“Wallflowers”

Wallflowers

The City of Lafayette hosted a gathering recognizing completion of the first mural in the city’s Downtown Mural Program on Monday.

Lafayette native and artist Rachel Perls kicked off the downtown art project with her interpretation of the native Matilija poppy, currently growing on the west-facing wall of Zahra Boutique Salon, 3578 Mt. Diablo Boulevard.

Nice work, Rachel, really livens up that wall!

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12 Comments

  1. David on Jan 26, 2026 at 8:02 pm

    Puts me in mind of Albuquerque but nicely done

    • NEWS24-680 on Jan 26, 2026 at 9:22 pm

      The floral selection or the mural? And we thought she nailed it, too…

  2. David on Jan 26, 2026 at 9:48 pm

    The blue sky, of course, and the sparseness, the emptiness evoked ABQ for me. Regardless, it is beautifully executed to this amateur eye.

  3. Linda Riebel on Jan 27, 2026 at 11:59 am

    What an improvement over the public art committee’s previous choices: the pile of Dinosaur Turds in the library stairwell, the Revolting Red wall images above them, Blazing Tiddlywinks…. I’ll stop here. But hurray for the birdhouses!

    • NEWS24-680 on Jan 27, 2026 at 12:22 pm

      “Dinosaur Turds…” Don’t stop, don’t stop… we’re looking for an art critic!

  4. Sabrina on Jan 27, 2026 at 12:49 pm

    Very pretty!

  5. Aqua on Jan 27, 2026 at 1:15 pm

    The mural is lovely and happy. Way better than a blank wall. We need variety in our cities.

  6. David Kriozere on Jan 27, 2026 at 8:25 pm

    Thank you. Public art has so many benefits. Interesting if you read about them. One of the most rewarding community projects I’ve helped organize was an art trail. People loved it.

  7. Jennifer on Jan 29, 2026 at 3:29 pm

    Gorgeous! I admire her work.

  8. Efrem on Jan 29, 2026 at 10:09 pm

    Lovely. More plese.

  9. Erika on Jan 30, 2026 at 2:54 am

    i enjoyed seeing this. the more art in our lives, the better.

  10. Estelle on Jan 30, 2026 at 4:40 pm

    Nicely done!

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