Three Sisters / Las Tres Hermanas

On the wall of The Neighborhood DWTN bar is a new mural approximately 50x50 feet in size:

I believe it was finished on April 29, the day I took these photos. It's at the southeast corner of the Pueblo Parking Systems lot — which is lined with murals from the Rock the Spot weekend mural fiesta. (Photos of Rock the Spot are coming ASAP… I have a lot of them!) The next photo shows a little part of the other murals:

A closeup of the three hermanas / sisters:

The bottom of the mural was lined with parked cars when I was there, so I took this photo from the south (right) end:

Artist Mel Melo Dominguez posted a series of photos and videos of the mural in progress on his Facebook account: https://www.facebook.com/melodominguez/posts/pfbid02KucSmdAE2KRJsgXxLxXiCo4XERe1ieJLau2kMwf33XewqLRmbwTJEUe1nL7n3JTql. There's more info from the Arzona Daily Star in our April 28, 2023 post, Photos: The Three Sisters/Las Tres Hermanas mural in downtown Tucson .

Three Sisters/Las Tres Hermanas mural coming

On Wednesday, April 26, the Arizona Daily Star took photos of a mural almost finished on the side of The Neighborhood DWTN bar. It's approximately 50x50 feet in size. Tucson.com published it online yesterday:

    Photos: The Three Sisters/Las Tres Hermanas mural in downtown Tucson

The article said it's a collaboration between the University of Arizona’s Confluence Center for Creative Inquiry and Galeria Mitotera (part of Froneridades), and there are four artists: Lead Artist Ruben Moreno, Melo Dominguez, Antonio Lucero, and Gerardo Frias. Ruben aims to have it finished this weekend.

There will be photos in our next post Three Sisters/Las Tres Hermanas.

"Mask Up, Vax Up!"

North-facing wall at the SE intersection of E. 28th St. and S. 4th Ave.

Coordinated by Melo "Mel" Dominguez

Another painted intersection: 8th Avenue & 25th Street

A week ago, we showed a painted intersection in South Tucson: 8th Ave. & 36th St. There's another one 11 blocks north, at 25th Street, on the northwest corner of Ochoa Elementary. Here's the view from the south and a couple of close-ups:

Only two of the four corners are painted. This is the northeast corner:

Next, the southwest corner — with the school in the background. There's also a close-up of the footprints that lead to (I'm guessing) the school mascot:

I stopped by on July 23rd.

Update (August 18, 2021): KGUN9 TV aired a story about muralist Mel Melo Dominguez:

Here's a link to the story in its own window: South Tucson muralist paints the pride of his community.

8th Avenue & 36th Street from above

BG Boyd Photo specializes in aerial photos taken from a drone. This painted intersection by Mel Melo Dominguez, near Mission View Elementary in South Tucson, is a perfect candidate:

The fourth corner is covered by a tree. Here's a shot I took from ground level on July 23rd:

Delivery Man

Here's a man delivering pastries on his bicycle. It's on the north side of La Estrella Bakery.

By Melo Dominguez

Photographed on Dec. 11, 2020. Click on the photo for a larger and sharper image.

Update (April 12, 2022): There's another mural on the south side of the building. See today's post.

Murals being made, part 58: Arizona Arts Live

What you knew as UA Presents, the University of Arizona's performing arts presenter, now has a new name: Arizona Arts Live. During the first part of November, 2020, Mel "Melo" Dominguez painted a mural on the south wall of the Wheels & More location on 12th Avenue just north of Irvington. These first two photos came from Facebook:

I stopped by on November 8 to say hi and snap more photos of the mural in progress. It's next to a popular Sonoran Hot Dog spot with a full parking lot:

On November 9th, I stopped by while they weren't painting (Mel/Melo prefers “they” and “them”):

On November 18th, the mural looked finished:

It's a fun combination of modern and ancient:

The Olmec were an early people who lived in what's now southern Mexico. And llanta is the Spanish word for tire — a nod to Wheels & More, which is hosting the mural.

Long-time contributor Mark Fleming stopped by the mural on December 27th. The mural had two finishing touches since my last visit — near the bottom left and bottom right corners:

Mark also took other close-ups:

Thanks much, Mark!