a palm trees & graffiti mural illuminates the right side of this building. cars in the parking lot…read morepartially obscure it. the entirety shows palm trees spaced apart. the spaces between the trees have been painted over with block lettering. the message is clear. the graffiti deliberately painted over a message of the original poster re the images of palm trees et al depicting a possible gentrification of his/her hood. a protest of sorts. the result of keeping the palm trees and exiting the baggage is a social commentary ala an op ed.

at first glance, this mural looked to be "just" a skull. Upon a closer look, this isn't the case…read more it's right eye socket (left when looking straight at it) is much bigger then the other socket. where the mouth should be at are 7 ish appendages that look fern-like this mural isn't as macabre as originally thought, it's definitely strange with mutant characteristics. creator: illegible at bottom.

the mural is at the side of a building that hosts Sistas Soul Food Kafe. unknown if there's a…read moreconnection between this mural and the eatery. the mural shows 3 Black and Brown women standing side by side underneath the words "United We RIse" the background has bands of yellow, pink, and white colours. creator: Soul Sistas

A great mural to have in the neighborhood. Thank to the artists for their positive contribution to…read moreour community.

this "sculptural collaboration" located next to the base of the stairs across from the elevator is…read morein Castro Valley Marketplace. this "larger-than-life sized 'Cameraman' using Ed's 45-year-old camera collection and Marc's engineering genius"... the signage elaborates what materials are used along with the unique, artisanal touches to tweak the creation to make it "life like", naturally, there are signs to avoid touching or any physical interaction with "Cameraman". sounds and a "Cameradog" were added by associates.... the sculpture is embedded in plain sight in the decor of the marketplace. creators: Ed Holmes & Marc Ribaud w/Joe Paullno & Maria Chenut from Collection of East Bay Natural Grocers, Inc.

This is such a unique sculpture, by Ed Holmes and Marc Ribaud, featuring not just Cameraman but…read morealso Cameradog! Located in front of the grocery store inside Castro Valley Marketplace, it was cool being able to see this lovely artwork up close and marvel at the range of cameras used to create this interesting piece, some dating back to the 1920's, from colorful toy cameras shaped as feet to brownie hawkeyes along the body of this human-like figure, even a red box camera in place of a heart and old camcorders forming its neck. Cameradog, created by Maria Chenut, is made up of camera cases and even has a little dog bowl. Imaginatively and skillfully put together, this is truly an impressive art display.

this utility box looks a swirl of pink, ruby, and light blue paint with grey streaks. the theme is…read moretoo abstract to comprehend. at the bottom is the label either Ghost Ghost or @host @host it could also mean that nothing is for certain, that everything is an haze. creator: Simon Tran

Totally responsive upon initial request. Came and looked at job, very quick with quote. Very fair…read moreprice. Work is quite outstanding, down to minutest detail. Very agreeable to work with, had 5-6 exchanges of ideas, with John the customer is the driver, John delivers what he says he will in the time he says it will take. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for mural work, small scale (mine 250 sq ft), or large.

Very creative, professional, easy to work with, and the work is very widely appealing.read more

mural is titled " United We Grow" has many themes -peace…read moresymbol -youth waving -a couple getting married -open 2 handed palm holding a stopwatch @3:25 -people flying kites creators: Youth Uprising et al....

the mural has speed cars featured on the left and right corners…read more in the center is a white-tee wearing guy wearing an A's hat, pointing his top finger in the air and shouting "A 1". he could be publicizing the auto shop behind him. in the background are images of Oakland's well known buildings.o

these utility boxes have animals which supposedly inhabit the San Leandro Creek. these include a…read moreracoon, a porcupine, fishes, butterflies, frogs, tadpoles, salmon... creator: Katie Bertsche