Monday 4 January 2021

Steve Downs in Paihia



 Another mural we spotted in Paihia - this one on the side of a bar/restaurant painted by an artist named Steve Downs who is a Hollywood/Mexican/Irish abstract impressionist and honeybee preservationist.




He is also the founder of Beecasso Live Bee Removal Inc who focuses on a chemical free humane approach to bee removal. He began producing art and music events under his trademark Beecasso in 2014.

Linking up with Mural Monday.

13 comments:

NatureFootstep said...

nice murals.
Re your question on plants: they are 4 kinds of Hoya. If you think of the feathery one to the right it is no plant. It is a souvenier from Hawaii. :)

Amy said...

thanks for that, I thought it was a Hoya, I have 2 in my garden.

Bill said...

Nice mural. Have a great new week.

Tom said...

...this one sure is colorful. His website is a color explosion, thanks for sharing.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Steve Downs sounds like an interesting guy, certainly a talented artist.

Iris Flavia said...

Nice one, also the idea to have a restaurant in there - I would go :-)

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

The graphics alone are incredible, but the colors are mesmerizing.

Sami said...

A multi-talented artist and bee keeper too. Lovely and colourful mural, thanks for contributing to Monday Murals Amy.

Sharon said...

I like this a lot. I do love a good abstract!

Jackie McGuinness said...

Hollywood/Mexican/Irish makes an interesting background!

Tigger's Mum said...

Tigger likes the idea of honeybee preservation, and F likes the subtle colour in the mural.

Graham Edwards said...

Anyone and anything which helps the bee population is to be welcomed. My thoughts are mixed on the mural.

Amy said...

I have to agree with you Graham, I saw only a small portion of the mural relating to bees, I wasn't quite sure what to think of it.

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