Public art encompasses any form of art you see in a public place, large or small, statues, murals, graffiti, gardens, parks, etc. The art should be visible from streets, sidewalks, or outdoor public places. Let your imagination and photographic eye show us diverse samples all over the world.
Last week for PPAC #26, I had a marvelous response from all of you. I want to say thank you to each of you for joining along in our challenge. Here are the featured bloggers for this week. Their posts really grabbed our attention. They are all worthy of a second or third look.
FEATURED BLOGGERS for PPAC #26
Cee is hosting PPAC #27. Please join her with your links this week.
My Choices for PPAC #27
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege to meet John and Lynn Steiner – Journeys with Johnbo in Scottsdale for lunch. We visited a delicious Mexican restaurant called Frank and Lupe’s and ate outside on the patio. You can do that in December in Scottsdale. Public art abounded everywhere. Here are a few samples of what we saw there.
Frank & Lupe’s
The restaurant is hard to find without a co-pilot. It’s in the heart of the Marshall Way Arts District. It’s right off Indian School Way, which is an exit off the 101E Loop on Marshall Way. As you can see, there’s parking right in front of the building.
frankandlupes.com 4121 N Marshall Way, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Lynn took pictures of old license plates on the wall behind my chair.
Last week, while our former neighbor Carmen was here, Vince got the urge visit an ice cream store in Old Town Scottsdale. Outside the parlor we sat at tables and admired the round planters, some with poinsettias others with ornamental cabbage. Each planter housed a large elf working its own mischief.
Manny threatened to steal this picture for his blog because of the stuffeds – his word for stuffed animals like himself. He particularly liked the saguaro cactus. The large elves scared him a bit because he thought they were laughing at him or trying to ruin the cabbage. Do you think they are up to no good, or just cute?
Now it’s your turn.
Thank you to Cee Neuner for hosting PPAC #27. Be sure to visit her post and see her drunken Frosty and visit some of the other PPACers. Take us for a spin around your world to see the public art you love and tell us your stories if you like. Leave your link on her post this week.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
44 responses to “PPAC # 27: Scottsdale Restaurant Art”
Very awesome post, I wish you merry Christmas.
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Thank you, Anita. Happy New Year.
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Your opening pic made me smile. Cheers to the joys of Scottsdale.
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Thanks, Frank. Let me know when you’re in the area! 🙂
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I would definitely be attracted to eat in a restaurant with so much interesting art! And I love the VW van 🙂
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That van was amazing inside and out. It looked like it just drove off the showroom floor, and there it was parked just like every other car.
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Oh those elves are just so cute!
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Don’t say that to Manny. He’s horrified by them, Ute. 🙂
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Awesome outing, Marsha!! I particularly like the decorated van! 😀
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Isn’t that an amazing van? 🙂 Hope you are all ready for Christmas. Have a wonderful week, Donna. 🙂
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Love the decorated Christmas Van.
Happy holidays!
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Thanks, Philo! 🙂
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Frank and Lupes looks awesome!
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It was some of the best Mexican food I’ve had. Delicious.
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Lynn and I had a great visit with you, Marsha. Maybe we can meet again sometime this season. It would be interesting to visit sometime and someplace closer to your home ground.
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There are lots of hikes up here. Or we could come down there and do a hike, if they are not too hard.
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We have some easy hikes here. Let’s keep in touch.
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Sounds like a plan.
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A post that made me smile 🙂
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I aim to please! 🙂
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👍😀
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Such happy art! Thanks for this. I love the first six so much, and the van!! ❤
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Thank you, Manja. We had a great time.
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Love your fun post Marsha! Thank you so much for featuring my blog!
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You are more than welcome, Aletta. You always have such great posts. 🙂
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Thank you so much Marsha
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🙂
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[…] Ingrao from Always Write blog and Cee Neuner are co-hosting challenge to bring together two very different aspects of seeing […]
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how fun is this!!!
LOVE Scottsdale!
💖💖💖👏👏👏
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I do too. I could live there in an instant. Kinda pricey, though.
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Love the campervan! Not so sure about the elves. They look like trouble to me. Merry Christmas!
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Take it from Manny, you wouldn’t want to get too close to the elves. The van, on the other hand, was fabulous.
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🤗💕
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Okay, I love the Christmas VW van. 😀 😀 Great photos all around for this week.
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Thanks, Cee. That was just an extra little surprise. It might have belonged to the musician, I don’t know. So cute!
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That VW van is gorgeous!
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Thanks, I thought so, too, Janis. It’s not often that you see one that spectacular that’s not in a car show.
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These are awesome. Thanks for sharing Marsha
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Thanks, Sadje. They were fun. 🙂
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You’re welcome 👍🏼💖
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sounds like you had a fun outing, Mexican food and then ice cream – that’s a good day.
like seeing the elves and some street music…
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Food is always a good outing, Jim.
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👍
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