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18th Street and Valencia Street Mural, As Found Art, Artist: Unknown, 18th Street and Valencia Street, San Francisco, California

Delightful Street Facing Mural
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A delightful and uplifting mural faced Valencia Street near 18th Street in San Francisco, California. It was unsigned (hence the "Artist: Unknown"). It was also incomplete with a few details yet to be painted.


18th Street and Valencia Street Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  18th Street and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:18:51 Saturday 17 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 9 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4882
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From The Sidewalk
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A closer view of the incomplete mural as photographed from the sidewalk. This is how the mural would appear if viewed while walking past it.


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Flowers
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The mural was mostly a portrait of flowers with corn stalks on the doorway. A hummingbird was also drawn on this side of the mural.


18th Street and Valencia Street Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  18th Street and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:19:32 Saturday 17 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 9 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4886
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Hummingbird In Flight
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A second hummingbird was drawn on the other side of the mural. That hummingbird was in flight and appeared to hover among flowers.


18th Street and Valencia Street Mural external link   •  Artist: Unknown   •  18th Street and Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera, f/2.8 35-70 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 10:19:35 Saturday 17 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 9 June 2020)   •  © 2020 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4887
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Corn
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Corn stalks were painted on the doorway in the center of the mural. The step at the base of the door was painted to look like the roots of corn.


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Incomplete Flower
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An incomplete flower was half painted and half sketched.


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Yellow Flower
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A yellow flower was painted to resemble a pile of tufted pillows.


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Brick Wall
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Up close one could tell that this was a painted brick wall. A closer photograph of the perched hummingbird's face revealed the technique used to paint it.


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Orange Flower
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The orange flower seemed to blast out of the wall. Its bright color was both dramatic and joyful. Can you find the number six hidden in this flower.


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