December 10, 2007 – All The World’s A Stage
38°36’40.37″N 122°52’10.19″W
This mural is in downtown Healdsburg, CA. At 9:30 at night the town is basically shut down except for the streetlights. I liked a lot of things about this scene when I came around the corner, starting with the streetlight seemingly lighting up their whole valley. The fire escape overhead makes the whole thing feel like a stage set with a catwalk above, even when you’re there. I also like the real tree on the left blending with the trunk in the mural, which along with the scale of the people helps blur the line between the mural and the “stage.”