Beaufort

We took a Thanksgiving trip to Beaufort, NC.  A small city on the coast.  I looked twice before I realized that this was a mural on the back of a building.

 

Finally finished

Every week this mural is more and more complete.

Finally the artist is finished.  Her name is Sam Greene (see here)

She has put in all of the creatures that live in and around the lake.  It looks like a Greek vase it me.

 

Buzz

A mural in the pollinator garden at the environmental connections magnet school.

And yes, there were a lot of buzzing bees.

 

New Mural

A new mural decorates a sewer vault at Shelly Lake.

Herons and cormorants, common birds at the lake.

 

Artsy

This exuberant mural sits across from the patio of The Mixx,  a bottle shop bar.

 Even the electrical meters on the opposite wall are artistic.

 

Tattoo?

This mural sits on the wall of a tattoo parlor.

If their work is this beautiful, I might be tempted...?

 

Otter

This mural appears on the side of a sewer vault.  It's worthy of a better canvas.

 

Cafe life

A detail of the mural on the side of the Cafe Carolina & Bakery. 

This is only about half of the whole mural.  It won't all fit in a picture.

 

The Best

This is another mural that I couldn't find information on.  But I did find the artist.  (see here)

 

Taking Wing

This mural is called "Taking Wing,"  It covers both sides of the wall going down into the parking garage basement.  It's hard to photograph since the traffic gets in the way. (See here)

It starts with a paper airplane.

Travels on.

Goes past a tree,

 then crosses to the other side of the ramp, and becomes a biplane.

New art

This is a new mural in North Hills.  I couldn't find information on the mural, but here's info about the artist.  

 

Strong

Around another corner I found this encouraging message.  (see here)

This one reminds me of a tapestry.

 

Enjoy Raleigh

Around the corner from Madonna and Child,  I found this mural.  It is a view from Dorthea Dix park toward downtown Raleigh.  (see here)

 

Belted Kingfisher

One way to get rid of graffiti is to encourage art.

This picture has the hashtag RaleighArts  and #callbeforeyoudraw.

Unfortunately it's painted on the side of a sewer vault and is a bit stinky.

Here's the real deal.  

 

Nomo Die and Nommo Titiayn

 

This vinyl mural sits on a wall outside the Contemporary Museum of Art in downtown Raleigh.  Photographer Mikael Owunna created it by painting the models' bodies in ultraviolet paint and then photographing them in darkness with an ultraviolet light.  The artist's goal is to transform the images we see in Black bodies.

Nomo Die and Nommo Titiayn are twin gods in West African cosmology.   (See here)

Another Ouizi

This mural by the artist Ouizi (see here) is called "Summer's Where You'll Find Me".  It resides on the East building of the North Carolina Museum of Art.

 

Indian Summer

The artist, Ouizi, has planted flower murals all over the country. (see here) This one, titled Indian Summer, sits on the side of an auto parts store in downtown Raleigh.

 

Oaks and Spokes

 

This downtown mural is presented by Oaks and Spokes, and advocacy organization dedicated to making Raleigh a bike friendly city.  (see here)

Waiting

This little lady stands near the Contemporary Art Museum.  Who is she waiting for?

 

The Mount Rapmore of the 2010s

The mount Rushmore of 2010 rap.

Do you recognize them?  I only recognized a few.  I know, I know, we're showing our age.

They are J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Drake and Nikki Minaj.

There is a mural for these four in each of their hometowns.  J. Cole-Raleigh, Kendrick Lamar-Los Angeles, Drake-Toronto, and Nikki Minaj-New York.

Here in Raleigh they watch over a parkinglot in downtown.