Dissent is Patriotic mural in Atlantic City

Dissent is Patriotic mural near the boardwalk in Atlantic City in late September 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Dissent is Patriotic mural near the boardwalk in Atlantic City in late September 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
This is my favorite mural of those I found near the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

“Dissent is Patriotic” is even more colorful if you get to see it when the sun is shining on it. I just happened to be passing through on a cloudy day in late September.

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Colorado Day 7: State Capitol in downtown Denver and Art District on Santa Fe

Colorado State Capitol in downtown Denver. - photo by Joe Alexander
Colorado State Capitol in downtown Denver. The statue of the bison and Native American was done by Preston Powers in the 1890s. – photo by Joe Alexander
The Colorado State Capitol, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception and Civic Center Park are all in close proximity in downtown Denver. The best known mural in the Art District on Santa Fe is Love This City Denver by Pat Milbery. There’s plenty more art around just about every corner of this neighborhood.
Love This City Denver mural by Pat Milbery on Art District on Santa Fe in downtown Denver, Colorado. The colors of the mural will look much brighter if you catch it on a sunny afternoon. - photo by Joe Alexander
Love This City Denver mural by Pat Milbery on Art District on Santa Fe in downtown Denver, Colorado. The colors of the mural will look much brighter if you catch it on a sunny afternoon. I just happened to be in the neighborhood in the morning when it was in the shade.

Colorado Day 5: Pueblo’s downtown and Riverwalk

Mural in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural in downtown Pueblo, Colorado. – photo by Joe Alexander
Pueblo, Colorado’s downtown includes several large murals and also a tribute to members of the military.

The Pueblo Riverwalk area includes old-west themed sculptures as well as restaurants next to wide sidewalks bordering the Arkansas River.

Colorado Day 3: Murals and trout fishing in Durango

Mural in Durango, Colorado in August 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural in Durango, Colorado in August 2024. – photo by Joe Alexander
There were a few murals along the road within walking distance of my motel in Durango.

The Animas River, known for its trout fishing, flows through the heart of the city and along Historic Downtown Durango.

Durango was formed by a railroad company in 1880 to supply nearby silver and gold mining operations.

The Animas River as it flows through Durango, Colorado in August 2024. - photo by Joe Alexander
A fisherman has this section of the Animas River all to himself as it flows through Durango.

Murals of Essex Modern City in May 2024

Murals at Essex Modern City near downtown San Antonio. – photo by Joe Alexander
Murals at Essex Modern City near downtown San Antonio.

The murals at Essex Modern City got some updates on the second weekend of May.

Here is a look at some of the older art on the walls near downtown San Antonio.

Fort Lauderdale murals

Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach.
I always love it when I stumble across artwork out in public.
These murals are about a block or so away from Fort Lauderdale Beach not far from the intersection of A1A and Sunrise Boulevard.

To find them, look for the Primanti Brothers pizza place on A1A and wander around the shops and parking lots behind there.

Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach.

Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Mural in Fort Lauderdale near the beach.

Murals of Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood

Mural art in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
Mural art in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami, Florida.
What was an industrial and warehouse section of Miami north of downtown is now largely covered with colorful murals.

The best known section of this is the Wynwood Walls, which is surrounded by shops, restaurants and bars.

I spent some time just a few blocks away and found myself wandering by myself around an area that was off the beaten path near a construction site and yet still had plenty of amazing art work to explore.

Paint Jam 4 in action at Essex Modern City

Artists work on the outside wall during Essex Paint Jam Volume 4 on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Essex Modern City in San Antonio. - photo by Joe Alexander
Artists work on the outside wall during Essex Paint Jam Volume 4 on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, at Essex Modern City in San Antonio.
The walls of Essex Modern City received an update on Saturday, Jan. 6.

The Essex Paint Jam Volume 4 attracted some of the area’s top local muralists back to Essex Modern City on the near East Side not far from downtown San Antonio and just a little ways south of the Alamodome.

Murals in Essex Modern City in San Antonio

Closeup of a mural at Essex Modern City in San Antonio. - photo by Joe Alexander
Closeup of a mural at Essex Modern City in San Antonio.
Some of San Antonio’s top muralists gathered at Essex Modern City on Saturday, Jan. 6, for Paint Jam 4.

While new work was going up, there were plenty of existing paintings to attract local art fans on the walls of the former manufacturing building near downtown.