This is new since the lockdown.
I found it in an alley I frequent.
Egads I adore it! What a classic!
A different angle. I adore the drainpipe integration.
Pics taken by Resa – May 6, 2020
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
Unknown at this time (Can u read the blue/gold writing?)
Graffiti Lux Art & More 
Very nicely done woman and drainpipe integration as you noted. I can’t make out any of the writing.
I suspect who did the face, but as it was during lockdown, I’m not surprised it is unsigned.
I adore it!
Also, very excited about the next PBH post, on Art Gowns.
I got onto a 3 day drawing spree, and there is a new PBH Cheetah outfit and more.
I’ve been blocking in the post. I’ve got 3 tree pics and a Paris night shot in there. Marina’s Pear Tree is in.
So it was a lockdown breaking face painter? I’m looking forward to the upcoming PDH post.
Yes!!! I found a couple more lockdown pieces.
I finished the last drawing!
Here’s and old post of a young Spunk you might like: https://wp.me/p1yQyy-27P.
I’m looking forward to the new episode, Resa. 🙂
Doing watermarks now. 😀
Beautiful face but I don’t like where the drainpipe is on her face. I think it detracts for her loveliness. I can’t read any of the words. I can read the artist’s initials: hfb. Do I get pints for seeing them twice? 😉🥰
Happy Monday, Resa.
janet
I know… the drainpipe!
Yet, I love her, warts and all! LOL!
No pints for HFB, but maybe glasses! 😉😉 Not sure who/what that is. Lol!
Happy Tuesday, Janet!
I was just enjoying your blog. Seems my comments are not going through. Perhaps, for some reason they need approval, or have ended up in you SPAM folder. Would you be so kind as to check?
Thank you xo
I just checked after seeing this comment and there they were! They’re free now and out on the blog. Hurrah!
Oh! Thank You!!
Thank you very much!! Lol!
But of course!
Brilliant and iconic, Resa! I was reminded of The Lady of Shalott painted by John William Waterhouse in 1888, reflecting Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s final scene, which is so in keeping with our current reality. We have amazing artists – so grateful for their creative spirit.
Yes, I can see that, too!
I was so smitten by this piece & finding it, that I didn’t see the sadness through my joy.
Many comments here have pointed out that combination of beauty and sadness.
It really is indicative of now.
It is indeed! Bless those artists who allow us to understand our time using creativity. Builds hope & resilience.
I have to say the drainpipe makes it look like an oversized big mole!
However, the rest of her face is magnificent!
I know about the molepipe.
Yet, as far as alley art goes, it’s fabulous! (the molepipe)
I admire that the artists will paint where they can, when they can; over wires, pipes, signs, knobs, etc.
Theirs is a harsh canvas. ⚡️💥
LOL.
Absolutely.
What s brilliant work of art. Like Janet said, I’m also not crazy about the drainpipe integration, but maybe there was no choice in the matter.
I know, the drainpipe is ….. there.
Someone made the interesting comment that, as this is painted during the lockdown, they meant it to be there. It could be a statement of trying to breath/ventilators.
Knowing artists, and street artists, I’d say that is a definite possibility.
Wow….beautiful. The colors and work, just wonderful.
Agree! I was wowed when I found her!
this is so beautiful and excellent hard work…
Agree!!
That is an amazing find!
I agree, especially since not much wall art has been done during the lockdown.
Hopefully that will change.
No wonder you adore it – that mural is stunning!!!!
IKR!
Cheers! 🍷
Oh I love this Resa. It’s very classic beautiful but not overdone. I do admire the wall artist they paint wherever they can and don’t let a little drain pipe or anything else get in the way. They just incorporate or work around it. Both so brilliant. They are amazing. Wish I knew who the artist is but can’t read it either. Maybe you’ll find out one day! ♥️
IKR!
It’s a simple, yet effective street art style.
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Okay… back to drawing!
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I keep thinking to myself . . THIS is in an alley? Wow.
And that drainpipe, it’s inspired.
Yeah… in an alley!
The alleys in Toronto are an adventure and a joy. I got out today, but didn’t find much. I didn’t hold a lot of hope, as I knew where I was going. I’m too afraid to go on public transport right now, so it is only where I can walk. Still I found a few pieces, and I am happy!
Beauty!
Such suffering. Beautiful. Sad. She reminds me of The Pieta.
Ahh, good thought Cindy! Yes, I see what you say. It is a very subtle Covid message. We are all suffering, when she suffers.
Given this wonderful piece of art was painted in the lockdown could the ‘pipe’ be her ventilator? I don’t say this in jest, more that the artwork is saying even the beautiful can catch the virus. I’m most likely wrong. Jolly fine work, young Resa. Regards, The Old Fool
Interesting take, TOF!
I have met many artists in the alleys and on roofs. From what/how I know them, I’d say yes, it could be a ventilator. As it is unsigned, I’ll have to wait until the artists are legally allowed to paint, again. Then I can ask around!
Beauty is no escape from Covid 19! Neither is ugly, age, kind, mean, stupid or…… there is no escape. There is only evasion.
True enough, I wholly agree. Damaged beauty makes its powerful point proving nothing is scared. Regards, TOF who just this minute trapped his finger in drawer.
OMG!!!
How is the drawer? Is it okay?
Winifred Drawer is a much fabled nasty piece of work. Oft times she cannot help herself. Crushed fingers her speciality, whereas Svetlana Wardrobe is a diamond gal who never harms The Old Fool, not unlike her best friend, Anny Clothes-Peg, a creature of habit.
Curious why the artist integrated her with the pipe and didn’t set her left or right of it. But when you see a fuller shot with the barred window over her head, and the yellow and black speed bump in the road which seems to trail from her hair… it makes a unique ‘bigger’ picture.
True, the bigger picture works well.
Someone suggested, as this is painted during the lockdown, they meant it to be there. It could be a statement of trying to breath/ventilators.
I thought that was an interesting comment.
What a stunning face! Beautiful but somehow filled with grief… But I confess the rainpipe disturbs a little. 😉
Stay save!
I do believe it is filled with grief. It has been painted during the lockdown.
I believe it is on purpose!
Oh, what an amazingly beautiful piece. Expression, colors… what a find, Resa!
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I was so thrilled to find this. It’s been painted during the lockdown. I think there is some message in it.
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It really is beautifully done. It’s as if this beautiful face emerges from seclusion…
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Really a great find, exquisite work, and what a classic strong nose, I also like the colors. 🙂
It was a thrill to find it! Not much wall art being done during the lockdown!
PS. N gave in and has been playing Scrabble with me!!!!
So happy N gave in on Scrabble. 😊
Me too!!!
Hi Resa, these are gorgeous, and I thought of a tracheostomy when I saw the drainpipe. Too much focus on Grey’s Anatomy. 🙂 I wonder if there was any intentional purpose or maybe we’re just thinking too hard. Great pics! ❤
It may just be intentional!
It has been painted during the lockdown. Ventilators/ breathing issues….. ❤
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YAY!!! 💜
Smiling.
Me too! 💜
I love painted walls when they are done tastefully.
Me too! Lots of fab wall art in Toronto!
I know, I have in Toronto a few years ago. I look for murals when I am in other cities, just like this kind of personal expression of art.
It’s a wonderful thing!
What a stunning portrait. Thanks for showing it from different angles. Such emotion on the face! Thanks for sharing, Resa. Hugs on the wing!
It has been done during the lockdown, so I believe the artist wanted the emotion there.
Wing Hugs!!!
Love this – thank you for sharing.
Resa! So great to see you still doing your thing. Awesome shots. Hope you’re safe, dear!
Such a beautiful piece!
The face says it all. The drainpipe does look like a breathing device.