Last month, artist Philip Ray Orabuena and his friends painted a mural dedicated to the Veterans of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars on the retaining wall at the bottom of Park Hill on Third Street. Check out their story at BenitoLink: "Veterans' Mural Makes a Statement" and at San Benito County Today: "Painting the Town Patriotic Through Mural".
Below are close-ups of the 105-foot long mural. Before you take a look, I'd like you know that I'm hooking up this post at Monday Murals. If you'd like to see murals from other parts of the U.S. and the world, click over to this link after checking the close-ups of the Veterans' Mural.
Wow! Pleased to meet you, your town, and to see these awesome murals
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Aloha, Cloudia, I appreciate the visit. :-)
DeleteBeautiful art.
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DeleteGreat blog and an interesting selection- I like the last mural.
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DeleteHad no idea Hollister was a real town. THis is a great mural. The people who fight for freedom deserve murals and much more!
ReplyDeleteYup, Hollister is real, but not at all like the fictional one on the tee-shirts. :-)
DeleteOh if only more would .. In the words of John Lennon.. give peace a chance..
ReplyDeleteI continue to hope that more will. :-)
DeleteMy favorite is the last one.
ReplyDeleteGlad to meet you thru Monday Murals!
Same here, Linda. Thanks for dropping by. :-)
DeleteI always wondered why a clothing company geared to teenagers chose to name itself after a small town in earthquake country. haha. Thanks for joining us the meme this week. You're off to a great start. Thanks again for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteI think the fake Hollister was imagined to be around Santa Barbara. There is a street called Hollister near there, which I believe was named after the Hollister who our town was also named for.
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