Graffiti artist can't finish work

DAN FISHER/Palm Bay Police Dept

DIDN'T PLAN AHEAD: The half-finished graffiti in Palm Bay, Florida.

US police say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through a spray-painted creation, left a note to potential critics to explain the unfinished work.

Florida police Officer Dan Fisher says the artist painted the words "ran out of purple" on the white concrete wall.

The note was next to an incomplete bright purple piece that read "Solo."

Fisher says the artist would likely face a criminal mischief charge if he or she is apprehended. The damage was estimated at about US$200.

- AP