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SHINE Mural Festival 2019- Morning Breath

Oct 282025

Brooklyn-based artists Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto (aka Morning Breath) created the mural above for the 2019 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

Below are a few of the references in the mural from the St. Petersburg Arts Alliance website–

At 250 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Street North, a scattering of images in the style of a “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” ad spreads out on a light blue wall, as if the wall were an old comic book-style pamphlet held out wide.

The design was brush painted, inspired by the business that’s been at this location since 1926 — the Coney Island Sandwich Shop. That business and the artists have roots in New York, so there are subtle nods to the city throughout.

On the left is a large cartoon man’s face tilted slightly, with a garish, wide-open grin. Hair parted in the middle with old-fashioned waves on each side of the temple, arched black eyebrows over wide red eyes. The mad grin is missing a tooth.

This face is the artists’ version of the iconic Coney Island Steeplechase “Funny Face” that welcomed guests from 1908 through 1964. So the family who founded this shop would have seen it, when they visited. Even now, that grinning face appears on shops and merchandise at Coney Island.

Just below the face, the word “Look” in red, with white snow resting on the letters, next to an arrow pointing to the left, that points to a small cut-out in the wall. This was where African Americans would be served if they came to the restaurant in its early days.

To the right of Popeye, in another section of the wall, is a large pair of old-fashioned glasses with angled black frames and red lenses, and wide-open white eyes. The glasses are a tribute to the artist Casey Paquet, who passed away in 2018. Below the glasses, the phrase “Ideas are a Dime a Dozen” is painted above a red hand pointing to the left, and a large hardback book with a black cover. The spine of the book reads “CP 1977 through 2018,” another tribute to Paquet. The front cover spells out “Para CP” vertically, in red, beside a line drawing of a sword swallower, a trick Casey practiced.

In the center of the wall, a huge red hand holds a pamphlet almost as tall as the wall, that reads “Welcome to Fear City,” with a skeleton in a black cowl. This is a reference to a 1970s scaremongering pamphlet called “Fear City: A Survival Guide for Visitors to the City of New York,” published by the New York Council on Public Safety.

You can also find Morning Breath on Instagram. For more on the SHINE murals including the upcoming 2025 festival in November, head here.

Florida Murals- Palehorse in St. Pete

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Sep 232025

Christopher Parks, aka Palehorse, is based in St. Petersburg and created the murals pictured. The first, pictured above, is of Hindu goddess Saraswati and is located on the wall behind the Floridian Social Club.

From his website–

This mural honors and celebrates the blessings of the Hindu Goddess known as Saraswati, whose image symbolizes the qualities of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, & learning. Her auspicious presence & the properly tuned strings of her veena instrument remind us all to tune our hearts to divine Love, so that we may live in harmony with nature & all beings around the world.

He also created Temple of Eternal Bliss, pictured above, for the 2019 edition of SHINE Mural Festival.

From his website–

Guardian lions protecting the temple entrance represent the indestructible nature of the Self and our ability to realize universal truth and absolute freedom in any age.

Sat Chit Ananda – सच्चिदानन्द – Consciousness of truth is bliss.

For more of his work, also check out his Instagram.

California Murals- Alegria del Prado in Sacramento

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Sep 032025

Alegria del Prado (artists Esther del Prado from Spain and Octavio Alegria from Mexico) created this mural in Sacramento before their 2017 exhibition at the 1810 Gallery.

California Murals- Patrick “Kane” McGregor for Wide Open Walls in Sacramento

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Aug 262025

Denver-based artist Patrick Kane McGregor created this mural for the 2021 edition of Wide Open Walls Festival in Sacramento.

From the Wide Open Walls website about the artist-

Patrick “Kane” McGregor’s painting style starts with roots in graffiti and letters. In the next phase of art study he gained application, color theory and anatomy skills painting at various hand painted billboard companies over the last three decades. With the newfound knowledge of brushes and oil paints, he now explores portraiture more and found a love for it. Most his work now is based in realism, sometimes using impressionism and abstract ideas for scale or effect while exploring the use of color. Patrick enjoys painting animals, especially dogs, as they are a big part of his life. He has a deep appreciation and pride for canines in his paintings and likes to represent them majestically as they live in the moment.

California Street Art- Wide Open Walls Sacramento- Micah Crandall-Bear

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Aug 182025

This mural by Micah Crandall-Bear was created for Sacramento’s Wide Open Walls Festival in 2017.

From the Wide Open Walls website about the artist-

Micah Crandall-Bear’s abstract landscape paintings examine Earth’s intrinsic resources and our disposition toward their accelerated transformation. His concept is infused with linear layers that cascade from atmospheric to subterranean. Landscape details hint at daily and seasonal shifts in light, evoking a sense of evolution and balance. In an ever-increasing technological world, his work reminds us to pause and admire our wild and natural surroundings. He presents abstractions that inspire a deep and effusive connection to nature.

Crandall-Bear achieves longitudinal depth by exacting precisely rendered lines and seamless expanses of color. This explicitly composed depth communicates a sense of contingency and locality. Micah’s construction of space is enhanced by his painting method. His ‘wet-on-wet’ method is a contemporary application of ‘alla prima,’ a traditional technique used mostly in oil painting, where layers of wet paint are applied to previous layers of wet paint. No matter how precise or general the area, Micah’s layered brushstrokes are decisive, but also gestural, often spanning the entire surface of the canvas from left to right. This highly active method of painting is sometimes tempered through rapid buffing and blending. The outcome is a smooth, boundless, and energetic surface.

As a Northern California native, Crandall-Bear established his artistic roots locally and continues to promote the growth of his community. His reputation brings him consistent national and international attraction from both private and public collectors. Micah’s work now adorns the walls of prominent corporations throughout the country, university hospitals, Facebook data centers in Malaysia, Sweden, and more. His work has been featured in ArtSlant, American Art Collector Magazine, Forbes, and PBS.

Florida Murals- ILL.DES in Tampa

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Jul 252025

ILL.DES created this mural in 2022 for Tampa Walls.

About the artist and his work from his website-

ILL.DES (David Fratu) is a Romanian-American abstract artist based in Denver, CO whose work is rooted in geometric shapes and technology. With a background in computer engineering, he brings elements of technology into their art, creating visually striking pieces that represent the balance between chaos and order.

His style is characterized by their use of gradients of color and intricate patterns that create a sense of depth and movement. Their compositions are filled with vibrant colors, geometric shapes, and organic line work. The use of optical illusions and visual effects in their pieces adds to the illusive nature of their work, and is influenced by the op-art movement.

Despite the strong geometric shapes and technological influences, his pieces are not cold or mechanical. Instead, their work reflects the complexities and contradictions of the natural world. The use of symmetry and repetition creates a sense of order, while the use of unexpected shapes and colors adds a sense of chaos and unpredictability. Together, their unique compositions form a perfect equilibrium of harmony and discord.

ILL.DES’s work has been exhibited in galleries in Denver and nationwide, and has received critical acclaim for its ability to blend technology, art, and the exploration of the balance between chaos and order. They continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in the world of geometric abstract art, creating pieces that are both visually stunning and thought-provoking.

Gainesville Street Art- Franco Fasoli

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Jun 272025

This mural by Argentinian artist Franco Fasoli is located in Gainesville, Florida. It was part of The Gainesville Urban Art Project / 352walls, started in 2015 by the city.

SHINE Mural Festival 2023- Bryan Beyung and James Lee Chiahan

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Jun 242025

When the Sun is Up, the Moon is Absent! was created by Bryan Beyung and James Lee Chiahan for the 2023 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

From the artists about the mural-

In 1987, the Kien family stood on a red dirt road in a refugee camp called Site 2 somewhere along the border of Cambodia and Thailand. With their loved ones scattered, their home displaced, and their country suffused in violence, they place their hopes on a vague future. Absurd events become strangely, sadly common. Fate, or luck, or kindness brings them safe passage across the sea to Boston, MA; Montréal, QC; and finally, Bradenton, FL, a few minutes away from where this wall stands.

The youngest of the four depicted is our friend Anhdi. Today, he lives in Bradenton with his wife and three kids, who we invited to help paint and add to their family’s story directly. It’s a story with many secret turns and memories that shape their specific experience, but it’s also one that’s universal to so many who have had to flee their homes amidst conflict in the search of a new beginning. It’s a story of survival and the human spirit, and we feel so lucky to have been able to try and express it.

SHINE Mural Festival 2023- Rhys Meatyard

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Jun 062025

Breaking Free by Rhys Meatyard for the 2023 edition of SHINE Mural Festival in St. Pete, Florida.

From the artist about the mural-

For my mural, I wanted to do something hopeful and bright, and the color palette reflects that intent. I took inspiration primarily from classical art and 70s prog rock album covers. I am a big fan of Roger Dean – the artist behind covers for bands such as Yes and Uriah Heep – and borrowed some of his themes for this piece. In the foreground, you see two statues in a colonnade, and as your eye moves across the piece into the mid and background, you become aware that the land and temple are breaking apart, with parts floating off into the sun. The furthest statue has awakened and is stepping off of her base, gazing into the sun. Although the context – the solid ground she has been standing upon is breaking apart – should be frightening, she is looking into the light and moving towards her new existence. This is a metaphor for the process of being reborn in the breaking we all face in our lives, for waking up to the beautiful and terrifying reality of self, and becoming another thing and venturing into the unknown.

Spatially, the piece unfolds for you as you round the corner approaching it. Your first view is of the static statues, and as you come closer, the rays of sunlight draw you in to the rest of the scene. There is not much room to stand back from the piece, so you are forced to confront its magnitude up-close, pulling you into the world in which it exists.

New Jersey Public Art- Wooden Walls and Mike McLaughlin’s “Art Lives Here” in Asbury Park

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May 032025

Bradley Hoffer’s works in the foreground, Michael McLoughlin’s photos on the wall behind

Images to the left and right by photographer Mike McLoughlin

Asbury Park in New Jersey is most famous for its music scene, but recently murals and other artworks are adding another reason to visit this seaside town. Many of these pieces would not exist without the hard work of local Jenn Hampton, who started the Wooden Walls Project in 2015. The collaborative arts initiative has worked on numerous projects in the area with local artists and others from farther afield.

One of these projects is New Jersey photographer Mike McLoughlin‘s Art Lives Here- a series of portraits of local arts community members. Each portrait is based on a famous work of art. All of them can be found here.

Below are a few of the murals and works created in collaboration with Wooden Walls. They are located around Asbury Park Boardwalk‘s Historic Steam Plant building and the Carousel Casino Complex. They include works by Porkchop and Bradley Hoffer who currently have a joint exhibition on view at The Art Spot.