If you’ve driven through any big city lately, you’ve seen posters for the latest Netflix series plastered against the walls of buildings you pass, and billboards screaming at you to buy whatever they’re selling.  On some days in Los Angeles, you may be lucky enough to...

POW! WOW! Long Beach just held it's 5th annual mural festival, from July 21st through 29th in sunny, Southern California. Part of the POW! WOW! Worldwide series of events, which, since 2010 have brought murals to public spaces in cities like Worcester, Honolulu, Seoul,...

During one of my daily DTLA art district walks, I noticed a new mural taking form on a prime building, a stone’s throw from The Container Yard.  Standing across the street taking-in the preliminary vision, I was intrigued.  Unable to determine the image yet, I cou...

On November 18, 2018, what is now known as "Camp Fire", the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, began its blaze in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where a firestorm ensued in the densely populated town of Paradise, taking near...

Modesto, located 92 miles east of San Francisco and 66 miles west of Yosemite National Park, is part of California's Central Valley. It is surrounded by rich farmland, which is immediately apparent even before you get into town, as the subtle scent of bovine wafts thro...

Last year, I covered Sacramento's inaugural mural event, "Wide Open Walls", which featured works by the likes of Matt Adnate, Caratoes and Christina Angelina (Starfightera), among others.

This year, I returned to see what beautiful new additions had been made, following...