Gregory Douglas Brown (born October 23, 1951, died August 29, 2014)[1] was an American painter and native of Palo Alto, California, best known for his trompe-l'œil murals in the San Francisco Bay area.
[2][3] He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but was still a child when he moved to Palo Alto, California.
[1] The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), with help from the city of Palo Alto funded Brown's 1970s murals.
[4] The first Palo Alto mural by Brown was created in 1975.
[4] The trompe-l'œil murals "Palo Alto Pedestrian Series" located in downtown Palo Alto feature imagery such as aliens, burglars, animals, and normal people.