Oceanus mural

A watery world awaits along the section of Claremont Ave that passes under Highway 24. The Oceanus mural was one of the first CalTrans murals painted in California and depicts an underwater scene complete with sharks, a diver, and other fanciful underwater creatures. The mural was painted by students from Laney and Vista Colleges in 1977 and restored by Gary W. Graham in 2003. Most modern murals are sketched onto their surfaces with the help of high-powered projectors, but older murals like this required grid systems to be properly sized onto spaces.