I noticed some Riverside-themed transportation art where Spruce Street crosses the 91 Freeway (1820 Service Ct, Riverside, CA) and on Vine Street (3230 Vine St, Riverside, CA). The raincross, shown in the first two photos, is Riverside's symbol. The artist is unknown. The bell-shaped shadow at the bottom was unintentional and is me taking the photograph.
#raincross #transportation art #Riverside
The new Mariposas restaurant (1690 Spruce St, Riverside, CA) is brightly colored with murals of flying butterflies and butterflies on young women. A Kalaveras restaurant and its murals were previously at this location. The murals were painted by the Los Angeles-based artist Eddie Jelinet @eddiejelinet.
#mural #Riverside #Mariposas #Mexican restaurant #butterflies
Two Day of the Dead-type metal sculptures are now outside of Mi Cultura - The Mexican Art and Gift Shop (3737 6th St, Riverside, CA) in downtown Riverside. They are not labeled and the artist who made them is unknown.
The fence surrounding the Carlson Dog Park (4727 Scout Ln, Riverside, CA) at the base of Mt. Rubidoux has silhouettes of different dogs at rest and at play. The Dog Park sign has dog shaped cutouts and the planter in front is in the shape of a dog bone. It is all pretty clever. The designer and artists are unknown.
The electrical box on Magnolia Ave. (4911 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) on the corner just south of Central Middle School and Riverside City College has recently been painted with attractive floral motif featuring California golden poppies. The artist was Ekaterina Orlovie @orlovie. The two sides of the box had previously been painted.
#electrical box #Riverside #Orlovie #California golden poppy #art
The fences on each side of the model steam train tracks on the east side of Hunter Hobby Park (1401 Iowa Ave, Riverside, CA) show locomotives flanked on each side by raincrosses, the Riverside city symbol. This seems to be a clever integration of art and function. The designer and artist are unknown.
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#model train #steam train #Riverside #hobby park
Several new murals have been painted on the front of Chemawa Middle School (8830 Magnolia Ave., Riverside) replacing earlier murals. These show the school name and aspects of its mascot, a cougar. They are unsigned.
In front of the Riverside Food Lab building (3605 Market St, Riverside, CA), the final flower box set has been painted showing a Day of the Dead theme among yellow flowers. The artist was Ross Boss @DayoftheDeadSkullz.
#dayofthedead #mural #day of the dead #foodlab
A new flower shop, Blooms by Lupita @bloomsbylupita, is opening on 14th Street (2880 14th St, Riverside, CA). Its exterior has been painted by Juan Navarro @luvmonsterz with an attractive flower and Monarch butterfly motif. It becomes the latest addition to the cluster of murals on or very close to Park Ave. Another of Juan Navarro's murals is just to the east of the shop.
In front of Tio's Tacos restaurant (3948 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside) is painted sign with a cut-out for a head in recognition of St. Patrick's Day. Martin Sanchez is the restaurant owner and presumably the artist who made the painting.
The electrical box in front of Calgary Presbyterian Church and adjacent to Riverside Community Hospital on Magnolia Ave. (4495 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA) has recently been painted in attractive floral patterns by Ekaterina Orlovie @orlovie. I believe that it is the 3rd or 4th that she has painted on Magnolia between downtown and the Magnolia center.
