MONA CARON
ILLUSTRATION
& MURALS

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Mural Art

MURALS Performance-murals, live painting

Watercolor Illustration

Various samples Posters Book & magazine covers Children's book

Block Print illustration

food & nature narrative themes landscapes & landmarks packaging illustration

Highlights

New: A California Bestiary Utopian San Francisco Mark Growden album art

Other Works

Printmaking Acrylic studies

About Mona

Contact

Various Links

size: 12 by 38 feet (about 3,6 x 11,6 meters)

Photo by Michael Rauner Photography.


-- a 12" x 36" POSTER of this mural is available in the shop --

Design and painting by Mona Caron, 2004. See thank-you and credits panel Location: 300 Church Street @ 15th Street, San Francisco, California. (Google Map) Theme: The Market Street Railway mural depicts a 180° bird's eye view of San Francisco's Market Street, through different time periods and historical events. Click here for a virtual tour of this mural, with detail photos and descriptions. Awards: This mural has won a 2004 San Francisco Beautification Award from San Francisco Beautiful. Additionally, it was awarded a Cerificate of Honor by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, as well as a California Legislature Assembly Certificate of Recognition. It also received an SF Bay Guardian's 2004 "Best Of The Bay" award, a San Francisco Magazine "best of the Bay Area" 2005 award, and the 2005 Precita Eyes Special Recognition Mural Award. Articles: Read this article in the Bay Guardian by Jonathan Zwickel (july 1st, 2004). Another article about this mural by Joel Pomerantz Article in the June '04 Castro Star, by Julia Bernstein The mural on Market Street Railway's website! (streetcar.org) Audio / Video: Listen to a podcast interview and tour of the mural with Mona, in conversation with Jon Winston of Bikescape. See a 5 minute VIDEO of the mural being painted (footage taken early December 2003 by Tristan Savatier) mpg 5.3 MB * wmv 8 MB * mpg 18 MB * wmv 18 MB [all files are the same video. PC: Right click on link and "save target" to your desktop, then play with windows media player or realplayer. Mac: control-click links and "download linked file as", play w. quicktime.] Below, some photos of the unveiling party on June 12th, 2004. Scroll down for more photos. © Mona Caron images on this page, whether whole or in part, may be used or reproduced only by written permission. Comping is usage. Thank you.