This is a nice mural located on the side of a tall building and overlooking a parking lot. It is…read moreright next to the Hancock County Jail. The mural is the work or renowned artist Pamela Bliss and was painted in 2021. The Downtown Greenfield Mural Committee commissioned the piece through a grant from the local White Family Foundation, who has farming ties themselves. The 35 feet tall mural is intended to celebrate Hancock County's agricultural roots. It depicts what appears to be 3 generations of famers by a fence with a teenaged girl sitting on a fence while an older farmer is telling her and another farmer a story while gesturing excitedly. On the other side of the fence, you will see a small calf joining in on the conversation as well. The mural is very vivid and detailed and I like it a lot. I am a fan of Bliss's work. It is rumored that the likeness of the three people in the mural are based off actually Hancock County residents, Tom Graham (older farmer), Jay Shininger and Katie Brown (young girl farmer). They were selected by local theater director Chris Schaefer. It is interesting to note that some pear trees were cut down because they were blocking the view of the mural. Greenfield is all in on this mural. The mural is in great shape and not showing signs of wear yet. This is definitely not a destination piece, but if you are in the area and nearby, then it may be worthy of a quick visit. As with most murals that I visit, this was not a long stop. I was there about 5 minutes and I was off. I recommend making this part of a larger itinerary or a stop on your way somewhere else such as the nearby Riley Park or Old Log Jail.

My late buddy Ken N. (RIP) explains the history of this mural better than I ever could. So if you…read morewant to know actual information about the Fortville Indiana Mural, read his review. As for my review: I think this is a great mural! It's big. It looks like a sepia photograph. My opinion about the Fortville mural is simple and based purely on aesthetics. I tend to turn off my brain with art (murals and public art and otherwise), and just let the artwork wash over me. This mural is painted on the side of a building that houses a local gem: 305 Wine Garage. You should definitely check out that place! But even if you don't, you should check out this mural. I love that Fortville felt that it was necessary to paint this mural on this wall, when they so easily could have not. Art in public spaces is some of my favorite art, and I love that this exists here.

To celebrate Indiana's Bicentennial, the state and a number of towns/cities added public art to…read morecommemorate the occasion. Fortville was one of the places that celebrated by adding this mural by local artist Mike McEvers in 2016. With help from local students, McEvers created this north facing mural that shows the train and trolley history of the area. The mural is done is muted colors to create a sepia toned effect. In the middle of the mural is a portrait of Cephas Fort who was the original property owner when the railroad came through in 1849. The railroad named the station Fortville in his honor. Above the mural, "Fortville Indiana" is stylishly written with "Founded 1849" and "Statehood 1816" painted between the title and mural. The mural is 14' high by 24' across. Review #1366

This mural is the work of Tasha Beckwith, a popular local artist. It was painted in 2020 and is…read morelocated on the side of a vacant/abandoned strip mall wall. Its completion was delayed due to COVID and the artist had to finish it in hotter temperatures than she would have liked. This mural is not in the best of neighborhoods, but I did not feel unsafe or anything like that though. It was more just the neighborhood is a bit underserved or rundown. It is a pretty simple mural with a positive message "Keep Moving Forward". It is very colorful and has many different style arrows, most of which are point forward. It is a simple mural, but is still very nice. Since the mural is on an abandoned strip mall, you can take your pick of parking in its old run-down parking lot. It along with all the other murals on the abandoned building are trying to add some beauty to an area that is in desperate need of it. Anyway, as with most murals I have visited, this is probably not a very long stop. I was there less than 3 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other wonderful murals in the area to maximize your time and trip. Luckily, there are a lot of other intriguing murals right around the corner, on the same vacant strip mall and there is also another one right across the street.

In Autumn of 2020, the Artist group known as Blice Edwards was hired to paint a 3D mural on the…read moreparking lot side of the Live Proscenium in Carmel. The Yellow building sits on the block on the northwest corner of Carmel Drive and Rangeline Road. Since the mural is on the west side of the building on the north end of the parking lot, you can actually get access to view the mural from both Rangeline and Carmel Drive. I drove around quite a bit before realizing it wasn't viewable from either road. Since there is still construction in the area, be very careful of workers and equipment. I also suggest going on a somewhat overcast day because the mural is several stories high and to get a full view, you may be looking into the sky and the sun may wash out your photos. What the artists have done is create the illusion of a small, brick alley that leads towards some additional buildings. In fact, it is simply a large flat wall that the artist used perspective (remember the "vanishing point' from art class?) to create a realistic illusion of an alley. One of the give aways that it wasn't real was that the artists added clouds in the sky but since I went on a cloudless day, it seemed a little odd that clouds were only viewable in the alley! ha! The artwork is nearly perfect and I can't imagine how they knocked the mural out in such scale and detail in just a couple weeks. They did have an assist on handpainting all the individual bricks in the roadway part of the alley. Still, it is an colossal addition to the Arts District collection in Carmel. If you are a fan of art or have an aspiring artist in your family, drive by and check out to see if you can determine where the vanishing point was for the artists to maintain their perspective. Blice Edwards operates out of a studio in Broad Ripple next to the Gallery Pastry shop off 54th and the Monon. See their website link for more info about them. Review #3810

This is an awesome mural that consumes the entire building. It is on 6 walls of the building and…read morewas designed by Anne Costillo. It is one of the better Lilly Day of Service murals. It was painted in 2013 by volunteers, most of which with little to no formal artistic training or experience, through collaboration by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, the Indianapolis Children's Museum and the Lilly Day of Service. The mural is on Ikelite's worldwide headquarters, an Indianapolis-based company that has produced underwater photographic equipment. So this mural is a perfect fit for the building. The mural is very detailed and depicts underwater scenes taken from photographs from photographers Bob Stubbs, Steven Miller and David Fleetham, of the deep blue sea shot around the world. The mural is in great shape and looks relatively new. They must have used some really good paint. The mural is very detailed, especially considering that it was painted by volunteers. You will find a bunch of scuba divers, some sharks, and an octopus. I love the shading used to make the blue water. It is awesome. Parking here to take a good look is relatively easy. Most of the mural overlooks a parking lot and there is also free street parking available to check the mural out as well. I just parked in the street on the side of the building the mural is on. As with most murals that I have reviewed, this is probably not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other wonderful murals in the area, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

What's not to like about a mural with scuba divers, a shark, and an octopus? This mural was…read morecreated in 2013 as part of the Lilly Day of Service (LDOS) in part with the Children's Museum and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB). The design was created by Anne Costillo and the mural was painted with the help of lots of volunteers. I would say this is one of the better "paint by number" murals done by volunteers in the community. Review #1757

This is a mice somewhat abstract mural that was commissioned by the Livery restaurant. It overlooks…read moretheir parking lot which was a bit problematic for me because the cars parked there partially blocked my view of the mural. The mural is the work of Justin Olson, the owner of Olson Paint Studios and was completed in 2016. It is huge, spanning 84 feet. The mural is in excellent shape and depicts a silhouette of cowgirl (some say its a cowboy, but it looks like a cowgirl to me) on a horse in the woods and holding a lantern. You see silhouettes other animals in the woods like a fox, a deer and a rabbit. The cool part of the cowgirl silhouette is that it is reversed and the silhouette is not filled in. It is just a bare brick outline. Further down the mural you will see a large whale that is upside down and splashing in blue waves. You will see the silhouettes of some yellow fish on that end as well. This part has another cool addition, that I initially missed. You will find a a fisherman looking down at the whale and holding a pole that has a lantern at the end of it. The really cool part is that the lantern hangs out from the wall and is 3D. I really like it. It is almost as if there are two completely separate murals just sharing the wall, the common blue background and the yellow fish silhouettes that you will find on both sides. It is interesting to note that the wall that the mural was painted was so delicate, that sandblasting the old paint was not an option and Olson had to hand paint every single brick to make it appear to be original brick colors. Talk about time consuming. I wish I could have had an unobstructed view of the mural. The parking lot that it overlooks is small and always has cars in it, even when the restaurant is not open. I was able to pull into an alley on the opposite side of the restaurant so that I could park and get out to get a closer look. As with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is probably not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other wonderful murals and attractions, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

Love this mural along the Cultural Trail as it cuts through the alley. The mural is on the side of…read moreThe Livery restaurant on College, just south of Mass Ave. The exposed brick with the horse and rider is my favorite aspect. I bicycle through here regularly and enjoy the mural.

I started seeing this work on Instagram, and had no idea who's work it was, after doing some…read moredigging I found out it was the controversial artist. Jules "muck rock" I remember when she painted bunnies on the side of beholder and that caused a whole to do. Now she came back to Indy and did a ton of work around the city that I've enjoyed checking out. I'm glad someone was here putting art everywhere, and hope that it acts as an inspiration to other artists. We have lots of blank walls in Indy. The luscious Indy are bright red lips, with gold teeth that have Indy in them. Despite the controversy it is nice to see pops of art around.

Indy has a new mural that grabs your attention each time you pass it. A giant pair of luscious…read morelips are slightly parted, revealing teeth with the letters spelling out "INDY". The artwork was added in Aug '19 by international artist/muralist Jules "MuckRock" Muck while on a barnstorming tour of Indy. She hadn't planned to stay very long, but because so many people have contacted her to paint a mural for them, she has been here more than a week! The lips aren't unique to Indy. She has painted similar murals in several cities across the country. But it is unique for Indy. While a lot of our murals are graffiti tagging, this mural is clearly identifiable and relatable. And the placement is perfect since Fountain Square is becoming a destination for eating, it doesn't take much imagination to make the connection between these lips and food. While in the area, take time to notice the other murals that share the same parking lot. Next to the lips is "The Lovers of Indianapolis" by Christian Quintin in 2011 (part of the 46 for XLVI SuperBowl promotion). Across the lot is "The Colors of Cancer" which was added as part of Lilly's "Oncology on Canvas" collection back in 2010. (see Yelp reviews for each for more information.) There is also a Saxophonist Silhouette on an outbuilding on the north end of the parking lot and an abstract mural on the north side of the Mass Avenue Knits business by Teri Barnett (2007). Review #2879

Smoking Cardinal is an Indianapolis indiana public art mural located in a trendy trendy…read moreneighborhood of shops and eateries. My family and I was in town from Lousiville on a weekend getaway while my daughter has cheer comp. Her competition was a few miles down the road at the convention center when we decided to take a post comp lounge at the popular Bluebeard and check out the public art in its surrounding area. This piece was on a small building across the road from Bluebeard and it features as the name suggests a Cardinal taking a drag of a cigarette. The artist is muck rock who while in town we seen lots of there work and we enjoyed them all. They are all bright, large and unique like this one. Overall being from Lousiville a big Lousiville cardinals fan the big Cardinal was gonna score points with me. I'm not a smoker so that part isn't personably appealing but it is a fun and interesting piece.

This mural has seen better days. It is the work of Jules Muck aka MuckRock. She painted it during…read moreher Indianapolis sabbatical in 2019. It depicts a cardinal, Indiana's state bird, smoking a cigarette and wearing a "Muck Ruck" gold chain. It located on the side of a vacant/abandoned building. I do not know what has worn down the mural more, the elements or vandalism. The mural is in very bad shape and has gray paint thrown on it and other graffiti on and around it. It is also showing signs of be beaten by the weather. It is almost unrecognizable. There is metered street parking available in font of the mural, if you would like to park, get out and take a closer look. I believe the actual name of this mural is Indiana AF, but Smoking Cardinal is a lot easier to explain to the littles. It is a shame that vandals have nothing better to do than mess with a nice mural. We just can't have nothing nice. Anyway, as with most murals I have visited, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 3 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other wonderful murals in the area to maximize your time and trip. You can start with the one right across the street.