Monday's mural...

In order to provide a little color to Monday morning, I am going to take a cue from Bike NOPA (whose series on murals up in the Bay Area is pretty cool), and post up my own little series on Claremont murals. Many of these were created by well-known artists, others by students of the Claremont Colleges. Most of them can only be viewed by foot or bike. In fact I first discovered the wealth or murals around here, soon after relocating to the town; we would take our, then 5 year old son, down to the colleges to ride around, especially during the summer when the campuses are mostly traffic free, and we could explore the courtyards, fountains, sculpture gardens, museums, etc.

This first mural is "Interhueman" painted by Paul Botello, and students of Pitzer College in 1997. This is a large mural, covering the entire side wall of a building and I did not have the correct lens with me to capture the entire painting. Four figures are shown, chained together, representing the unity of all humanity. Depictions of the four elements symbolize our tenuous relationship to the natural environment.