Robert Wyland paints mural at Americana

Marine life artist Robert Wyland — best known for painting life-sized whales and other seascapes on buildings — helped celebrate the 40th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act by painting a mural Friday at the Americana at Brand.

He had help from a number of officials who used the occasion to launch the National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, a friendly competition among cities across the U.S. to see who can conserve the most water from March 30 to April 30.

The mural is slated for display inside the Anthropologie store, organizers said.

-- Jason Wells, Times Community News

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