Travel PUNTA GORDA GALLERY “Tails from the Harbor” − a work-in-progress. Skip Dyrda starts work on a newmural painted on a sloping wall and depicting underwater sea scenes viewed through a series of large portholes. Commissioned by the Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society, this 1,100sq.- . painting is the city’s 30th mural and has now been completed in time for this coming winter season. “Cattle Drive Down Marion Avenue” by Michael Vires (E. Olympia Ave. & Wood St.). is house-sized mural demonstrates how architectural features can be blended into a painting without losing e ect. LAKELAND GALLERY Mural art in Lakeland is becoming innovative. Well-known local artist David Collins has formedTapestries Lakeland, a group of 30 artists who paint removable murals on weatherproof cotton canvas, sealed and primed with acrylic. “Laughing Horses” and “Legged Unicorn Duck” are examples of these and can be found at 120 S. Florida Ave. “Untitled”by TimHaas (901 S. Florida Ave.), painted to look like a hole torn in the wall, is an imaginative underwater moonscape with whales, a swirling nebula and a futuristic airship gliding by. Two children with their pet dog study the scene. Without a doubt, this is one of my favourite Florida murals. “Untitled”by Gabriela Jaxon (235 N. Florida Ave.); a woman with four eyes adorns the two-storey antique warehouse building. A complete juxtaposition to the urban surroundings of downtown Lakeland. 30 | www.snowbirds.org
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