Meet Me in the Village

I enjoyed meeting Katie Lee, artist for this temporary installation in the Prairie Village Shops while the old Jones Store is being remodeled. My fixation with murals continues. 😄
 

Headed to Market

This fun mural is painted on the shelter at Arthur and Betty Verhaeghe Park in Overland Park. The adjacent playground is farm-themed. The Verhaeghes were apparently long-time farmers in the county and donated the land. There is a community garden as well. Colin thought it looked like The Little Blue Truck. It does.
 

Brightening the Neighborhood

A new mural behind the InterUrban Arthouse in Overland Park is the product of 50 Lowe's employees and area high school students under the direction of Nicole Emanuel, founder. She applied for a Hometown grant from Lowe's and the long mural is a result. Even Chiefs' Travis Kelce painted a part.

 

Healing Waters

This mural in downtown Excelsior Springs was commissioned to portray the elements of mineral water that shaped the city. Artist Jacob Duncan painted the mural in Carolyn Schutte Pocket Park from photographs. The mural includes the Hall of Waters on the right into which Lithia Water was pumped from nearby springs. The medicinal uses for the calcium bicarbonate was touted by the industry that grew up around the wells, of which there were more than 40.
 

A History of Roeland Park

 

A mural is being painted along Roe Lane up to 47th Street depicting the history of Roeland Park. In the center is the roots (above) that blends amazingly with the natural rock. Then you have the Indians on into the diversification of the city. Several artists are taking sections. It's expected to be completed this month.

Below you get a sense of how far it stretches, and that's only half.

 

Colorful Storage

This colorful mural is on a storage container in Berkley Riverfront Park. Artist is Phil Shafer of Sike Style Industries, a company that paints numerous murals in Kansas City.

So Much to See

One of the more colorful murals in the Crossroads. So much detail. Notice the elephant around the pipe so it looks like his trunk (see below).

 

Art Everywhere

So many interesting pieces of art on the sides of buildings downtown if you just look. The tricky part is learning about them. This one at 19th and Walnut is by Sebastian Coolidge, who also has a line of clothing. Notice his last name is upside down and backward. That would be tricky to paint.