Marine artist Wyland is world famous for painting large, outdoor murals of whales and other ocean life. He painted his first 'Whaling Wall' in 1981 at Laguna Beach, California. Wyland set himself a goal of painting 100 Whaling Walls by 2011. He reached his goal in 2008 by creating his 100th Whaling Wall in Chaoyang Park,Beijing, China to celebrate the Green Olympics. The quest took 27 years, in 13 countries and four continents. The final wall in China, #100 'Hands Across the Ocean' consists of 54 panels and is one of the world's longest murals at 2,430 Feet Long x 10 Feet High. Thousands of children helped Wyland over a two week period, and the mural features habitats and wildlife of all 205 Olympic-member countries.
The Wyland Foundation has since 2003 conducted a touring schedule to promote art, science, and conservation in more than 35 states, Mexico, and Canada, reaching more than 50 million people. In 2007, the artist, along with science educators and volunteers, held a national tour for clean water, "From Pike's Peak to the Chesapeake Bay — Every Drop Counts," to raise awareness through art and science about protecting watersheds nationwide.
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Picture of the artist Wyland holding a paint spray gun, Beijing, China
Picture #: 108950 |
Stock photo of the artist Wyland with children, in a display at the Birch Aquarium of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, California
Picture #: 108934 |
Image of the artist Wyland leaning in to paint the world's largest mammal, a blue whale and her calf, Balaenoptera musculus, in Hollywood, California, where his Whaling Wall #63, 'Lifesize Blue Whales' is painted on the Paramount Pictures building
Picture #: 108981 |
Photo of the artist Wyland with a large mural at the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa
Picture #: 108941 |
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Picture of the artist Wyland with a group of children, at Destin, Florida, where his Whaling Wall #88, 'Marine Life of the Gulf' is painted on the Mid Bay Marina
Picture #: 10932 |
Stock photo of the artist Wyland painting a turtle in Key West Florida, where his Whaling Wall #52, 'Florida's Living Reef' is painted on the Waterfront Market
Picture #: 108946 |
Image of the artist Wyland in Key West, Florida, where his Whaling Wall #52, 'Florida's Living Reef' is painted on the Waterfront Market
Picture #: 108948 |
Photo of the artist Wyland at Silverbank, Dominicam Republic
Picture #: 108930 |
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Picture of the artist Wyland in Key West, Florida, where his Whaling Wall #52, 'Florida's Living Reef' is painted on the Waterfront Market. Manta ray, Manta birostris
Picture #: 108947 |
Stock photo of the artist Wyland with children painting a mural in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Picture #: 108938 |
Image of the artist Wyland with children, at Key Largo Florida, where his Whaling Wall # 95, ' Keys to the Seas' is painted at the Penske Truck Rental Facility
Picture #: 108940 |
Photo of the artist Wyland lying among paint cans and paint brushes
Picture #: 108937 |
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Picture of the artist Wyland painting 'Two Worlds of Paradise' in a studio in Oahu, Hawaii#52, 'Florida's Living Reef' is painted on the Waterfront Market
Picture #: 108939 |
Stock photo of the artist Wyland in front of a mural
Picture #: 108931 |
Image of the artist Wyland with children, painting a mural at the Birch Aquarium of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, California
Picture #: 108935 |
The artist Wyland - Facts about The Whaling Walls by marine life artist Wyland - a quest to paint 100 life size murals which took 27 years, in 13 countries and four continents.
Picture #: 109390 |
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Picture of the Wyland's Whaling Wall #001 'Gray Whale and Calf' 509 Pacific Coast Hwy. Laguna Beach, California 140 Feet Long x 28 Feet High Dedicated July 9 , 1981 By Mrs. John Wayne Repainted 1986, Tiled 1996.
Picture #: 109440 |
Stock photo of Wyland's Whaling Wall #002 'Young Gray Whale' Ocean Institute Dana Point, California (Relocated to R.H. Dana Elementary) 45 Feet Long x 10 Feet High Dedicated March 20, 1982 By Bill Toomey, Olympic Decathlon
Picture #: 109441 |
Image of Wyland's Whaling Wall #003 'Spyhopping' EXTINCT Marineland Ranch Palos Verdes, California 20 Feet Long x 30 Feet High Dedicated June 27, 1984 By Cleveland Armory, Fund For Animals
Picture #: 109442 |
Photo of Wyland's Whaling Wall #004 'The Gray Whale Family' Whiterock, BC, Canada 70 Feet Long x 30 Feet High Dedicated September 26, 1984 By Gordon Hogg, Mayor of Whiterock
Picture #: 109443 |
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