UPDATE and Leland and I went looking for the Forest for the Trees, 2015

UPDATE: Slept well, woke up not hungry but eventually I ate a late breakfast, a late lunch, and a late supper. Not much at any one meal, but I'm not doing anything wrong here, promise. Eating right, just not too much. The peripheral neuropathy has started but hasn't hit too hard yet, in either hands or lower legs or feet. Thank you for your continued prayers, love, and concern.



Leland and I went out in his car for a couple of hours this afternoon after I had rested some in the recliner. We hunted for Forest for the Trees 2015 murals in inner Southeast Portland. What fun! Here are several photos that I took of the mural I featured yesterday. This is its hash tag, #525SEPine. The building's address is 525 SE Pine. I took these photos from the parking lot beside the other mural in yesterday's post; it's on the building behind the one on Pine and is at 524 SE Ash. I like this photo because I managed to get the glitter of the gold paint, fooling around with the exposure compensation. Yea!



Here's a more realistic photo of the north end of this narrow mural.



I managed to get most of the mural in this photo. You're able to read that is says, Nothing good comes easy. At least, I hope that you are able to see all of the words. Although I'm happy that this mural found a home, I wish that it had been on a wall that made it easier to see the whole thing.



About one of the artists: Originally from Kazakhstan, Ola Volo is a Canadian illustrator with a distinctive style drawn from history, multiculturalism and folklore. Her intricate works bring together animals, people, architecture and nature to articulate diverse stories rich with symbolism and elaborate forms. (She's listed on the Web site as being out of Vancouver, Canada.)

Zach Yarrington is a Detroit-born artist and designer whose large-scale catchphrases can be seen scrawled on walls across the Pacific Northwest. Drawing on influences from both traditional American sign writing culture and his work as a creative director for a graphic arts studio, his bold words engage passersby in uplifting visual conversations. (He's listed on the Web site as being out of Portland.)

Murals around Portland, Forest for the Trees NW, seen on Sunday, August 31, my mural find #5

Forest for the Trees, August 18 through 23, is a not-for-profit public mural project in Portland, Oregon. (Seen on their Web site.)



The fourth mural I photographed while out and about in my Zipcar Kia Soul, named Greer. Artist: Zach Yarrington of Portland, Oregon. Location: 2121 SE 6th. This mural took me by surprise as I drove by, unexpected in cream and black. On the Forest for the Trees NW Web site:

Zach Yarrington is an artist and designer living in Portland, Oregon. He has spent the past three years as co-founder and creative director of Band, a multi-faceted graphic design studio. When not working on client work through Band, he enjoys painting in large scale. Zach likes to make work that is making the places we live better places to be.

It's a doggone shame that some jerk has already tagged this mural. Yes, I said jerk. Strong word, but I do not like it one bit that there are those who believe they are entitled who think the rules do not apply to them, who think it is OK to deface works of art and/or buildings, structures, you name it.



When I drove by, the mural appeared on the passenger side of the car. There was no where to pull off, so I made the block, well the couple of blocks and decided to pull over just past the overpass on the opposite side of the street so that I could get out of the car and take a few photos across the street. I like how the structure of the overpass frames the mural.



I walked back towards the car, stopped and turned to take this wider shot so that you get a feel for the location.

More from FFTT Web site: Forest for the Trees is a not-for-profit public mural project in Portland, Oregon. The mural project promotes public visual expression; collaboration; and community engagement with contemporary art and the creative process. In August 2013, FFTT united seventeen artists from around the world to paint ten Portland murals.

This August, twenty local and international artists will come together for a week in Portland to paint more than a dozen pieces on public walls. FFTT aims to bring opportunity for local and visiting artists, and to share their gifts on a large public scale in Portland—a city already known as a creative hub and home to many talented artists.