The inaugural MuralFest took place in downtown Odessa Saturday and was put on by the Odessa Arts.
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David Russ of Austin, a member of The Bike Zoo, returns from a ride around downtown Odessa Saturday during MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Alonso and Diego Meraz, 8, were so wowed by all of the critters in The Bike Zoo they couldn’t pick a favorite. The zoo, based in Austin, has been performing in festivals and parades since 2005. They were a big hit at Saturday’s MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Emory Yadon of Alpine shows off her musical skills on a piano that was donated and painted as part of MuralFest Odessa, a joint Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa event. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Juliana Jumas of The Bike Zoo takes Eliam Guerrero, 5, of Odessa for a cruise during Saturday’s MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Alexander Munoz, 7, and mom, Wendy, take their turn on a unique carousel at MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Indie Golden, 3, thinks about what she wants to do next under the watchful eye of Emily Muscroft of UTPB’s arts program. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Emily Muscroft of UTPB’s arts program gets Rowan Golden, 5, used to the texture of clay during Saturday’s MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
A group steps back and watches in awe as Dan Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana, puts the finishing touches on one of four brand new downtown murals. Thompson spent more than 35 hours on his creation and even battled through some rain. Downtown Arts and Downtown Odessa brought in four artists for MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Dan Thompson of Indianapolis, Indiana, spent a lot of time answering questions from an impressed crowd during Saturday’s MuralFest Odessa. He started his masterpiece on Tuesday and was still touching up Saturday night. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Teracia Jernigan, a volunteer from Permian High School, gladly takes a picture of Joelle, Patrick and Salina Carpenter in front of one of the new murals created for Saturday’s MuralFest Odessa. Koda Witsken was the artist who created this coat of many colors. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Jack Speraw of the West Texas Jazz Society picked an appropriate place to entertain the crowds Saturday at MuralFest Odessa. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
Eric Baker of the West Texas Jazz Society gets to know Gabriella Sanchez, 7, after giving her some jazz beads at MuralFest Odessa Saturday. (Kim Smith|Odessa American)
