Hang On To Your Hats! Art of the Horse, created by artist Daphne Gaylord.
Breeders’ Cup racehorses are running down a street in Del Mar–and through several nearby cities, from La Jolla to Cardiff-by-the-Sea!
These horses–fiberglass sculptures to be precise–are life size versions of the Torrie Horse used for the Breeders’ Cup Trophy. Each one has been painted by a local artist and placed along a stretch of coastal San Diego County for the upcoming event, which will be held on November 3 and 4 at the Del Mar Racetrack. The project is called Art of the Horse. There are a total of 20 statues.
I’ve spotted four more Breeders’ Cup horses racing down Camino del Mar, south of the racetrack!
Milliner’s Joy. Art of the Horse, created by artist Robin Raznick.Banner proclaims that The Best Are Coming. The Breeders’ Cup will be held at the Del Mar Racetrack in 2017, November 3-4.La Mare De La Mer. Art of the Horse, created by artist Nancy Fraser.American Flag. Art of the Horse, created by artist Vincent Dalmaso.Hang on for the ride of your life! The Breeders’ Cup is coming to Del Mar in less than two weeks!
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Some powerful canvases by talented artists are now on display on the first floor of the downtown San Diego Central Library. These artists all happen to be homeless.
The artwork you see in the following photos was created with the help of HEAL, a nonprofit organization that provides purpose, hope, and a creative outlet for the homeless in San Diego. Homeless Empowerment Through Art and Leadership has a Mobile Art Studio, allowing anyone on the streets to freely express themselves. Locations include Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, and the downtown library. To learn more, click the photos of signs below and they will expand for easy reading!
If you’d like to shop for art that supports San Diego artists affected by homelessness, please visit HEAL’s Etsy store. The money from your purchase of artwork goes directly to the artist! (And please share that store’s link with your friends, too!)
If you happen to be homeless and are visiting my blog, first of all welcome! When I was young I was homeless myself for a time. But I found my way out of that maze and now have a hopeful, fulfilling life.
If you’re homeless, one thing you might consider doing is starting your own blog. You can easily start a free blog on WordPress. A public computer at the library is all you need! it’s actually pretty easy and if you accidentally mess up you can make changes or start over.
You can blog about anything that interests you. As you can see from my own blog, I like to walk around San Diego, take photographs and write short stories. After blogging consistently for a good while, Cool San Diego Sights now gets hundreds of page views every day! If I can accomplish that, believe me, anyone can! You just have to stick with it.
If you’re an artist and have a smartphone with a camera, you can use it to upload your own art online. Not only will that make you feel fantastic, and possibly open new avenues for your future, but by sharing your artwork with the world you might uplift the lives of many other people, too!
HEAL is a nonprofit that provides opportunities for creative self-expression and personal growth for individuals experiencing homelessness in San Diego.Many expressive works by talented artists are now on display at the San Diego Central Library.Blue Eye, by Dominique H.Fight To Be Happy, by Marius.HEAL is Homeless Empowerment Through Art and Leadership. Their mobile art studio is free. Locations include Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach, and downtown San Diego. (Click the above image to expand it, for easy reading of days and times.)Love Is Eternal Tree, by Jolie.Geo Wood Collage, by Ben.Circle Mandala, by Votive.A Look Into My Mind, by David R.Sunny Day, by Carlos.Shells By The River, by Propane Purps.I Beseech You . . . Crows, by V The Artist.Memories Of The Caribbean, by Dario D.A very beautiful work of art. I apologize for not knowing the title or the artist’s name.Pink Sky, by Helena D.River And Pine Trees, by Timothy R.Hindi Girl, by Shawn L.Woman With Afro, by Dominique H.Palms On The Beach, by Lawrence S.Colorful Zig Zags, by Zak T.Faces And Trees, by Vince and Leni.Teal Dragon, by Kayla.Eye On A Butterfly, by Jelyn E.Floating Face, by Kermina P.
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Fun street art in Mission Beach, a short distance from Mission Bay. Characters from the beloved animated movie Finding Nemo have been painted on a utility box!
Look what I spotted during my weekend walk through Mission Beach! Some really fun Finding Nemo street art!
Squirt and Pearl.Blenny and Bubbles and Peach.Sheldon and Jacques.And, of course, Dory and Nemo! This happy street art was painted by the Splatter Club!
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Girl jumps rope. Street art on a utility box in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter.
Here’s another batch of colorful photos! These capture works of art that I’ve discovered while walking around downtown San Diego.
Enjoy!
A lion’s head decorates the Star of India’s cathead.Painted flowers inside a downtown window.Old sculptural figures surround a planter at San Diego High School, near Park Boulevard. They depict academic and athletic endeavors.This winged doughnut was painted about a week ago at the Donut Bar.Artwork on outside wall of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum Extension.A space invader made of tile near a Horton Plaza escalator!Beautiful sculpted relief panel above door of the 700 1st Avenue building.Art that I spied on a parked car in downtown San Diego.Artwork near west entrance of San Diego’s cool House of Blues.Colorful shoes like flowers on the ceiling, at the west entrance of House of Blues San Diego.Plein air painter Paul Strahm creates a beautiful work of art near the USS Midway Museum.Street art in the Gaslamp shows child making a secret painting.
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A scene from Broad City comes to life inside Comedy Central’s enormous “coloring book” during 2017 Comic-Con.
Have you ever stepped inside a coloring book? You can at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con!
The Comedy Central series Broad City has a cool, free attraction where people can paint the walls of a room with colorful scenes from the show! It’s paint by numbers! It’s a brilliant idea that inspires fan interaction! Take a look!
Anyone can enjoy this Broad City special attraction during Comic-Con. If you share a photo with a certain hashtag, you can win a prize.People look at the colorfully painted walls, or take up a brush and contribute with their own creativity.Some of the bright artwork inspired by the wacky Comedy Central show Broad City.Photo of some finished artwork on the floor.SpongeBob SquarePants checks out the dazzling Broad City coloring book room! He must think the luminous colors are like bright fish underwater.The paint seems to magically glow in the dimly lit room.More humorous images inspired by the popular Comedy Central show.Artwork painted by fans.Someone adds color to the Season Premiere.These kids are contributing, too. It’s color by number.Fan of the Comedy Central show Broad City paints a wall during 2017 San Diego Comic-Con!
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Someone’s artistic bicycle has a potted plant in its basket.
I captured these quick photos during a walk in North Park, along Adams Avenue between 30th Street and the I-805 bridge. Bits of art add flavor to life in the city.
Someone rests on a painted transformer box on Adams Avenue near 30th Street.A monkey on a utility box, crowned by a rummage sale notice.A dog sees a yummy doughnut!A cool lady seems to stand on the sidewalk.Looking down from the Adams Avenue bridge over Interstate 805.Abstract mural incorporates nearby utility boxes.An awesome Jimi Hendrix street mural near dumpster and motorcycle.
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Local artist Suzka has created some colorful artwork that includes elements from San Diego Comic-Con, popular culture and comic books.
Check this out! There’s a bunch of cool, original San Diego Comic-Con artwork on display in an eatery not far from the convention center! Head a couple blocks up First Avenue and step inside Simon’s Cafe to see these colorful Comic-Con paintings!
The artist’s name is Suzka, and you can read her bio in one of my photos–click it to enlarge for easier reading.
This morning I had a lot of fun looking at this art inside the cafe while waiting for my breakfast burrito. (Which was pretty good, too!)
Biography of painter and writer Suzka. Some of her art celebrating San Diego Comic-Con can be seen inside Simon’s Cafe on First Avenue, a couple blocks north of Harbor Drive.Cool original San Diego Comic-Con art shows timeline of the international pop culture phenomenon.An enormous Superman seems to stand guard near a harbor.Dr. Fate is in a big hurry to save Inza from danger!Fun versions of Batman and Superman welcome everyone to Comic-Con!
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Spiritual revelation is suggested by many eyes and mandalas in an Ocean Beach mural. This cool street art can be experienced in a quiet alley. The whole of this world can be glimpsed from any place where you stand.
Each life has an infinity of roads not taken. Robert Frost touched upon regret with his famous poem. But, you know, every road that is taken contains an abundance of life, if we choose to see.
Yesterday, during the Ocean Beach Street Fair, I ventured, by chance, through a seldom-visited alley. And discovered two amazing murals.
And then I moved on. Chances are I won’t go that way again.
Hope, flying saucers and flaming green hair, part of a second cool mural in the same alley.Guys load empty kegs during the Ocean Beach Street Fair. Day-to-day work, surrounded by wonder.Swirling, blooming beauty painted in a nook. A mermaid is perched above flowers.I see a lot of names. I assume these are the beautiful mural’s creators. I might never meet them, but their art has touched me.The human world contains many alleys. This one contains a glimpse of untrod flowers, and surprising life. We turn a corner right or left, and continue the journey.
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Sailboats are painted on the side of the building at 2608 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego.
Today I headed over to the San Diego Wooden Boat Festival on Shelter Island. As I walked to the festival down Shelter Island Drive, I noticed several works of sun-splashed, carefree street art! Here they are!
One side of the beautiful mural shows sailboats racing on the blue ocean.The artwork reflects the busy marinas and boatyards around Shelter Island on San Diego Bay.An electrical box on Shelter Island Drive has two seagulls.Make that three!The water off Point Loma in this painted street art seems to glisten and sparkle.One side of a utility box shows the back of a young boy playing on a bench with a toy boat.Another side of the same box. We now see the left side of the boy who is holding his boat.And now the front. All four sides show the same happy scene. Some fun, creative 3-dimensional street art on Shelter Island!
UPDATE!
I captured unobstructed photos of the sailboats mural during a later walk. I see the artwork was created by Linda Churchill of Muralizing in 2009…
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The Kennedy family is working hard to prevent suicide and brighten the world.
I was deeply moved yesterday. I met a family who is working for suicide prevention with beautiful art, walking and love. Their collective efforts were on display at the House of the Philippines lawn program in Balboa Park. (I posted photos of folk dancing at the event here.)
Elie Kennedy paints smooth rocks that she finds on a beach that her son Anthony loved. She paints those rocks on behalf of her son, who she lost to suicide in 2015. Her healing rocks radiate love. Money that she raises goes to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She sometimes uses the hashtag #healingrocksforanthony.
The Kennedy family also raises funds for the foundation by participating in the San Diego Out of the Darkness Community Walk. You can walk, too. Such walks take place all around the United States. If you’d like, you can learn more or register for a walk here.
Positive energy flows from each member of this family. It all comes from the heart. Sin Kennedy presses leaves and creates a range of colorful artwork. Check out her Instagram page here.
Please learn more by clicking the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. With treatment and knowledge many lives can be saved. The organization also helps those afflicted with a loss, advocates for suicide prevention, and funds scientific research to prevent future suicides.
Every single life is precious.
A story about Elie’s son. Painful energy is now used to create something beautiful and positive.A sample of the beauty that is created.Sin Kennedy is also an artist.Art reminds us that much in life is good.
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