Cracked door paint

 

Originally grey

 

At one time, the paint on this door was pristine and grey.  Now it is cracked and faded and discolored and dirty - and intriguing.

 

Yellow corner

 

Spreay awaey!

When the parking lot was repaved, it included repainting the lamp post bases yellow.  

 

In the past, that would have been done using a paint brush.  Today, it is done with a sprayer.  Where there once were paint drips, now there is overspray.

Paint on a plate

 

 

 

This paint on a paper plate was left behind after a painting class.  Its colors and composition crown what was created in the class. 

 

Pipes screensaver

Cafe au lait wall

The piping colors and layout seen on the side of the industrial building was inspired by the Microsoft Windows 3D Pipes Screensaver.

The Spatter screensaver:

Under the pipes

was used for the splatter on the concrete pad underneath the yellow pipes.

 

Revealing brushstrokes

Hand painted sign

The faded paint on this sign reveals where the sign painter used a fully loaded brush and where that brush was running short.

 

Update: a recent site visit reveals that this sign has been removed and the storefront is being renovated.

 

Right there

There it is!  Right there!

Bright fluorescent paint and a triangle shape are used to make it easy to locate this survey marker that is embedded in the sidewalk beneath our feet.

A peeling pattern

 

Looks like?

 

Peeling paint 

on a security gate 

it's own pattern 

doth create.

Drippy penmanship

Lance?  Vance?  Birdfoot?

Using too much paint on  a vertical surface can result in unsightly drips.  A hurried stroke leads to the reader wondering what was written.  Maybe that is what this graphito meant to happen when they tagged the side of this trademan's van?

Delivery door

Delivery door logo

The delivery door of a paint store sports a different logo than the one above the front door.

SW store with corporate logo  

The hand-painted door logo almost has a graffiti like feel to it.

Painted doors

Galvanized peel 

Neatness

Covering up graffiti with paint produces its own art.  A good surface prep is usually needed unless the peeling effect is desired.  Color matching is not necessary if the paint itself is applied neatly.

Painted walls

Graffiti en noir

Graffiti on brick 

Layers of paint that cover up layers of graffiti produce their own works of art. 

Sixty ninety five

Building number 60-95

The numbers on the garbage cans are the house number of the building to which the garbage cans belong.

Of interest is how those numbers were put on to create such a unique look?  White paint with black over paint?  Or?

Update - the paint looks like white spray paint with black over paint.

Classy chassis

The color is "flat black", but it looks like "satin" or "eggshell".

Classic curves I

Classic curves II

The flat finish enhances the classic curves of this custom car.

Flakey paint

Graffiti cover up

The paint covering the graffiti is flaking off, creating a new pattern every day.

Flakey ceiling

Flaked tin ceiling paint

An empty storefront, its previous adornment stripped to the walls, awaits renovation.

Garage wall

Graffiti cover up 3d stereogram

White paint was used to cover up the graffiti that had been painted on the garage wall.  

This sunlit street scene is presented in a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

Peeling Pollo

Paint peeling Super Pollo

This Ecuadorian restaurant is doing so well that they do not have the time to touch up the sign on their garage door.

Three balloons

Three balloons, floating away

The paint dripping down from the spots looks like three floating balloons and their strings.