Street Art: V-J Day Kiss

The Kiss, Chelsea, New York City, USA

This mural of the vintage V-J Day Kiss picture (shot in Time Square in 1945) can be seen on 25th Street and 10th Avenue on the the not-to-be-missed-if-you're-in-NY Highline - a public park built on an old freight rail line. The mural is by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra.  

Street Art: Donuts taking over

Donuts Taking Over, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

This street art is under the overpass of Of Highway 440 and Boulevard Charest in the Saint-Roch district of the beautiful Quebec City.

Street Art: Greetings from Sea Bright

Greetings, Sea Bright, New Jersey, USA

This beautiful old style postcard mural by artist Jim Kovic is on the corner of Ocean and Peninsula Avenues in Sea Bright, NJ. Sea Bright is a cute little seaside town with a beautiful beach. It was hit very hard by hurricane Sandy in 2012 but got nicely back on it's feet. Worth a visit!

Street Art: Cathedral Door

Cathedral Door, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Check out this amazingly intricate mural I found in Quebec City. It can be viewed under the overpass of Of Highway 440 and Boulevard Charest in the Saint-Roch district. 

Street Art: Baby Hulk

Baby Hulk, Little Italy, NY, USA

"Temper Tot" by Ron English on Mulberry Street. The mural was created for the New York Comedy Festival and the Little Italy Street Art Crawl 2014.

Street Art: Old Woman

Old Woman, Bowery & Spring, New York City, USA

190 Bowery is an interesting building. The Germania bank was built around 1890 and has been a graffiti and street art covered private residence for years. It's just been sold and will probably be turned into condos in the near future. The graffiti and street art on this building are incredible - especially if you move in close and focus on detail, like this old women's face.

Street Art: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Gil Scott-Heron, East Village, New York City, USA

Gil Scott-Heron was a American soul and jazz poet and musician. This mural by Chico is on 12th street and Avenue C in the East Village.  

Street Art: Mural on Bowery & Houston

Mural, Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA

Street artists Revok & Pose's Mural on the Bowery Graffitti Wall, 2013. The mural's been replaced but is a bit on the controversial side as the artists are suing Roberto Cavalli for using some of the images without permission in a clothing line. Graffitti has indeed come a long way.

Signage: Licence Plates

Geddy's Wall of Licence Plates, Bar Harbor, ME, USA

Signage: Wine Sales

Franschhoek, South Africa

Signage: Lusty Lobster

The Lusty Lobster, Highlands, NJ, USA

A ~ Z of Marvelousness: M is for Murals

Mural ~ the Apotheosis of Washington

• The marvelous “Apotheosis of Washington”,  in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, was painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi. 
• The mural depicts George Washington rising to the heavens in glory, flanked by female figures representing Liberty and Victory and surrounded by six groups of figures. The mural is suspended 180 feet above the Rotunda floor and covers an area of 4,664 square feet.
• It took 11 months to finish.
• Apotheosis means “the raising of a person to the rank of a god, or the glorification of a person as an ideal”. 
• George Washington was honored as a national icon in the nineteenth century.