I USED A SONY A7RVI
Geometric Snail Mural By Dan Leo - A Work In Progress 12 August 2026
I used a Sony 7RVI with a Sony 24-105mm F4 lens.
It took me two days to locate this as the directions that i had been supplied with were incorrect and on the second day i came across the mural by accident. Unfortunately, the work was not completed before I returned to Dublin.
Artist: Dan Leo
Artwork: Geometric Snail Mural
Festival & Setting: Created for the Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival in Waterford, Ireland (located in the Farran Park / Outer Ring Road area).
The Artist and Their Work
Dan Leo is a prominent London-born, Ireland-based contemporary muralist and illustrator recognised as a staple of the Irish street art movement.
Signature Style: Leo’s visual language is deeply rooted in comic, graffiti, and graphic design traditions. His work is known for bold, heavy black contour line-work, sharp geometric divisions, and hyper-saturated, contrasting colour palettes.
Subject Matter: Wildlife and nature dominate Leo’s oeuvre. He frequently depicts animals—ranging from urban foxes, tropical birds, and cats to smaller fauna like this snail—reinterpreting organic forms through rigid facets, angular planes, and graphic patterns.
Interaction with Architecture: In this piece, Leo cleverly incorporates the residential structure’s architectural elements directly into the composition. The central second-floor window forms the core spiral axis of the snail’s shell, blending physical building infrastructure with flat, two-dimensional geometric abstraction.
The Walls And Towers Of Waterford
THE LEGACY CATALOG
Railway Stations
* Clontarf Railway Station
* Docklands Railway Station
* Malahide Railway Station
Examples Of Waterford Walls Murals
Waterford Walls 2025 Locations
Ballybeg Park
Mount Sion Avenue
- KMG – Swans of Lir (No. 85)
- MR. BLOB – Mount Sion Avenue
Stephen Street
- Magda Karol – Stephen Street
- Nickie Harrington – Stephen Street
- Gabriela Joyce – Stephen Street
Thomas Street
- Novice – Thomas Street
- Omin – Thomas Street
- PENS – Thomas Street
O'Connell Street
- Nerone – O'Connell Street
Parnell Street
- Blu Heron – Parnell Street
The Forum Hub
- Kohneshia – The Forum Hub
Multi-Site & Citywide Installations
- Dotmasters – 9 installations across Waterford City
- Blackdoors – 5 installations across Waterford City
Waterford Walls 2024 (10th Anniversary Highlights)
O'Connell Cultural Quarter (O'Connell St / George's St / Gladstone St)
- Aches – Large-scale portrait / chromatic aberration piece (O'Connell St)
- Curtis Hylton – Flora and fauna mural (Gladstone St)
- Curtis Hylton & Shane O'Driscoll – Collaborative installation (George's St)
The Glen / Ballybricken
- Smug One – Photo-realistic character piece (The Glen)
- KinMx – Mythological & botanical figure (Ballybricken)
The Apple Market / Railway Square
- Zurik – Dynamic geometric lettering (Railway Square)
- Dan Leo – Bold graphic wildlife illustration (Apple Market vicinity)
Millers Marsh / Waterside
- Kitsune Jolene – Atmospheric portraiture (Waterside car park)
- French & Mottershead – Site-responsive installation (Millers Marsh)
Waterford Walls 2023 Highlights
New Street / Apple Market
- Rustam Qbic – Surreal narrative mural (New St Car Park)
- Juliette Viode – Figurative piece (Apple Market lane)
O'Connell Street & Cultural Quarter
- Anna Lina – Botanical & nature installation (O'Connell St)
- Street Art Frankey – Playful micro-installations (Various Cultural Quarter spots)
Stephen Street / Mayor's Walk
- Peachzz – Wildlife and floral theme (Mayor's Walk)
- Garreth Joyce – Contemporary graphic mural (Stephen St)
The Mall / Waterfront
- Signs of Power (Amime) – Typographic / lettering mural (The Mall)
- Taquen – Minimalist nature study (Quayside approaches)
Waterford Walls 2022 Highlights
The Glen & Green Street
- Mojo – Contemporary portrait (The Glen)
- Lost Optics – Retro-futuristic abstract patterns (Green St)
Ballybricken
- Sonny Sundancer – Large-scale endangered wildlife mural (Ballybricken Green)
- James Earley – Stained-glass inspired abstraction (Bull Post area)
Barrack Street / Mount Sion
- Mister Copy – Classical figurative study (Barrack St)
- Shane Sutton – Spacer/astronaut series (Mount Sion area)
City Centre & Quays
- Dan Kitchener (DANK) – Rainy night urban cityscape (Quayside)
- Thinker – Abstract graphic mural (The Quay car park wall)
