Filed under: Art, Phoenix | Tags: Art, Coffeehouses, Downtown Phoenix, Isaac N. Caruso, Murals, Phoenix, Valley of the Sunflowers
These sunflowers are on the back of monOrchid, a gallery I’ve written about before in downtown Phoenix. They are done by a new-to-me muralist, Isaac N. Caruso. He just recently graduated from Northern Arizona University with a BFA in Visual Communication and he is making his presence known in Phoenix now.
You can see the grasshopper from my last post here.
I could only photograph from outside the fence so the chainlinks are smudging up some of these photos.
This mural honors, of course, the Valley of the Sunflowers, a couple of blocks away which is now in its final harvest (you can see a slideshow of the harvest here).
The reason that this mural is currently fenced in is because this burned out historic building is being restored.
I went around to another side of monOrchid that I had photographed before and there was Isaac N. Caruso himself putting some finishing touches on the orchid.
He also painted the bird for the brand new Songbird Coffee & Tea House, which is in the front of monOrchid.
(This is Songbird’s photo above.)
I think we are going to be seeing a lot more of Isaac on the walls of Phoenix.
*Update: I guess Isaac liked the photos because he is now using the second one from the bottom as his profile pic on his Facebook page. Cool.
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Awesome! Thank you for getting the info on this new mural work… I knew you would!
Comment by kristasta June 21, 2012 @ 1:05 pmWonderful sunflowers! So filled with light and movement!
Comment by Roberta June 21, 2012 @ 3:42 pmTruly such talented artists! I just love those sunflowers. One could not help but smile when seeing them.
Comment by Lisa Gordon June 21, 2012 @ 4:43 pmThe art of these folks is very good, interesting and just plain fun! I appreciate your photos and information about it. Sure different than when I lived there!
Comment by montucky June 21, 2012 @ 8:38 pmIt must be a delight to discover a new personality on the scene and painting so well. Nice series…as always. I enjoy these so much!
Comment by Don June 22, 2012 @ 8:14 am