Nestled in the Sta. Rita Hills of California Central Coast, Lompoc has been a comfortable, peaceful destination where When Sara has bought her first home I heard less than complimentary things about this sleepy town of 43,000+, mostly because it's just a little sister to upscale beauty, Santa Barbara, an hour drive south along Highway 1. But, I'm loving my stay and am pleasantly surprised by the town's quaint charm, which started the weekend I arrived with delicious coffee and tea choices from South Side Coffee Co. and browsing its numerous antique stores, and abounding art and murals. The Lompoc Mural Map from 2016 touts 36 city murals, but I'm sure by now there are more. This photo sampler shows just a few from Art Alley.
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| Feeding Time (2015) 122 W. Ocean Ave. (back south wall/ Art Alley) Artist Jeff Raum - Moorpark, CA |
“Like beautiful flowers
Blossoming along a vine,
The Murals of Lompoc surprise
and delight residents and visitors
as they stroll the downtown area”
– Lompoc Mural Society
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| The Boatmen (2014)
112 South
I St. (north wall/Sissy’s
Uptown Café, in Art Alley) Artist John Pugh (master of “trompe l’oeil”) - Truckee, CA |
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| Fields of Gold (2004)
117½ South
H St.
• Mural In
a Day
(south wall) Master Artist Colleen Goodwin Chronister (Salem, OR) with participating artists. |
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| . Price of Freedom (2000)
125 South
H St.
- Pays tribute to all
the men and women who served,
fought and died in the 15 wars and
conflicts of the 20th Century. Artist Eliseo Silva - Corona, CA |
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