This is neighborhood pride.
Not only is the artwork rad and pride of place infectious, but someone has turned a typical, underused alleyway into something colorful and vibrant. It also serves as a proclamation of the pride that locals have for their neighborhood.
Props must be given to the Amrine family for providing the canvas (wall space) for the art and new neighborhood symbol, as well as the man behind the piece, Alex Southworth. We can now call this the “Okayest Alley” in Foster-Powell.
This rocks!
who painted this loveliness? we have a shed full of leftover mural paint that we plan to slap up in our alley one day…but this…this is a vision!
Let’s chat. I’m going to get in touch with the artist soon.
Beautiful! And I don’t generally care for graffiti art…but that is really nice. 🙂
gorgeous!
Alex Southworth is an amazing talent that Portland should know more about. Catch him at Saturday market selling prints and t-shirts. He also an outstanding MC and does great work with underserved youth and incarcerated youth in our community. Big up Alex!
Thanks for the added info. He sounds like good people.
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