Mural Tours

PAOLA DELFIN (SHINE 2019): The quiet, subtle mural that Mexican artist Paola Delfin created at 1975 3rd Avenue South, is calmly mesmerizing. Painted in the colors of a pen and ink drawing, two versions of the same woman’s face rise out of tropical leaves. Finely painted leaves in shades of black and grey surround both versions of her, clustering over both heads like a crown.

NOMAD CLAN (SHINE 2018): A dramatic expanse of sea and sky and storm, dominated by the enormous, weary face of a Spanish soldier, expands across 2025 3rd Avenue South. The mural faces east, looking out at 20th Street South. This work by England’s Nomad Clan is called Return to Sea. 30 feet high and 110 feet long, it’s a massive scene that’s both realistic, and dreamlike. The mural is like diving into the pages of a swashbuckling novel.

VITALE BROS (SHINE 2019): Local legends, the Vitale Bros, designed this mural to highlight the impact of a diverse marine ecosystem. The mural includes a red snapper and a sea turtle. The fish species displayed are native to our region and playfully interact with classic cartoon imagery and pop art to appeal to a younger generation. The concept is reminiscent of old comic books that featured ‘sea monkeys’ while juxtaposing concepts of fishing characters throughout pop-culture history and our nostalgic romance with the ocean.

CHAD MIZE, JAMES OLESON, & PINELLAS COUNTY CENTER FOR THE ARTS (SHINE 2015): Chad Mize, James Oleson, and ten Pinellas County Center for the Arts students covered the Pinellas Trail’s concrete barricades with colorful Florida-themed art. The colors are a tourist’s dream of Florida, bright gold and red and orange, and aqua blue. Seagulls, sun, sand castles, palm trees, flowers, pelicans and sea creatures decorate this knee-high string of murals influenced by the hip retro aesthetic that Chad Mize is known for. This year, Chad Mize & Friends are repainting the Pinellas trail barricades as part of a Bright Spot project.