We’re back in Santa Monica, CA, this time to look at another mural. This one is a picture of a couple of leaves painted on the side of a multi-story building, I believe is a hotel. Found at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and Pico, this leaf mural is by artist Spencer Mar Guilburt, and it looks like it’s titled — A Canvas for Discovery
The leaf mural – A Canvas for Discovery
A Canvas for Discovery is a painting of a tall leaf and a shorter one against a petal-patterned background. My reading and a look at some more of the artist’s paintings tell me that that is a pattern often used by Guilburt and that he calls these geometric petals fireflowers.
I also discovered a picture of this mural in which the artwork covered all of that wall. I’m wondering if I spotted the mural when it was only half-done🤔 On second thoughts, I think more of the background pattern was added to the piece to give it more volume. [You can see it in its full form (and more fireflower-patterned work done by the artist here.)]
I found this mural last spring when I visited the Venice – Santa Monica area. While I was there I spotted a lot of murals. If you missed the posts and would like to see them, you’ll find them here:
Santa Monica Murals (Stay tuned: there’s more coming up on the blog. 🙂 )
Venice Street ART
Linking to
Monday Mural on Sami’s Colorful World
More:
Monday Murals on Tipsy from the TRIP
For pictures from the road, Like/Follow Tipsy From The TRIP on Facebook.
Come, Trip with us. 😉
It´s a very beautiful one! And the shadows add perfectly.
Oh yeah — that shadow — such a clean and clear one! 🙂
Hope you are having a good week, Iris.
The leaf is very nice (and huge) but I don ‘t understand the white spot or the blue stripe
The white spot was later painted yellow — to look like the sun. From the pictures on the web, I see that that mural has been extended to the whole wall.
The blue strip might have something written on it. (The artist’s name, maybe.)
Simple but very striking mural Dee. Thanks for contributing to Monday Murals.
True — the colour and size of it makes it stand out.
Thank you for hosting, Sami. 🙂
Interesting way to use a huge space — creating a giant pattern and a brobdignagian leaf! Good find! I remember seeing a lot of murals a few years ago when I visited that area. I wonder why some places attract or sponsor so much more street art than others.
be well… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
@ Mae
Yeah — there’s a WHOLE LOT of art here, and in the neighboring Venice Beach area.
Thank you, Mae. 🙂
Attractive mural.
It really does catch your eye. And I think they’ve got the whole wall covered with that background pattern, now.
Thank you for coming this way, Magiceye. 🙂
…that splash of green is a wonderful addition!
Isn’t it?!
Thank you for your visit, Tom. 🙂
Luce muy bien en el lateral del edificio. Hasta la sombra de la palmera, ha querido formar parte de él.
True that!
That shadow does look good there, doesn’t it?
Welcome here, Antonia. 🙂
Lovely creativity…
Have you done any mural art, Ashok?
I love your artwork. 🙂
beautiful….
Have a great day.
🙂
Hi Tanza,
You too. 🙂
That’s a lovely find, Divya.