Jamestown has a few pockets of interesting street art and this is one of them. Just down from the Lucille Ball Little Theater, this dreary lot is much brighter thanks to someone’s artistic abilities.

I’m not fond of graffiti on landmarks or in places where it’s destructive. But in the right context it’s quite impressive what an artist can accomplish with paint.

These birds and animals are well done. Some look like they could climb right off the building.

The flamingos are especially nice.

Two things came to mind as I stood on the sidewalk examining this scene. One is that it doesn’t take a ton of money, a committee or a community effort to create public art. Second, you never know who is looking and when your effort to put beauty out into the world will make someone’s day.

And, if you follow this blog, you’ve already heard me say that you never know what’s around the next bend in the road. That’s why we keep looking!