“Nature is Home” Native Bird Murals

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ― W.B. Yeats

I painted fifteen flower and bird murals throughout Ilha das Flores in the Azores, Portugal in the summer of 2017. These Portugal murals were mainly handpainted on public buildings and ruins, most near the main town of Santa Cruz, a town of about 900 residents. As a Bay Area muralist, this was a dream project! (Read about how the project unfolded here.)

 

Canary mural on a ruin wall, Ilha das Flores, Azores, Portugal
Canary mural on a ruin wall, Ilha das Flores, Azores, Portugal
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Yellow canary bird mural in Portugal by painter Morgan Bricca
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Goldcrest mural in Portugal’s Café das Flores
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Sparrow mural with yarrow plant in Flores Island (Azores), Portugal
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Crocus and starling mural… Because how better to beautify ruins than with painted birds?
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A Los Altos muralist goes to Portugal
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Large bird mural on an island in Azores, Portugal
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Outdoor orchid mural on an Azorean island
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Bird and hydrangea mural outside a Portugal building
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Bird and flower mural in Portugal
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Portugal mural with flowers and bird
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Butterfly mural on Ilha das Flores (Azores), Portugal
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Large snipe mural in Portugal
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Colorful bird mural in Portugal
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Gull mural by lighthouse on Portugese island
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Lighthouse mural
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A California muralist painting her latest bird mural
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Street mural with bird and leaves
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Seabird mural on wall in Portugal