A new piece of public art inspired by Japanese anime has been installed in Mount Rainier.
The mural, painted by D.C. artist Kelly Towles, is located on the side of the Washington Glass School at 3700 Otis St.
A native of Ohio, Towles moved as a child to Australia, where he began watching anime on public television. Now the director of the D.C. Walls Festival, he’s painted murals in Tokyo, Taipei, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas, among other places.
The mural, which covers one entire side of the building, features a variety of characters, including an old woman, a young girl, a boy riding a bike, and a cat. It was painted in July with the help of a boom lift despite 100-degree weather.
Otis Street is home to another building-sized mural, which went up in 2022 on the Otis Street Arts Project.
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