Chasing Rainbows in Southern California

Painted in six colors bands of bright colors this lifeguard tower is easily spotted on the ecru sands of Venice Beach. It was originally meant as a very temporary makeover as the tower was scheduled to be pa...

Artist London Kaye decided to go a very unique route with her mural. Instead of using paint she adorned this Melrose Avenue wall with a rainbow made entirely of yarn and crocheted with her own hands. The mur...

If some Culver City residents didn't know that the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz was filmed in Culver City, they will now. This massive, 94-foot high steel rainbow stretches proudly above Sony Pictures Enter...

Just a mile and a half away from La Mesa's Secret Stairs is another staircase, each riser painted a bright hue. This project was completed in 2018 by artist Magdalena Noriega. The bottom begins at Yale and S...

Cabrillo Blvd. in Santa Barbara is an ocean-view street known for its arts and crafts fair on Sundays. What better place to commemorate these artists? Herbert Bayer's giant rainbow arch design is showcased w...

This desert retreat is a rainbow splash of color against the tawny sand. Hosted by writer, filmmaker, and artist, Patrick, this property has a 3-bedroom house, an art studio, and an outdoor "cowboy pool" (a ...

The focal point of Artist's Drive, this colorful spot in the 3.50-million-acre Death Valley National Park gets its vibrant hues from a mixture of oxidized metal in the soil. Continued chemical weathering and...

A rainbow of colors seems to be cascading down the wall ending in a puddle on the ground. This is the wall mural that depicts an accident gone right - the loveliest mistake that could happen with cans of liq...

Originally named "Palm Desert Topiaries" when they were a part of the city's rotating collection, this colorful set of stacked geometric shapes are a rainbow-hued mirage in the middle of their new home in Pa...

In the affluent seaside village of Laguna Beach an art festival is held for about nine weeks every summer. Just about every type of handcrafted art imaginable is displayed here from glasswork to photography....

In 2016, the Witch Creek Winery made space for a gourmet coffee bar. Owner Mayur Pavagadhi named his new cafe for Michael Summers' 2013 multi-hued mural of the tiger duo painted on the wall outside. While th...

Characterized by geometrically perfect square swatches of color you are sure to find your favorite color somewhere in this mural. The brightly-hued multi-colored wall was painted by Roy McMakin and is sublim...

A few months after the original rainbow-painted lifeguard tower went up in flames under mysterious circumstances, the city of Long Beach just unveiled its replacement. Painted by the same lifeguards who did ...