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Beth Warmath mural at Cotherman Distilling Co in Dunedin Florida showing a sunset over Caladesi Island with pelicans and a fishing boat.

RUMEDIN: A Caladesi Sunset Hidden Along the Pinellas Trail

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I found it by accident. I had spent the afternoon photographing the St. Patrick’s Day event downtown—the crowds, the kilts, the dogs in green bandanas. By the time the festivities wound down, the public roads were still closed, so I parked farther away than usual and took the Pinellas Trail back to my car. Camera still in hand. The light beginning to soften. Behind Cotherman Distilling Company, tucked along the trail where you might miss it if you were not looking, I found “RUMEDIN.” A sunset mural. Vibrant. Almost glowing. The colors captured the sky at that exact hour—oranges melting into pinks, purples deepening toward blue. It was a painting of Caladesi Island at dusk, but it felt like standing on the island itself. The timing was not lost on me. There I was, carrying a camera after a day of documenting Dunedin, stumbling upon a sunset mural at sunset. The alignment felt almost intentional. The Artist Behind the Wall The mural is the work of Beth Warmath, a full-time mural artist based in Clearwater …

“Age of The Cool People” by Storm Ritter

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There is a 60-foot dream on the side of the Blur Nightclub at 325 Main Street. I came across it on a quiet afternoon. At first, it was just a mural—colorful, large, hard to miss. But the longer I stood there, the more it pulled me in. Figures emerged from the composition. Details revealed themselves. The Earth, the Sun, the Star, and the Moon. Tarot imagery. Astrological symbols. And woven throughout, “The Cool People”—performing what the artist calls “a tale of creative fulfillment.” I felt at peace. I felt like I was standing inside someone’s imagination. The Artist Behind the Wall  The mural is the work of Storm Ritter, a surrealist painter and muralist whose style feels like an old-world storybook filtered through a modern dreamscape. In 2022, she was commissioned to create this piece on the east side of the Blur Nightclub building in downtown Dunedin. The result is “Age of The Cool People”—a surrealist experience designed to be discovered slowly. “Hidden within the large scale composition are multitudes of small details and whimsical …

Street Art #1

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Have you ever felt like someone was watching?  During my lunch break I ventured out for some fresh air and take-out and I suddenly stumbled upon this majestic grand oak tree… Love the artwork but of course there are no initials on it.  The street artist is a mystery. This tree almost feels as if it will begin to tell you his stories of all who come across its way.