This group of orcas by the late Jack Champayne in Bandon, Oregon, makes me think of Wyland and how he may have had some competition.

Orca-whales_JackChampayne_BandonWesternWorld
Orca Whales painted by Jack Champayne via Bandon Western World

These sea turtles in the surf murals painted by Michelle Obregon make you think of Hawaii, maybe because they are in Kailua-Kona-Honu, Hawaii.

Hawaii-Kailua-Kona-Honu via Roadtrip America, seen on Art Is Everywhere
Hawaii-Kailua-Kona-Honu mural by Michelle Obregon via Roadtrip America

I really like these realistically painted murals in the Muskegon’s Wesley School by Dorv MacLaren, who painted the school’s 40-foot ocean themed mural. The students can get a biology lesson without leaving the building. These are beautifully painted and Dorv has is own website where you can see the entire mural by clicking on the last Under the Ocean photo link below.

Muskegon Murals 1 via Muskegon Live as seen on Art Is EverywhereMuskegon Murals 2 via Muskegon Live as seen on Art Is EverywhereMuskegon Murals 3 via Muskegon Live as seen on Art Is Everywhere

Under the Ocean_Paint Arranger by Dorv MacLaren seen on Art Is Everywhere
Under the Ocean Mural by Dorv MacLaren via Paint Arranger

I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.