I went on a 4 hour street art walk yesterday.
My bum ankle kicked in at hour 2.5, so I donned my ankle tensor.
Wait ’til you see the Nick Sweetman rat I found at hour 2.25! I think it’s a rat.
Anyway, I was exhausted when I found this stunningly gorgeous planter at hour 3.25. It was so low to the ground, that I sat on a “low rider” step. This way I got a straight on shot.
All the hip people at the coffee window 2 doors down from me, were quite amused. I wear a bottle of hand sanitizer around my neck, so I did a big deal hand sanitizer application for their eyes only.
Their eyes followed me to the opposite side of the planter. I had to capture it, despite oncoming traffic.
I squished myself uncomfortably, between 2 parked cars.
Couldn’t get a dead on, but did my best. Got home, ate and fell asleep. Woke up discombobulated for the day.
Pics taken by Resa – May 17, 2021
The Artist:
LOW RIDER (Tim, do a parody!)
Graffiti Lux Art & More 
Cool art! The photos are well worth the performance for the “Coffee-shop-hip” people 😉 Despite cramped shooting position, you did a great job capturing the back side. As to issues after a 4 hour walk, I am assuming its the first one of the year. I hope you are able to get out and explore a lot more this year!
I hope so, too! LOL, we are still in a Stay At Home Order here.
Between lockdown, winter and spraining my ankle, I’m out of shape.
Also, I won’t use TTC until it feels Covid safe. I used to hop on, ride to another part of the city, walk around there for a couple of hours, then TTC back.
I know Canada is a bit behind us, but I hope you can enjoy a bit more that this summer!
I hope so too! For me the biggest break through will be when I feel safe on public transportation.
I am going on a little vacation in early July with an hour ride on bus to and from BOS airport, then a flight to and from CLE. Yeah, would not have wanted to do it before being fully vaccinated!
That is a fantastic and hilarious find. I’m happy you can make light out of your exhaustion and ankle pain. You know that Española is 90 miles to the north of me, and it was the Low Rider capitol of the world in the 80s and 90s. I still see low riders around. I love the song.
Low Rider is a fab song, but more…it’s a groove!
It’s 3 something minutes long, but I could groove to it for at least 20 minutes.
As I sat on the “low rider” step, everyone staring, I realized that even though there was art near them, that they really didn’t see it. They saw me…. but did they see the art? Pfft… briefly.. maybe.
Tim, I met War! Actually, I was living in Vangroovy ( nickname for Vancouver at the time) and they were playing for a weekend at a local club. I got to hang with them that weekend. Perhaps I should say “ride” with them. Thats what we did. We drove around.
So cool that you live near the “Low Rider” Capitol. Never mind 80’s and 90’s…. Is/has there ever been another “Low Rider” Capitol?
Wish we had some “Low Riders” up here! So cool!!!!
How cool are you to get to ride around with War? I don’t know if you had seen this post of El Dia de los Muertos from 2012: https://wp.me/p1yQyy-Vg. Or this custom Impala from 2014: https://wp.me/p1yQyy-21Z.
Sounds like a mix of fun and an ordeal, Resa, but SO worth it. The art is all kinds of interesting!
I LOVE finding the art! There are some large murals that the city commissions, and those pieces are on the city’s Street Art site. So, I know where to go for those. All other art, I hunt for! It’s exhilarating when I find some!
Beautiful art, great captures in a challenging situation & I hope you recover soon! დდ
I’m basically recovered, but I need to get back in shape. Lockdown, winter and the sprained ankle combo took a toll. Cripes, we are still in a Stay At Home order here.
Four and a half hours?
Girl! I’m sure the onlookers were amused. You keep that hand sanitizer with you ! I love this planter, it’s very exotic! I prefer the 4 faces side. I also love Low Rider. I remember a friend who loaded bricks in his trunk to get a low rider. The music 🎶, it’s fabulous. You went for a ride with the “Low Rider”’guys! That’s awesome! xoxoxo
LOL! Bricks in his trunk! You wanna Low Rider…you gotta chop!
Like a Harley, you gotta chop if you want a Chopper.
Yeah… I drove around for 2 days with War. I was probably thinking.. Parties, Sex, Drugs and Music….BUt we just drove around. LOL!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxo
Haha! they didn’t know how to chop so they used Bricks, lol! Ah, damn, no parties sex and drugs. bummer. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Yeah… just “Low Riding” around.
Kinda cool and fun, actually!
All my friends know the low rider
The low rider is a little higher
Low rider drives a little slower
Low rider is a real goer
Low rider knows every street, yeah
Low rider is the one to meet, yeah
Low rider don’t use no gas now
Low rider don’t drive too fast
Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip and see
Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip with me
I’m ready to hit the streets in the low rider , turn that radio up loud cause I want to listen to Low Rider while we’re low riding. xo
“TAKE A LITTLE TRIP
TAKE A LTTLE TRIP
WITH ME”
Low rider knows every street…and so does Resa! I like War, they were great. 🎉🎊🌟❤️🤗
I agree..they were/are fab. OH… do you adore War w/Eric Burdon “Spill The Wine”?
That is one of my favorite songs. I actually used it on my blog years ago. I love Eric Burden! I saw him and War first time in a movie over in Germany, a Beach Party thing.
Dahling!… I think know that movie. It’s been awhile. Maybe that song/performance is up on YouTube! xoxoxo
I can’t think if it’s name, it was one of the early 60’s beach party movies. They didn’t have many choices at the air base. I would love to find it!
Is it “It’s A Bikini World”? here’s Eric w/ The Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjxqCRRfKP0
Resa – You will brave snow, sleet and rain and endure the heat of a scorching sun to find mural art. Four hours on a recovering ankle makes you the most determined art hunter I know. I am looking forward to see the Nick Sweetman rat that you found at hour 2.25.
It is an amazing rat!!!!
I think it’s a rat! (slight possum chance)
NO.. I’ve seen his possums. Rat!
😂😂😂🤗🤗🤗
Street art rats are highly prized, esp. since that they had fallen away from the stead. Skulls, rats and writing… the basics endure.
Back in style… with a smile!
The photos are so awesome, it was a long walk, I hope you are able to enjoy the weather a lot more this summer
I hope so! We are still in a Stay At Home order. We are allowed to go for walks. Thank you, Chris!
You’re welcome Resa!
I’ll be by later!!!
Thank you!! Yea I began to draw a portrait of Hunter Mcgrady i spent an hour and 7 minutes on it so far. does Canada have much vaccine clinics?
It seems to be getting better. We have lots of clinics, but we run out of vaccine!
Oh okay
Wasn’t familiar with the Canadian vaccine situation I know Biden wants to help out with that I thought
He sent us AstraZeneca, but it’s almost gone. We just got more, so hopefully I will get a second dose soon!
OMG!!!! I can hardly wait to see it! Is it a full body portrait of Hunter? She’s gorgeous!
Thank you!!!
Oh my – better not take any funny little pills before viewing these murals – although they are cool!
They are very neat!
I like that parts of Toronto are paying artists to paint planters, power boxes, underpasses, all kinds of things. The skateboard parks are all painted!
I do hope you don’t overdo the “rehabilitation” of that injured ankle..please take it easy! I used to be a soccer goaltender and got tons of injuries and because I didn’t give them the rest they needed they still haunt me today. But that art is a nice reward for your persistance.
And in a strange way the planter reminds me of two album covers first the single face side reminds me of the “Dangerous” album cover from Michael Jackson – the golds and purple against the black hair. Whilst the opposite side of the planter with three faces combined reminds me again of that Queen album cover for the “Miracle”. Once again outstanding….and did the cafe onlookers give you any tips for your performance?
Thank you for the warning not to overdo the healing of my ankle. I didn’t meant to walk that far out, before turning around toward home. Pre-Covid, I would have hopped on public transport when I got tired.
Of course, I would have missed this art!
No performance tips! I should carry a tin cup with me from now on! LOL!!!
Will check out the album covers!
So beautiful and colorful. Wow. Great shots for having to practically lie down to take them. Lol. Sorry about your ankle though. ❤
Good luck the ankle stopping me… slow me down a little. Nothing has ever interfered w/ what I do like the virus has! xo
Resa those are fabulous! I love the design and the colors all.
I’m sorry about your ankle. That was an ambitious walk. It takes frustratingly long for an ankle to heal… Take good care of you. Hugs on the wing.
Thanks about the ankle! It’s a good thing a took a tensor with me!
Still, this is a fab piece of art to have found! {{{hugs}}}
Kali or Shiva or Parvati… anyway, very beautiful. And thank you Resa, well caught up 😉🙏❤❤🥰
I was thrilled to find this art! So happy you got to see it! xo ❤
So am I dear friend 🙏🤗❤
Beautiful insanity, young Resa. ‘I wear a bottle of hand sanitizer around my neck’ a thing that’s never crossed my mind yet should have. I presume said sanitizer necklace had that certain panache? Splendid post, Regards, TOF
I wear my mini bottle of hand sanitizer on a Porsche lanyard. It’s very “shi shi”!
I’m so slang cool.
Now, TOF, you really should be wearing hand sanitizer on a lanyard. I don’t know why it hasn’t caught on. However, when it does, I’ll be counting on you to tell the world that Resa started it!
I’m of gypsy stock from long ago according to my DNA results. Methinks, as any true gypsy chap does, I shall wear mine as a single earring displaying my flamboyant confidence of style, young Resa. Regards, TOF
Ohhh I like the sounds of that! Very 1980’s!
Discombobulate is an excellent word. Leonardo DiCaprio should have called the Mona Lisa by Discombobulate instead. Agree?
Huh? Wha?
You heard!!
Now you’ve gone and discombobulated me!
Change your name to Bob, then!
Well, I prefer Disc.
Right you are, CD player.
I wonder if i can make a few extra bucks this way?
I recommend robbing a bank.
The old fashioned way?
Yes, but use a water pistol to hold everyone up.
You mean soak them?
No, you hit them with the water pistol and save the water for Pernod.
Oh… I’m so going to get arrested.
Huzzah! Everyone needs at least one night in the slammer.
Doe PM have a product for sale for breaking out of jail? ….The Slammer Hammer?
Just watch Shawshank Redemption and you’ll be fine.
I’d like to place an order for a tiny pick axe!
You’d suit a chainsaw better, I reckons.
…. Do you have a mini chainsaw? You know, one that fits into a hollowed out bible?
No, you can only get those from Tim Robbins.
Okayyyyy!
There’s a word you don’t see everyday! 🙂
It’s a good word and one that captures that feeling of wondering quite where in the world you are or even what time it is…!
Hope you are feeling a little more at one with the world today.
Classic tune… 🙂
Yeah, it is a good word. I’m not sure how I feel anymore, as long as the virus is with us!
Still, I love street art, and that hasn’t changed.
Thank you for your kind words, and YEAH the song is one of the best grooves, ever!
I think the pandemic has left us all with many questions. Thoughts about our own lives, values, outlook and relationship with others, the planet and political and corporate powers. Questions too about society and justice and kindness. I had hoped that as things begin to settle and the virus becomes more contained that people would face the future with the learning from our common shared experience. Sadly in the UK people seem more intent on resuming there old lives instead of thinking about what needs to change. At the very first opportunity people from the UK are jetting off everywhere and anywhere. Isn’t that how this whole thing started??? I’ve seen plenty of other examples of people thinking selfishly rather than contributing to the greater good. Conversely I have seen great examples of people’s extraordinary kind and generous spirit. I think if we are to re-shape a better future we need a bit more of the latter. We are going through things never seen in our lifetime and it is natural to have questions and to reappraise where we are in the world. Not knowing has to be part of the process. It suggests we are open to the possibility of change in ourselves. It takes time to work through important questions. It can feel unsettling and destabilising. I think the likes of the virus isn’t going away any time soon and it’s something we will all have to adjust to. To deny that is to perpetuate the problems that helped to create and spread the virus in the first place. Feeling at sea with our feelings and sometimes without sight of dry land is testing but perhaps essential in how individually we grow as people and as a society. I think the pandemic has revealed a divide in society just as it has revealed good and bad in people. I find mindful activities like photography really helpful. Also since February I have been doing one drawing a day on a drawing project designed by the artist Ryan Gander. I’m doing it with a friend (in our respective homes obviously) and sharing a creative project is motivational. Here is the link to the art project in case you are interested: https://firstsite.uk/content/uploads/2021/01/Ryan-Ganders-Great-Big-Page-A-Day-Exercise-Book-2021.pdf
At the start my friend had broken her arm and was forced to draw using her non dominant left hand so I did the same! That added another level of challenge to the drawing project. We don’t look ahead at the themes and just reveal the next one each day. We didn’t print off the pages from the PDF. We just use notebooks, sketch books etc. We also set our own rules. We sometimes have to catch up but neither of us have missed a theme. It’s great to see our works side by side and how we have both approached the same theme in totally different way. It provides a daily point of focus and mindfulness. It’s creative and has generated some great conversations and lots of smiles and that’s something we all need more of at the moment! The themes are very interesting. Some are really obvious and others are incredibly challenging not just in drawing but in contemplation! You may not fancy the drawing project but maybe it will inspire you to share a creative challenge with someone.
Drawing is not something I do so it was also a bit outside my comfort zone and that too is a good thing.
Here is Ryan Gander’s Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Gander
Sending best wishes from a rather grey Sheffield, Mr C
Ah, Resa, painful as it was, it was soooo worth it (she says, casually!).
I love them and how well you captured them! I hope you’re all better now and ready for the next walk! 4 hours is a lot though, for anyone!
Sending hugs and love
and slobbery kisses from Hera (she says they are healing slobbery kisses)
❤🤗🥰🐾🥰🤗❤
Okay, let’s start by mopping up Hera’s love!
💞🧽🧡🧽💞🧽🧡🧽💞🧽🧡🧽💞🧽🧡🧽💞🧽🧡🧽💞🧽🧡🧽
You’d think there would be a mop emoji!
I’ll be sweating it out on my next walk! Overnight we went from brisk spring to hot fetid summer!
It’s in the 30’s now, and humid!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Emoji need some serious updating!
30s sounds okay (our temp here now) what makes it bad is the humidity you mention. I can’t bare that either. Sending you some very pleasant light breeze we’re having! 💨🤗🥰❤
🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🌟💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡
I’ll go for a short sweaty walk tomorrow.
Then Monday it will be in the low 20’s with a breeze, so I will head out for more art. I have some leads! 🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🌟💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡
Oooohhhh exciting!!!!!!!
I can’t wait!
🌟🤗🥰🤗☀️🤗🥰🌟
🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛
Me too! 💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖💚💖
🌟🧡🌟🧡🌟🧡🌟🧡🌟
xoxoxo
❤🧡💛🧡❤
Wow–that is a fabulous planter! Thank you for going to all the trouble to photograph it. I hope your ankle is feeling better now with some rest.
That is so funny about how your put on a show for the coffee shop hipsters. 🤣
You’ve lived an exciting life!
Hahaha! Yes, it’s been a wild ride in the fast lanes, and after years & years it’s all come down to a bottle of hand sanitizer!
🤣
Resa, I love this. Thanks for sharing. I wonder if people miss what is on the other side. On a different note, my wife and I were humming ‘Low Rider” on a road trip this week and I was going to post about people like us knowing the first words “Low Rider” but not much else in the song. Keith
Hahaha!
I think the reason many people don’t know the words except for “Low Rider” is that it is a groove more than it is a song! One of the best grooves, ever!
LOW RIDER
All my friends know the low rider
The low rider is a little higher
Low rider drives a little slower
Low rider is a real goer
Low rider knows every street, yeah
Low rider is the one to meet, yeah
Low rider don’t use no gas now
Low rider don’t drive too fast
Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip and see
Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip with me
Great graffiti finds! Hope your ankle improves soon!
Thank you & thank you!
High-quality finds, Resa. Both, but especially the first one, had me wondering about my eyes! Of the two, the second one is my favorite. Very creative use of the eyes. Great colors on both. Good song! Hope you got my email.
I was happy to find this art! Yahoo!
I know, it is dizzying!
Just saw the email! Very excited about our colab! I will answer some comments that single out my work, and I will reblog!
Wow this image remind me of india temple
I get that! Thank you!
What a great post, Resa. You hit all the buttons. Street art and great music, plus a narrative of your day. Perfect. Loved it.
Yay! I’m heading out for art on Monday, again.
Hope you’re fine, dear Resa… Taking a four hours walk with a bad ankle is too much, my dear… But the murals are gorgeous!
I wasn’t going o walk so long, but next thing I knew, I just kept walking!
Yeah, the art is wonderful! Hope all is well, Martha! xo
Discombobulated,….. Love the word… And the art.. and your aching feet for bringing these stunning images…. Happy to have walked with you down this street…. Thank you Resa for sharing…. ❤ Lots of Love.. ❤
Aww, thank you Sue! It’s fab art, and I’m glad you took the walk with me!
Lots of love and light back to you! ❤ ❤
Hugs and much love Resa.. ❤ Always a delight to see what new street art you find.. Even if my walks these days are not as frequent… Your presence is always a delight… ❤ ❤ ❤
Thank you, Sue!!! xoxoxo
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Discombobulated is a fabulous word but not a fabulous state to find yourself in. This planter art is wowzers and honestly… the other day, I went for a 3.5+ hour walk and was fatigued and I kept thinking of you who said that was your norm! Bloody hell.
And whaaaaat? You hung out / rode with War!! You are too cool for school…
AGM Dale!
Fatigued you were, but it’s an honest feeling and leads to feeling GREAT!
Of course you want to keep a momentum.
A couple of 45 min. – 1 hour walks a week with one 3 -4 hour walk.
I’m reaching that point. I’d be good to go 100%, but for the ankle.
NOW, the heat is kicking in. So, I check advance weather to make sure I plan around cooler days.
WAR… yeah… lol … we drove around & around. It seems driving around was a cool thing to do back then.I was quite young, but completely into artists, especially musicians. Still am. Married a music man. ⚡️💥
It was a great walk, though. Many photos (300! were taken) And yes, momentum is good. I’ve been on a fantabulous roll, doing a run/walk every other day and a plain walk the others.
Yeah, that heat makes a difference. I was out this morning at 6:45 because no way I was walking to work to have to come back in the humidity…
You dig on musicians. That’s so very cool that you got yourself hitched to one 🙂
You sound in FAB shape!!!
Here’s my guy, long curly hair playing lead guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY55VhElXME
Can’t blame you for digging the guitarist 😉 Very, very nice!!
I designed the costumes!
Of course you did!!
Don’t know why but the double-eye effect makes it look like she’s shaking!! 😂
Gave me a good laugh- plus it’s very beautiful artwork!
I know what you mean about the eyes. I thought dizzying, and it is wonderful artwork!
OMG now I want to paint a planter on our patio!!! LOVE its vibrant color and cool imagery.
Perfect! Go for it and paint a planter! Paint them all! xoxo
You did amazingly well squeezing in between two cats like that, indeed you’re quite the budding contortionist my beautiful friend 😲 but it was definitely worth the effort, especially from the rear photo, I guess not many people could be bothered to look on that side!?
Four hours walking time seems a little daunting to me but that’s probably because I’ve spent most of the dreaded Covid month’s (now moving into its 2nd year) as a couch potato 😐😁 not my scene at all.
I love all the photographs you share here, I know, I know, I’ve been out of the building for so long they’re literally scraping off the cobwebs lol but I’m hoping to stick around from now on, and keep visiting you.
Have a great Tuesday Resa and keep up your most splendid quest.
(((Hugs)))
Andro x
2 Cats lmfao
S o r r y x
I know you mean cars…. but cats would be sweeter! x
Yes and comfier too x lol
Thank you, dahling!
Hey, I’m just starting to move around again. Like you, lockdown has not been great for me. I do believe I have lost my girlish figure! LOL!!! xoxo
You’re joking, once a fine looking girl, always a fine looking girl and hey, curves add an enchanting beauty too you know? 😲😘
You are amazingly agile and diligent, Resa. The Goddess must have been impressed! The mural took me back to Kolkata.
I just had to capture the Goddess! YES, Kolkata! Right on!