To continue the public artworks post, here’s more I’ve seen in the past few weeks.
We took a quick trip to Florida to escape the Minnesota winter…only to be greeted by unseasonably cold weather there. O well, we had a good time. 😉
When we arrived in the Tampa (TMP) airport we were greeted by an oversized (floor to ceiling!) pink flamingo. His long pink legs and long pink neck bending down to the ground was fantastic.
In Dunedin, Florida there is an outdoor mural of dogs painted on a building in the downtown area. It takes up two outside walls of the building (one was in the shade and too dark for a photo). The artist called for photos from dog owner’s and then painted the mural depicting everyone’s dogs for all to enjoy.
Also in Florida, there was a well-done public shell exhibit close to the beach. I appreciated the collector’s willingness to educate the public on all the different types of shells found in the area.
Inside a restaurant, for all who entered to enjoy, was a tall, beautiful layer cake made of costume, sparkly jewelry. People come up with very creative ideas.
There was a sweet picture in a coffee shop’s public bathroom. A framed print someone probably found just to fill a space on the wall, but this simple piece spoke to me that day. It felt like an invitation to a tea party.
And finally, just the other day we went for a walk in the unseasonable 54* warm weather, along the Cannon River in Northfield. There, new to us (how long has it been there???) was another mural painted on a bridge abutment. There were several beautiful nature scenes.
The credit was only listed @surfaceofbeauty. What I could glean from online was the artist is Natasha May Platt, @surface of beauty, a floral mural artist…from New York!
We so enjoyed the public artwork of lovely floral and fauna paintings that bring hope for spring.
I plan to continue to look for different public artworks that speak to me. May you enjoy looking for all the public artworks in your ordinary days.
Loved seeing a few familiar artworks. The flamingo is just fun! Traveling north, the abutment nature mural is refreshingly lovely and bodes hopes of spring.
The flamingo is great!
I’m glad you liked seeing some of your hometown works. 😉
Beautiful artwork, Valerie!
It sure is fun to look for, all around.
This is a inspiring post of beauty and creativity! You experienced unseasonably cool weather in FL and we did in CA as well! But we had a few gorgeous days!
Thanks Starr.
Welcome home.
I photographed the new Riverwalk art a few months ago, but have yet to post my photos. I love it. Northfield is incredibly rich in public art.
Thanks for sharing the other art also. I agree that the shells display is helpful. I know nothing about shells. But then I’ve only ever seen the ocean once and that was in 1978.
That’s interesting to know the Riverwalk mural has been around awhile. 😉
I was surprised to learn you’ve only seen the ocean once! I wonder where you were?