Early this morning, walking through East Village in downtown San Diego, I noticed there’s a new mural painted on the side of Pokez Mexican Restaurant.
The beautiful mural appears to be titled Oraciones, which is Spanish for Prayers.
If you’d like to view the previous mural painted here, visit this past blog post.
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I love this super colorful mural in Carlsbad. It was painted by several artists on a wall near the west entrance of the Village Faire mall, adjacent to the Twin Inns.
The artwork shows coastal scenery and sea life, plus Carlsbad’s iconic, historical Twin Inns building.
Artist signatures I found on the wall are Cheryl Ehlers, Bobbi Harrington, and Ira Cosmos.
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What an incredible moment yesterday.
September 29, 2026. First game of Major League Baseball’s National League Wild Card series. Ninth inning. After two years of surgery and rehab, out of the bullpen strides native San Diegan, Padres hero Joe Musgrove.
Petco Park went absolutely crazy. (My friend who works at Cine Cafe three blocks away could hear it!)
It was a moment, along with an absolutely incredible game by the Padres, that will go down in San Diego history. Decades from now, it will be remembered with goosebumps.
Over the years, I haven’t photographed all the murals around San Diego concerning Joe. But I have captured a couple. The one above is dedicated to his grandmother and can still be found in Little Italy. That’s where she lived. I first blogged about the mural here.
The next sign appeared on the Western Metal Supply Company building’s Padres Team Store five years ago. On April 9, 2021, newly acquired Joe Musgrove pitched a 3–0 no-hitter against the Texas Rangers, the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history. The no-hitter also broke a streak of having gone 8,205 games without throwing one, a major league record.
The last photo is of the “It’s Our Time” mural painted back in 2022. See my past blog post concerning it here.
Remember how in the 2022 postseason the losing New York Mets accused pitcher Joe Musgrove of using a banned sticky substance because his ears were red? It was a desperation move. Joe was dominating the Mets.
Go Joe!
Go Padres!
World Series or bust!
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This mural at Liberty Station in Point Loma is suggestive of many things. Variously shaped and colored cells combine into what appears to me like an organism seen through a microscope, or perhaps a color-coded map, or perhaps a sunset or stained glass seen through an odd lens. What does it look like to you?
The public art is titled Vitral Sunset: A Marine Perspective Across The Border. It was created last year with acrylic paints by Tijuana artist Mischka Ippólita (@mischkaippolita). You can find it at Barracks 19.
A nearby plaque describes the art:
The visual references that inspired this mural are seascapes, landscapes, local plants, and microscopic life.
Components of the mural are a combination of ships at sea aerial views and cross-sections of native plants from California and Baja California. A significant factor that unifies all the elements in the piece references the North Chapel, an aesthetic emulating the stained-glass windows.
Yes, the mural does evoke all of those things. Very cool!
A couple weeks ago I took these photos…
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I love this mural!
It’s painted on a wall outside the North Coastal Art Gallery in Carlsbad. Find it tucked away inside the Village Faire mall. The mural is called The Colors of Carlsbad.
Was the super colorful artwork painted by an octopus? No! This mural that celebrates Carlsbad was created by North Coastal Art Gallery artists.
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This mural was painted in 2021 by San Diego artist Regan Russell. Located at the southeast corner of Park Boulevard and University Avenue, it’s technically at the west edge of the North Park neighborhood.
Whenever I see this colorful mural, I’m reminded of that old Atari arcade game Marble Madness. If you’re old enough and remember once-popular video game arcades, you might also remember this groundbreaking game.
Using a trackball, players would try to roll a marble along a three-dimensional course around corners, down ramps, along precarious edges and through various obstacles. The isometric playing field appeared a bit like this mural!
Murals with similar geometric designs have lately become more common in San Diego. I usually don’t photograph them. This particular mural, however, allows my imagination to roll a marble along University Avenue down a colorful North Park slope into neighboring Hillcrest!
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Okay, what’s this all about? A coffee bean smuggler mural in Carlsbad?
Yes! It’s painted on the side of Baba Coffee. As their website explains: Our name was inspired by the 16th-century mystic Baba Budan who heroically introduced the coffee plant to India by smuggling seven raw beans in his beard from Yemen.
The artists who created this unique mural in 2026 are Taylor Gallegos and Kole Trent.
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This amazing mural is a bit hidden in Encinitas. I happened to glimpse it while walking past 687 South Coast Highway.
You can find the colorful artwork near the entrance of Dudek inside the Pacific Station mixed-use development.
The mural was painted by a great local artist, Skye Walker!
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These two shipping containers in Encinitas were painted years ago. For a long time, visitors to Charlie’s Electric Bikes could observe them in the parking lot, behind a bunch of bicycles. That eBike business no longer exists–the building is now home to Charlie’s Electric Studio. The two old containers remain.
The artwork was painted by Encinitas artist Kevin Anderson. Yes, you’ve possibly seen his work all around coastal San Diego North County. Find many of his very beautiful murals by clicking here.
During my recent walk in downtown Encinitas, I crossed the Charlie’s Electric Studio parking lot from South Coast Highway 101 to take these photographs.
You can see how the art has faded over the years, especially on the second shipping container I photographed, which was the first to be painted.
This next shipping container was the first to be painted. It’s the most faded:
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This amazing community mural is now being displayed in the museum of the Coronado Historical Association!
The patriotic mural, depicting a U.S. flag and bald eagle, is composed of tiles hand-painted by Coronado residents. It’s a colorful part of the exhibit titled Moments That Made US. A variety of displays in the museum celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding.
Images painted on the tiles include American presidents, historic figures, and symbols that represent our nation’s ideals and culture. Other images simply show an appreciation for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, particularly in beautiful Coronado.
Just look at it. The extraordinary mural deserves a permanent home. I presented the thought to a museum docent and she agreed.
Why not install it at Coronado’s civic center?
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