A rendering of "The Gray Whale in Kelp" designed by Larry Foster at North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg, Calif. The mural is being painted by local artist Marta Alonso Canillar. It is expected to become completed by early October 2025. It’s one of Fort Bragg’s many public artworks created to beautify the city. (City of Fort Bragg via Bay City News)

FORT BRAGG, CA., 8/25/26 – Fort Bragg’s growing collection of public art murals will be completed just in time for the gray whale migration which starts in early winter.  

Located on the facade of North Coast Brewing Company, “The Gray Whale in Kelp” will be the city’s largest mural. Created by artist Larry Foster and painted by Marta Alonso Canillar, the expansive mural in blue tones depicts a gray whale amid a green kelp forest.  

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