{"id":388,"date":"2018-11-12T12:57:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/?p=999926787"},"modified":"2018-11-12T12:57:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:57:26","slug":"new-mural-outside-long-beach-dispensary-reflects-diverse-wrigley-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/art\/new-mural-outside-long-beach-dispensary-reflects-diverse-wrigley-neighborhood","title":{"rendered":"New mural outside Long Beach dispensary reflects diverse Wrigley neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Equipped with only brushes and oil paint, Long Beach artist David Early is helping beautify a part of the city\u2019s Wrigley neighborhood along the bustling Pacific Avenue corridor one mural at a time.<\/p>\n

This past week Early finished painting a 1,600-square-foot mural completely by hand\u2014a process that took numerous mockups and discussions with the surrounding community before he began painting it in early October.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to get community approval,\u201d Early said. \u201cWe wanted to really introduce the community to the project.\u201d<\/p>\n

The painting is located at the marijuana dispensary The Station, located at 1957 Pacific Ave., which also houses Early\u2019s previous work from this past spring, a 20-foot by 30-foot mural inside the lobby area<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Inside of A Cannabis Experience is the art of David Early on the once Long Beach police precinct in Long Beach November 1, 2018. Photo by Thomas R Cordova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The interior mural, also hand-painted, depicts police patrolling a train station as a way to honor the building\u2019s former tenant, a Long Beach police station, in an ironic way. It also features a kaleidoscopic rainbow spotlighting a crow escaping from its cage to a window. The exterior mural is meant to be a continuation of the \u201cfreedom\u201d theme, Early said.<\/p>\n

Early said the exterior mural reads like a story from left to right.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re starting with the opening of the cage then as the birds are coming out they aren’t really detailed, haven’t really defined themselves yet,\u201d Early said, which is an allusion to the recent statewide recreational legalization of marijuana. \u201cAs we go this direction [to the right] the birds become more defined and larger.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A couple walks into A Cannabis Experience as the art of David Early is seen on the once Long Beach police precinct in Long Beach November 1, 2018. Photo by Thomas R Cordova<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Instead of continuing the use of only crows, Early introduces a variety of bird species, like blue birds, pigeons, parrots and a dove, in part to make the mural stand out from the street but also in recognition of the neighborhood\u2019s diversity and culture. Feral parrots are also becoming a mainstay in the neighborhood, noted Early, who is a local resident.<\/p>\n

The birds are seen flocking over the ocean, a reminder that the Pacific Ocean is only 20 blocks away from the building.<\/p>\n

\u201c[We] thought to make it a little happier, but not like Disneyland either, because in fact this is for adults,\u201d Early said. \u201cHowever, they still get a sense of family.\u201d<\/p>\n

While this mural is the biggest Early has created to date, he has another commission waiting for him at a dentist building across the street.<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be the same old-school process of all brush and no projecting and while the process takes time, including involving the community, for the client it’s \u201cworth waiting for the process to unfold,\u201d Early said.<\/p>\n

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