1/23/2023
Butterfly mural painted on the side of a utility shed behind the Vienna Community Center.
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The mural was sponsored by the Vienna Public Arts Commission and is visible from the W&OD on your left as you’re riding west. The Vienna Community Center’s address is 120 Cherry St, Vienna, VA.
For more about the Vienna Public Arts Commission: https://www.viennava.gov/your-government/boards-and-commissions/vienna-public-art-commission
Part of a mural depicting a fantasy underground scene. Notice the roots line up with trees and bushes above the mural. Not shown, a mother opening a basement door into this realm to let her two kids enter it. Also a child feeding a carrot to a large mole who is blissfully lounging on his back in the child’s lap.
1/24/2023
The Force of Nature by Lorenzo Quinn. located on the plaza on the north side of the Wiehle Ave Reston East metro station.
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For a statement from the artist about the meaning of this piece: https://publicartreston.org/project/the-force-of-nature/
“We Can and We Will,” Metropolitan Police Department, First District Headquarters at Anthony Bowen School, 101 M St SW, Washington DC. The mural is on the Delaware Ave side of the building.