DTLA Arts District in 360° Panorama Series: Kim West "The One with the Bubbles"

"The One With The Bubbles" is a whimsical mural by artist Kim West that can be found on East 3rd Street on a wall that is sandwiched between Wurstkuche and the Apolis Common Gallery.

Peace Goddess
by Shepard Fairy

If you look up to the left you can catch a glimpse of Shepard Fairey's "Peace Goddess" which is part of the LA Freewalls Projects. Turn to your right, look down the street and you'll see in the distance a mural entitled "Cream of the Crop", a collaborative piece by Dabs Myla and How and Nosm.

West said in making this mural: "I always have a plan when beginning a painting on an outdoor wall. But just like when working on canvas or paper in the studio - sometimes the idea works, and sometimes it doesn't. Stressing about whether the plan is going to go well or not while making the work is not constructive, and I have to work hard at keeping that negativity at bay while making decisions. There's also the issue of leaving the work in an unfinished state at the end of a day. Out in the open. It freaks me out."

Below is a video of the artist's process.