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Rise Above the Storm

Category: Mural

Rise Above the Storm Brian Peterson and Damin Lujan, 2021 This mural is installed in Illumination Foundations Fullerton care shelter. Situated next to the Fullerton airport, this building was used to make airplane parts to prevent lightning strikes. The mural features an airplane rising above a lightning storm, and references the hopefulness of lives being changed and people rising above the personal storms they face.

Robin Paul Memorial Mural

Category: Mural

Robin Paul Memorial Mural Allan B. Hall, 1959 In 1958, Robin Paul, a ten year old from Yorba Linda died in a car accident. At the time Yorba Linda was building a new library and Robin's paretns asked that donations be given in Robin's name to the library fund. The library board used the money to commission a work in honor of Robin. Allan B. Hall, a Yorba Linda resident, agreed to paint the 20' x 12' mural in 1959. The Robin Paul Memorial Mural depicts the 200 year history in the Yorba Linda region. The mural is a series of vignettes of area history including one with portrayals of Jose Antonio Yorba and the Portola expedition. Citrus, grape, and oil industries are represented and also included Richard Nixon, as is suggested by the silhouette of the US Capitol building. Nixon was Vice-President at the time of the mural being made. Now the mural resides in the Old Yorba Linda Packing House on Yorba Linda Boulevard. It was saved from possible oblivion by the Yorba Linda-based Save the Hall Mural Coalition.

Rodeo 39 Public Market Murals

Category: Mural

Rodeo 39 Public Market Murals These murals are located on the exterior and interior walls of the Rodeo 39 Public Market.

Roots or Re-Imagine Garden Grove

Category: Mural

Roots or Re-Imagine Garden Grove Todd Marinovich, 2014 This mural is located on the south exterior wall of historic Gem Theater at the corner of Acacia Parkway and Main Street. It depicts a peacock in a strawberry field.

San Clemente Cottage & Episcopal Church

Category: Mural

San Clemente Cottage & Episcopal Church Jay Fisher and Michael King, 2012 Ceramic Tile Mural

San Clemente Morn

Category: Mural

San Clemente Morn Mary Angela McMenamin, 2001 Ceramic Tile Mural. Fount at the entrance to the San Clemente Pier.

San Clemente Sunset

Category: Mural

San Clemente Sunset Rick J. Delanty, 2001 Ceramic Tile Mural

San Juan Capistrano Mission Mural

Category: Mosiac/Wall Relief ; Mural

San Juan Capistrano Mission Mural Jamie Santaniello, 1999 This historical artwork, The San Juan Capistrano Mission Mural, is one of the most memorable pieces of work Santaniello has ever designed. The tile mural had to be a specific size (13.5 feet x 13.5 feet), so it could be installed into a recessed area of a major wall inside the main lobby of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Building in San Juan Capistrano, California. The mural design by Santiello went through a rigorous process and was approved by the City Council of San Juan Capistrano and the Historical Society of San Juan Capistrano, some members were Juaneno Indians. Kaiser Permanente, being a healing institution, Jamie wanted the mural scene to feel soft, spiritual and restful. Jamie was asked to include in the rendering the Juaneno Indians, the Spanish soldiers and the Padres, and from various resources Jamie created a scene showing what life may have been like at the Mission between the years 1814 through 1820.

Santa Ana Birds

Category: Mural ; Utility Box

Santa Ana Birds Kalim Quevedo-Prastein, 2021 This utility box mural with an image of birds was made by Kalim Quevedo-Prastein.

Santa Ana East End

Category: Mural

Santa Ana East End This mural is located on the 2nd floor above the Wursthaus Gastropub in the Calle Cuatro Plaza. The words "Santa Ana" are stylized in old English font on a multi-color background. The words welcome visitors into Santa Ana and introduce them to city's rich artistic culture. The corner plaza is a location frequented by the locals as a place for relaxation and gathering.

Santa Ana Winds

Category: Mural ; Utility Box

Santa Ana Winds Alicia De Leon, 2014 This utility box is designed by artist Alicia De Leon.

Santa Ana, California

Category: Mural

Santa Ana, California Sergio O'Cadiz and Project Pride, 1990s The mural Santa Ana, California painted by Project Pride is in poor condition. It is now whitewashed. This mural was designed by Sergio O'Cadiz and made with Project PRIDE. Project PRIDE (Parks and Recreation Inspires Dignity and Esteem) provides positive alternatives for youths through family and teen recreation and volunteer activites that provide opportunities for all members of the family. It allows volunteers to make meaningful contributions to their communities in ways that earn respect and recognition.

Santiago Park Mural

Category: Mural

Santiago Park Mural Roberto del Hoyo, 2011 Former Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, & Community Services Agency Director, Gerardo Mouet asked the mural's artist, Roberto Del Hoyo, to paint a mural that displayed themes of Santiago Park and the Discovery Science Center. Del Hoyo painted the center panel in his Los Angeles art studio. Over 100 volunteers from Santa Ana donated their time to help paint the other two wall panels under Del Hoyo's supervision. The mural's dedication ceremony was held on January 15, 2018. People walking from Santiago Park notice a unique artistic transition in the Santiago Park Mural. In the first half, the mural contains colorful depictions of natural and environmental beauty, including Eucalyptus leaves, water grass, California Poppy flowers, the Santa Ana River, and the San Gabriel Mountains. The other half then follows with countless pictures of cubes, spheres, and other geometric symbols. At the very bottom of the Santiago Park Mural are river rocks with Tongva Tribe glyphs. Historically, these glyphs appeared on rocks and boulders, representing some kind of Tongva ritual, such as hunting or coming-of-age ceremonies. The first Tongva people settled along the Santiago Creek Watershed during the 1700s. As a hunter-gatherer society, the Tongva gathered a variety of fruits, seeds, hunted small game, and fished to survive.

Santora Oz Community Mural

Category: Mural

Santora Oz Community Mural Matthew Southgate, 2012 The mural was designed by artist Matthew Southgate and painted by a team of artists in 2012. The Oz-like depiction of the Santora was created for the 84th birthday celebration for the historic 1928 structure. Condition: whitewashed

Scenes of the Old West

Category: Mural

Scenes of the Old West Millard Sheets, Denis O'Connor and Susan Lautmann Hertel; Millard Sheets Studio, 1979 The two Millard Sheets murals on the Home Savings branches are at the intersection in Beuna Park across from Knotts Berry Farm. The second color-filled mural affords an imaginative look at the figures of the American West, replete with feather headdress, locomotive and grizzly prospector by the Sheets Studio team of Denis O'Connor and Susan Hertel.

Schooner Point

Category: Mural

Schooner Point Manjari, 2005 Wall mural of schooner ship

Seal Beach Mural

Category: Mural

Seal Beach Mural Jody Williams and Samantha Seguine, 2022 A Seal Beach family commissioned Jody Williams and her daughter Samantha Seguine to create the Seal Beach Mural on the side and back of their home that faces the street. The mural, is named Seal Beach, and includes seals, dolphins, paddleboarders, and even a diver engaging with an octopus. The garage door resembles a postcard with the words "Seal Beach" written out.

Second Harvest Food Bank Community Mural

Category: Mural

Second Harvest Food Bank Community Mural Jerome "Bob" Gastaldi, 2021 A group of youngsters, led by artist Jerome Gastaldi of Laguna Beach, painted a 48-foot-long canvas. They painted by the side of a semi-trailer using food-related words such as "community," "hope" and nourish."

Secret Garden Mural

Category: Mural

Secret Garden Mural Bud Herrera and Kimberly Duran, 2020 This mural depicts a hole in the wall along with a ladybugs and butterflies siting on mushrooms.

Senior Center Dumpster Mural

Category: Dumpster ; Mural

Senior Center Dumpster Mural Melissa Murphy, 2017 This mural is part of the "Dumpsters on Parade" project. One of 30 artists to have the dumpsters designed and painted in an ongoing effort to help beautify the city with public art and bring the community together.

Serenity

Category: Mural

Serenity Brian Peterson Serenity is located at 4 Hutton on the south side of the parking structure, and took six days to complete. Peterson used 37 colors of paint to create the 3-dimensional mural by creating see-through layered effects that shimmer at various times of the day due to the adjacent building's reflective stainless-steel banding. He explained that the concept for the mural takes the idea of a lotus flower and blends it with modern materials and layering. Peterson shared that "a lotus flower grows in the murkiest of waters. It prevails through the thick mud and blooms to become an image of hope. [I hope] this piece continues to inspire the many businesses, employees, and partners who visit 4 Hutton daily." "We're proud that 4 Hutton is the home of Brian Peterson's mural, which will further beautify the property and the city of Santa Ana," said Michelle Gottlieb, Senior Vice President at LaSalle Investment Management. "We strongly believe in making the communitied in whcih we live, work and invest better places, and we are excited that this mural will be publicly accessible so the community can enjoy it."

Shallow Tropical Embayment

Category: Mural

Shallow Tropical Embayment John Iwerks The mural, Shallow Tropical Embayment was painted by John Iwerks. Muralist John Iwerks studied landscape painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking at Santa Barbara Art Institute, Mendocino Art Center, and Santa Barbara City College. He is a founding member of The Oak Group, a group of artists who paint in support of protecting natural landscapes and the environment, and has long been involved in interesting projects that invovle natural history. He has worked in Exhibit Design and Mural painting for many organizations. In addition, he has painted murals for dozens of other community venues and several colleges. His primary focus is on the geologic forces that influence the gesture of landforms, as well as capturing life in motion.

Shelter with a Purpose

Category: Mural

Shelter with a Purpose Brian Peterson and Damin Lujan This mural is installed inside the Link Shelter in Santa Ana, CA. It features a portrait of Judge Carter, popularly known for his work with homelessness in Orange County. The design also speaks to the battles we face in life and ultimately encourages residents to realize, "The Harder the Battle, the Sweeter the Victory".

Shop Unlisted Murals

Category: Mural

Shop Unlisted Murals Michael Ziobrowski, Free Humanity, Yu Maeda, and Steven Daily The murals along the exterior wall of Shop Unlisted indulge the viewer in the bizarre and the unusual. Each mini-mural depicts objects in classic and pop artist styles meant to invoke the unique gifts and curious finds within the store itself. These four mini-murals were each painted by a different artist, including Michael Ziobrowski, Free Humanity, Yu Maeda, and Steven Daily.

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