Candlelight vigil held for artist Danny Meza

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – An artist known for his mural outside a local market is being mourned.

Danny Meza painted the mural featuring a famous quote by Nelson Mandela on the side of Brownie's Market years ago.

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite," said Mandela, who, along with South African politician F.W. de Klerk, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for working to end apartheid in South Africa.

Meza is also remembered as a talented tattoo artist.

Friends shared stories about him during a candlelight vigil held Monday night at the corner of De La Vina and Haley Streets.

Details surrounding his death in San Diego last week have not been released.

Danny Meza was 35.