A bunch of electrical boxes were recently painted with fun street art in San Diego’s East Village.
I happened to stumble upon another one today. It’s not far from Petco Park, which explains the Padres graphics!
I see it was painted about a month ago by artist Kate Caughey (@kcaughey).
To see more newly painted boxes near Petco Park, click here and here!
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I had intended to rest a day or two after San Diego Comic-Con, but I became restless this morning. Still in the Comic-Con mood, I wanted to check out some finished street art painted during the Meeting of Styles event held the week before Comic-Con 2026.
On July 16th I walked along Commercial Street east of downtown San Diego and saw how international graffiti artists were painting several approved walls with cool pop culture images.
Three of the walls in particular contain characters from Marvel’s X-Men, Dragon Ball, and Transformers.
If you want to see more from these murals, and compare the finished art that I’m sharing today, you can find my previous photographs by clicking here.
First photos are of the X-Men wall….
Next, photos from the Dragon Ball wall…
Finally, the Transformers wall…
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The many international street artists who’ve converged upon San Diego for the epic Meeting of Styles event have completed their Marvel and DC character walls in time for Comic-Con 2026!
The walls are about a block east of the 12th and Imperial trolley station on Commercial Street.
I took photos of works in progress four days ago. See those images here.
I took photos of the finished spray paint art this morning!
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About 100 street artists from around the world have converged on San Diego before Comic-Con 2026. They’re painting a bunch of pop culture murals all over the city!
This special international gathering of artists is called Meeting of Styles.
The aim is to finish the murals before the start of Comic-Con. Some of the artists were already getting started today.
Colorful murals will be painted in Logan Heights, Barrio Logan, National City, San Diego International Airport…
I caught some of the action with my camera along Commercial Street, east of downtown.
These first photos are of the X-Men wall, at Millionaires HQ. Red Bull was there with a DJ providing cool beats during the big event.
As you can see, this wall includes Rogue, Deadpool and Gambit already. I was told Wolverine, Phoenix, Cyclops, Beast and other X-Men are on the way!
This is graffiti artist SEEKS619 working on Gambit…
Another wall several blocks to the west has a mural on the way. HERT1 was working on a cool Transformer…
KOOLS was there, too, making his own spray painted contribution…
I might return in a couple days to check on the progress of several murals!
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This electrical box must have been painted very recently. I saw it for the first time during a walk yesterday. It’s located on J Street, near Petco Park, northwest of the Gallagher Square playground.
The four sides of the box show baseball kids (no doubt Padres fans) swinging a bat, reading a book (from the nearby Central Library?), holding happy potted flowers, and eating a ginormous hot dog with mustard!
The street art in Padres colors is signed Nicholas Danger. That’s the name used by local artist Nicholas McPherson. His fun, bold street art is all over San Diego!
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I discovered this cool mural during my most recent walk in City Heights. I took photographs and wondered about it.
A little research shows the mural was painted several months ago at City Workshops, a shared woodshop at 3615 University Avenue.
According to their Instagram page, City Workshops offers dedicated individual bench areas and shared big machines like wood saws, routers, sanders, planers and laser cutters. They are now accepting long-term tenants.
Notice the many artist signatures in one of my photos.
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Here’s a bit of colorful art you might spy while walking down a sidewalk in Solana Beach. You can find it at 129 North Highway 101.
Solana Beach’s coastal sunshine brightens a landscape filled with many different flowers native to California. Flowers include Sea Dahlia, Leafy Daisy, Morning Glory, Fiesta Flower, Prickly Pear, Padre’s Shooting Star, Fiddleneck, Frankenia, Southern Pink, Fuchsia-Flowered Gooseberry, Matilija Poppy, California Rose and California Poppy.
The artist signature indicates this beautifully painted scene was created by Bailey Valdivieso.
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Tattoo parlors often attract attention with bold, colorful murals. That’s certainly the case with Hustle Tattoo in City Heights, at 4503 University Avenue.
Skulls, flowers, a butterfly and a parrot have been painted on the exterior of the shop by @hannasmurals.
Remember my recent blog post about a football player scoring at a City Heights bus stop? I found that a few steps away down the sidewalk! A lot of “hustle” on this city block!
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This very colorful street art was painted on two electrical boxes on University Avenue in Hillcrest. It’s signed by artist Liz Lancaster (@lizmurals) and dated 2024.
Different heads appear to be growing atop multi-colored stalks. On the street-facing side of one box there are flowers and the words: Let Love Grow.
You can find this street art a bit west of Park Boulevard. It is so very unique that it’s hard to miss!
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Perhaps you’ve glimpsed this mural while driving east down University Avenue through Rolando, a bit east of College Avenue. The street art is spray painted on the side of Island Spice Jamaican Restaurant. During my last walk in the area I checked it out.
The art is by Lao rapper, muralist and tattoo artist One Hunned (@imonehunned). Central to the mural’s message is a prayer. Splashed among the graphics are the words WHEN LIFE SHOWS UP and Family First.
The prayer for happiness, blessings and protection from evil begins: “LET ME BE HUMBLE & GIVE ME STRENGTH TO OVERCOME ANYTHING…”
I’m glad I got a closer look at the beautiful message.
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