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A colorful outdoor mural painted on a light blue building wall beneath a dark green awning marked "EST 1969". The mural depicts a large, vibrant apple tree with deep, twisting roots, flanked by three large yellow sunflowers and small mushrooms at the base, with a red and green neon apple sign glowing in the center of the tree branch canopy.

Untitled (Apple Tree mural) by David "Hyde" Cho
Mural; Painting
Colors of Music

Colors of Music
Utility Box
A dynamic metal sculpture composed of a swirling cluster of dozens of starburst or dandelion-like spheres. The silver metal forms are set against a blurred background of green trees and bright sunlight.

Sound Explosion
Installation; Outdoor Sculpture
A detailed, large-scale mural created from colored tiles. The composition is horizontally split: a bright yellow upper section shows a cheering crowd and a man running in white clothes, while the darker lower section features a massive black bull standing over a person lying on the ground. The bull's dark body contains a subtle, ghostly image of cattle grazing on a range.

La Course Camarquaise
Mosaic/Relief; Mural; Painting

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  • Alt Text: A public art installation featuring large metal sculptures of an eagle with outstretched wings, a long-billed curlew, and an owl perched on a stump. The central portion includes a mosaic covered base with metal fish leaping from it, set within a brick lined planter.
    Birds of Beauty Sculptures
    Category: Mosaic/Relief; Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Ceramic; Clay; Concrete; Glass; Metal; Paint; Stone
    In 2025, Liberty High School’s Public Art and Design Academy (PADA) created Birds of Beauty in Brentwood, California. The work is a multi-sculpture installation of native bird species found in the local ecosystem, including the golden eagle,...
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  • Close-up of a large, floor-to-ceiling ceramic column sculpture titled Cliffhanger by Mark Messenger, featuring stacked bands of colorful, detailed relief carvings depicting hands, faces, skeletons, and various symbolic figures. The column sits on a white square plinth outside a building with a wooden ceiling.
    Cliffhanger
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Medium(s): Acrylic; Clay
    Mark Messenger created Cliffhanger in 2017 as part of the exhibition “Bay Area Clay: A Legacy of Social Consciousness” at Arts Benicia. The work is a large, floor-to-ceiling ceramic column sculpture that depicts a series of layered reliefs featuring...
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  • A life-size terracotta sculpture of an abstracted human figure, titled "Master of Ceremonies," standing with its arms raised to command attention.
    Master of Ceremonies
    Artist: Susannah Israel
    Category: Indoor Sculpture; Sculpture
    Medium(s): Clay: Terracotta
    Susannah Israel created Master of Ceremonies in 2010 as part of the City of Orinda’s Public Art Collection. The work is a glazed terracotta and clay sculpture that depicts a human figure with arms upraised. From Public Art Archive: “The Master of...
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