Postcard Mural Paintings
Transform Your Building with a Stunning Postcard-Style Mural by Maxfield Bala
Imagine turning the side of your building into a breathtaking, oversized postcard—an artistic landmark that captures the essence of your city, brand, or story. At Bala Creative, we specialize in creating high-impact, eye-catching murals that not only beautify spaces but also draw in customers, tourists, and social media buzz.
At Bala Creative we have painted postcard murals in locations like San Francisco, Oxnard, Petaluma, Sonoma, Santa Clara, Two Rock, Sebastopol, Eastvale, Dry Creek and schools throughout California.
Why a Postcard-Style Mural?
Postcard murals are a powerful way to showcase your community, your business, and your vision. Designed to evoke nostalgia and pride, these murals often feature bold lettering, vibrant colors, and iconic local imagery. They create a sense of place, transforming ordinary walls into must-see destinations.
Increase Foot Traffic & Brand Visibility – A stunning mural naturally attracts attention, encouraging people to stop, take photos, and share online.
Showcase Your Community Pride – Highlighting the history, culture, or landmarks of your city fosters a deeper connection with residents and visitors alike.
Turn Your Wall into an Instagram-Worthy Hotspot – In today’s digital world, shareable content is king. A beautiful mural can boost your brand presence with organic social media exposure.
Our Process – Bringing Your Vision to Life
At Bala Creative, we make the process seamless and exciting:
Consultation & Concept Development – We listen to your ideas, explore design inspirations, and refine a concept that reflects your unique vision.
Custom Design – Our team crafts a compelling, postcard-style layout featuring striking typography, local elements, and vibrant aesthetics.
Professional Execution – Using premium paints and expert techniques, we bring the design to life with precision and artistry.
Final Touches & Sealing – To ensure durability and longevity, we apply high-quality protective coatings, keeping your mural vibrant for years to come.
Here are a few case studies of postcard murals we have painted for our clients:
Our mission working with Visit Oxnard was to paint a large-scale mural for the exterior of the Oxnard Transit Center. The Oxnard Transit Center is within Downtown Oxnard, California and is the hub to Amtrak Trains and local bus routes offering transportation to areas across the state of California and throughout the United States. This hub offers the perfect opportunity to leave a lasting mark to those not only within the community but those passing by and visiting the Oxnard area as well. The mural features an iconic vintage postcard aesthetic with a stylistic twist by our lead muralist Maxfield Bala. The mural spans 40 feet wide and 12 feet tall and was painted using a variety of high quality paints over a multi surface brick wall. We worked with Visit Oxnard to feature iconography most pertinent to the Oxnard area. This iconography landed us with an oceanic base with a parasailed off the coast, waves breaking onto the shore and a beach carrying up to the surrounding mountain range. A sea lion commonly found off Hollywood Beach looks towards the Bold Oxnard Lettering. The Letter O features the Oxnard Pagoda. The X features two luscious strawberries. The N features a Chevy Impala parked outside one of Oxnard's beaches. The A features a sailboat exiting Seabridge. The N features a Channel Island Fox endemic to the Channel Island National Park just off the Oxnard coastline. The D includes a pair of boxing gloves paying homage to Oxnard's world champion boxing legacy. To protect the mural we've applied a high quality UV resistant clear coat to keep the mural looking like new for decades to come. We're excited to see the virility of this mural for those visiting Oxnard and looking to share their time in the area.
The Premier wall features a classic take on a postcard style mural. Greetings from Santa Clara California reads boldy across the wall with each letter featuring prominent pieces of iconography specific to Santa Clara. From the historic train station, the peace rose, Santa Clara Mission, or the local university. To the right a large leaf cutter bee pollinates a Golden Poppy Flower further paying tribute to the area's farming history. The lettering is flanked by two "Most Beautiful Jewel" flowers native to the area.
The Largest of the mural paintings at the Agrihood housing development is a three story corrugated metal water tower. The curved water tower required a series of unique design and painting techniques in order to properly develop and transfer the mural design. The mural paintings design features a series of local wildlife including a great blue heron and Monarch Butterflies among Apricot blossoms and other local flowers. The murals required two months to paint and were treated with a series of protective UV and graffiti resistant clear coats to protect and preserve the murals for years to come.
Our mission working with Electric Scooter Company in San Francisco was to paint a large scale Greetings From San Francisco Mural. Taking inspiration from the classic "Gettings From" postcards of old we adapted the idea into an exterior mural with a modern twist. The outdoor mural features the cities most notable iconography including the Golden Gate Bridge, City Hall, Coit Tower, Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, Ferry Building, Cable Car, Painted Ladies, Lombard Street, and The Palace of Fine Arts among many others. The letter "S" features the Fisherman's Wharf Sign, the letter "A" features the Painted ladies and the letter "N" features the Palace of Fine Arts. The letter "F" features the Golden Gate Bridge, the letter "R" represents China Town, the letter "A" features San Franciso City Hall, and the letter "N" features Alcatraz. The letter "C" features Lombard street, the letter "I" features Coit Tower, and the letter "S" features the Bay Bridge connecting Oakland and San Francisco. The letter "C" features the Ferry Building and the Letter "O" features SF's iconic Cable Cars. The Letters "C" and "A" features Californias state bird being the quail and state flower being the Golden Poppy. The Greetings From San Francisco mural painted by mural artist Maxfield Bala is open to the public in the iconic Fisherman's Wharf District. The mural measures 13' tall by 18' wide. Remember to tag #greetingsfromSanFran and visit the live webcam as the entire alley is transformed with new mural paintings.
Our mission working with Public Storage and Clark Investment Group was to create a large-scale exterior mural project that not only beautifies the newly constructed Public Storage facility but a mural painting that represents the Southern California community of Eastvale. Muralist Maxfield Bala worked with the client to create a rendition of the classic "Welcome to" postcard style mural that would highlight Eastvale's History, industry, and community in a fun, vibrant, and creative design. Each letter making up "Eastvale" is filled with an image that helps tell a story pertinent to the city and its surrounding area. The letter E represents the Santa Ana River, The Letter A features a historical photo of Eastvale's historic Schoolhouse. The Letter S includes a pint of milk and a wheel of cheese reflecting the cities dairy industry while the letter T includes a Quail- California state bird. The inside of letter V has various fruits grown in the area like grapes, lemon, oranges, and strawberries. The second A sees palm trees in front of a California sunset and the letter L has four Golden Poppy Flowers- California's state flower in tribute to the area's super blooms. Finally, the inside of letter E includes vegetables grown in the surrounding area of Eastvale.
Our mission working with Mcnear Elementary School was to develop and paint a mural representative of the school. The original mural painted by another artist had been damaged after years of weather and sun damage. The new mural would be painted with higher quality materials and protected with an archival UV/ weather resistant clear coat to allow the mural painting to last for decades. The mural itself features images and text requested by the schools students and faculty. The Murals composition includes a large postcard style scene with bold text that reads “McNear”. The school’s mascot the Falcon sites behind the text. Each letter is filled with iconic imagery related to the school and its values. These letters include wildlife, art, history, physical education, and preforming arts scenes. The mural spans 30’ wide and 16’ tall at its highest point.
Our mission working with Wilson School was to create a mural that would promote school pride and inspire students and staff for years to come. The mural design itself follows our iconic “Greetings From..” Post card series and worked perfectly to represent a wide range of ideas and topics the school requested to be included in the school’s mural painting. The letter “W” features a wildcat the schools mascot. The letter ”I” represents the Art as a school subject. The letter “S” represents to local dairy industry and rural lifestyle pertinent to the surrounding area.The letter “O” represents additional school subjects such as science, technology, and, history. The letter “N” represents sports featuring soccer, foot, tennis, basket, and base balls. Behind the lettering falls green rolling hills. The mural is sized at roughly 30’ in length and 8’ in height.
Our mission working with Public Storage and Terrapin Investments was to create a large scale Outdoor mural project that inspires and wholeheartedly represents the community of Petaluma, California, a small town about 45 minutes north of San Francisco, California. Muralist Maxfield Bala worked with the client to create a modernized version of the classic "Welcome to" postcard as a way to represent the City of Petaluma in a fun, vibrant and creative way. Each letter is filled with local iconography that helps tell a story relative to Petaluma's vibrant history and culture. The letter "P" features the Petaluma Clocktower, Letter "E" features the Petaluma River, Letter "T" features the Petaluma History Museum, Letter "A" features the Mcnear Building, and Letter "L" features Eggs as part of the town history as the Egg Capital of the world. The letter "U" features the old bank building a Downtown Petaluma fixture, Letter "M" features the Petaluma Grain Elevator and finally, Letter "A" features a chick. The "Welcome to Petaluma" mural is located off Highway 101 North heading towards San Francisco. The 13' tall by 40' mural was painted using a variety of materials including acrylics, latex, and aerosol paints and was sealed with a UV / weather resistant and a graffiti proof clear coat to further protect the exterior mural painting.
Let’s Create Something Iconic
Whether you own a café, boutique, brewery, or corporate space, a postcard-style mural can instantly elevate your business and leave a lasting impression. Let’s collaborate to make your wall the next city landmark!
Contact Bala Creative today to discuss your vision and get a custom quote. Your building is a blank canvas—let’s make it unforgettable!
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