• Santa Cruz artist Caia Koopman works on her "Ocean Acidification" mural
  • Santa Cruz artist Abi Mustapha
  • David Rice of Portland, Oregon, works on his "Shark Conservation" mural Monday off Front Street.
  • North Carolina muralist Jeks One works on "Overfishing"
  • Santa Cruz artist Jimbo Phillips works on a mural
  • The "Ocean Stewardship" mural rises Monday.
  • A mural on the wall of the Soquel/Front parking garage
  • Abi Mustapha is still all smiles Tuesday as her mural takes shape.
  • An artist painting at the Soquel/Front garage
  • A mural takes shape Tuesday four stories up on the Soquel/Front parking garage.
  • Less than two days in, it was quite a transformation at the Soquel/Front garage.
  • Oakland's Griffin One works on a pelican mural
  • It was a different take on masks, too, for the Sea Walls muralists.
  • In the shadow of Mission Street's busy traffic, a mural takes shape Wednesday.
  • Griffin One's mural is a splash of color for folks heading toward Natural Bridges.
  • The "Ocean Stewardship" mural by Austrian artist Nychos
  • Things are looking up in the alley Thursday in the alley behind the Soquel/Front garage.
  • A drone captures Thursday's progress at the Soquel/Front garage.
  • Abi Mustapha paints in details on her mural near Cathcart and Front streets.
  • Jimbo Phillips' mural off River Street
  • Artists and activists gathered Thursday evening at the Tannery to talk about the Sea Walls project.
  • Santa Cruz native and project director Taylor Reinhold during Thursday's gathering at the Tannery.
  • Santa Cruz activist and educator Rachel Kippen speaks during Thursday's presentation at the Tannery.
  • Oakland artist Zoe Boston with her "Species at Risk" mural at 1827 Soquel Ave. on Friday.
  • Alexandra Underwood and Joey Rose of Emeryville finish up "Endangered Local Marine Life"
  • Hanna Eddy's "Ocean Stewardship" is one of two new murals at 1827 Soquel Ave.
  • Hanna Eddy, from Reno, Nevada, puts the finishing touches on her "Ocean Stewardship" mural Friday.
  • Los Angeles artist Shane Jessup's "Oceans in Crisis" project near the corner of Soquel and Branciforte avenues.
  • "Ocean Acidification" by San Francisco's Max Ehrman
  • Max Ehrman works on "Ocean Acidification" on Friday in Capitola.
  • Griffin One's "Endangered Local Marine Life" at 2335 Mission St. on Friday.
  • Santa Cruz's Caia Koopman's "Ocean Acidification" on Friday at 730 Soquel Ave.
  • Caia Koopman takes care of the details on her mural at Soquel Avenue and Caledonia Street in Midtown.
  • "Plastic Pollution" was the project for Oakland's Madeleine Tonzi at 619 Soquel Ave.
  • a bag of spray-paint cans