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October's First Sunday (10/2/2022)

October's First Sunday (10/2/2022)

We started extra early this Sunday, and started out on the east side of Deep Ellum, on Hall Street between Commerce and Elm. There's a huge mural that covers the east side of two towers of the Case Building on Hall, looking out toward downtown. You can read

Going to the State Fair of Texas?

Going to the State Fair of Texas?

The State Fair of Texas begins this week on September 30th! The main entrance to the Fair is just a few blocks down Exposition Avenue from the Deep Ellumphants. Here are a couple of murals that you're likely to see if you go to the Fair this year.

Fourth Sunday (9/25/2022)

Fourth Sunday (9/25/2022)

East side images from Deep Ellum

Check out the Maps page

Check out the Maps page

I created a page to map the locations of works in Deep Ellum from our visits in the blog. There's a legend for each map that lists each individual work and the blog post in which it appeared. You can zoom in or out, and use the map

Sunday Number Three (9/18/2022)

Sunday Number Three (9/18/2022)

Last week we saw an artist working on a big mural at the corner of Walton and Taylor in southwest Deep Ellum. This week we swung by and saw the completed work by Michael McPheeters.

Sunday Number Two (9/11/2022)

Sunday Number Two (9/11/2022)

We began the second Sunday of our Month of Sundays project with the mural "Doyenne" on the east side of the Brake and Clutch Building at Main and Exposition.

Blasts from the past - Austin

Blasts from the past - Austin

I've traveled to Austin since the late 90's for various reasons. My intrepid companion and I moved from Dallas to Austin in 2013, and we worked and lived in Austin until returning to Dallas in 2020. Austin was a hotspot for creative neon and murals while

Blasts from the past - Dallas

Blasts from the past - Dallas

I've been recording images for a long time, and one of the reasons that I started this blog was to share what I've seen with others. Every so often, I'll post images from various locations in Dallas that I've taken. Be sure

Sunday Number One (9/4/2022)

Sunday Number One (9/4/2022)

We started at the corner of Exposition and Main, with the Deep Ellumphants mural on the west side of the Brake and Clutch Warehouse building.

A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays

Sundays are the best time to go mural hunting since there's generally less chance of being run over or of cars blocking the view of smaller works. So, the project has become a challenge to document what lies upon the walls of each block of Deep Ellum.

Lustre Pearl, March 2022

Lustre Pearl, March 2022

For years I've enjoyed the mural art at Lustre Pearl East (Lustre Pearl). It was a welcome stop on a long commute from Hula Hut to Bastrop until we left Austin in 2020. On a trip to Austin in March 2022, we swung by to check out the

Trigger Fingers 2022

Trigger Fingers 2022

After we moved back to Dallas, we stumbled upon an annual event called Trigger Fingers sponsored by the group Graff Kitchen on South Trunk Avenue at Hickory. We are glad we did!

Walking down Murray Street

Walking down Murray Street

Walking down Murray Street, you won't notice much until you park. Once you park and look to the other side of the street, you'll see some very nice work.