OASIS OF MURALS · M17 · 2001
The Sun Rises
Painted by Richard Wyatt
Dedicated / CreatedApril 7, 2001
Dimensions14 × 140 feet
Location6079 Adobe Road (Little Church of the Desert)
CollectionOfficial numbered mural M17
The Story
A panoramic desert landscape showing three stages of sunrise associated with historical Easter Sunrise services in Twentynine Palms from 1930 onward. The 2021 brochure describes the mural as a pre-dawn desert panorama, using changing light across the wall to represent three moments of sunrise.