STREET SIGNS - WeHo Peace Elephant

When the new West Hollywood Library was opened in 2011, the unveiling included this huge Shepard Fairey mural. The 70- by 106-foot art piece features a majestic elephant holding a flower, as well as a dove, and these images represent peace, freedom and creativity – a word that is part of the city's motto. The library is located at 625 N. San Vicente Boulevard, but West Hollywood Peace Elephant is best seen from the parking lot on El Tovar Place off Robertson Boulevard.

STREET SIGNS - War By Numbers

Ever since I came across Shepard Fairey's War By Numbers in 2008, I've coveted a print of the painting to hang on my wall. The innocent little girl captured in the piece reminds me of a character from a children's book, although in Fairey's world, the rose she's stopping to smell stems from a grenade and war bombers loom over her head. Each time I pass the print of it posted on an electrical box in front of Michelangelo Ristorante at 2742 Rowena Avenue in Silver Lake, I can't help but smile because I love getting to see it all the time.

STREET SIGNS - Make Art, Not War

In February Shepard Fairey painted this Make Art, Not War mural in front of one of his local art supply shops, Baller Art Ware, at 3714 Tracy Street in Silver Lake. Earlier that month, Fairey had lectured at Santa Fe University of Art and Design's Artists for Positive Social Change series and painted another version – with additional paintbrushes and design work on the sides – of the pro-art/anti-war piece at the school.

STREET SIGNS - Peace Goddess

There is a wealth of street art to be found in Downtown's Arts District, as exemplified by the Peace Goddess mural by the renowned Shepard Fairey. The 24-foot-tall piece has presided over the building, which houses lofts and businesses like the Poketo Flagship Store at 820 E. 3rd Street, since November 2009, when it was installed as part of the LA Freewalls project.