Bodacious Blaze

On By ResaIn Garage Doors

I saw this on an artist’s website.

They rarely give out locations, except for a city. There was no location for this beauty.

I was going nuts wanting this for my collection.

The next day on my art walk, I accidentally stumbled upon it.

Exploding from glee is a real thing.

Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The artist:

153 thoughts on “Bodacious Blaze”

    1. Thanks Merril! I adore this garage door art.

      There was another amazing one around the corner, but I’m not happy with the pics I took. Reshoot!

            1. LOL!
              I agree. The new one is terrific. I was thinking how he looks like John Lennon. 😂
              He never got old enough to look …old…

    1. It is wonderful what the artists can paint on a garage door.
      I feel lucky for finding it. Thank you, Luisa!
      ❣️❣️

  4. Of course you were going to find this beauty! And what a beauty she is, Sorceress. Bodacious Blaze is the perfect name for her.

    xoxoxoxoxo

    1. You seem to know something about me finding treasures, Thunder!
      Will there be shadows on the one I’m going to find today, or will the sun be behind it?

      I’m taking a chance. I can always go back first cloudy day.

      She IS a Bodacious Blaze!

      xoxoxoxoxo

      1. It’s been a few years of me following your shenanigans, dear Sorceress!

        You shall find out when you get there! So often I find something nice but there is a car or stuff in the way. Ah well.

        And right! One must take chances or one misses opportunities!

        She IS absolutely!

        xoxoxo 🧚‍♀️🪄 xoxoxo

        1. Shenanigans? Love it Thunder, no malarky there. 🤭
          No shadows, yay.
          But HOT omg.
          I shot blind. The sun was above and a bit behind. All I could see was the screen, not what was on it.
          Dodged traffic.
          Fabulous outing!
          xoxox⚡️💥oxoxo

          1. You bet!!
            Yay to no shadows
            HOT… It’s been so damn hot and muggy.
            Crazy what we can capture even when we can’t see!
            Good thing you dodged!
            So happy you had a fabulous putting, Sorceress
            xoxox 🧚🏻‍♀️🪄 oxoxo

    1. Thanks Ada!
      Art is magic to me, all the arts: music, painting, drawing, dancing, writing, sculpting, etc.
      Okay… Mimes freak me out, but it is an art form.💜🪷🦄
      (How’s the new gig going?)
      ❤️

      1. Yes, Resa! I can tell that you’re a true artist, through and through! It’s going good thanks. Still on holiday at the moment, but back to work tomorrow! Oh, and I agree: mimes are very freaky . . . especially living statues; they’re the worst! 🎭💜🦋💐

  6. great that you found it ʁɞşα as it is soooooooo…

    ‌⬻𓂀☆♡ ‌ ‌ 🪷 ‌ 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑣𝑦 ‌ 🪷 ‌ ‌ ♡☆𓂀⤖

    1. Yes!!
      Yes!
      Ƴℯ𝓈
      🦄‌ ⬻𓂀☆♡ ‌ ‌ 🪷 ‌ 𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑣𝑦 ‌ 🪷 ‌ ‌ ♡☆𓂀⤖ ‌🦄‌

    1. Yes Dave, the stars must have been in a-line – ment-to-be.
      🤗
      Joan of Arc was around the corner (FAB) but I have to go back and reshoot!

            1. You, my dear Holly, are from the heart.
              Your poetry is filled with it. The times we work on a post together is filled with it.
              Our think alike minds are synced to our feel alike hearts.
              x🌹o❦x🌸o💐x❦o💖x🎨o🐭x🐭ox🌺o

              1. We are on The same wave length and my heart is sending out lots of love you sweet friend. We really must put these forces together and create something fab. How is the band? Are they rocking the house?
                Signed Boogapony 🌼🐭🐭🥰

                1. Yes we are, and it is a long wave!
                  We are love surfers.
                  The band is here once a week, but maybe not this week. Some went away for the loooong weekend.
                  🌼🐭🐭🥰
                  So, finally getting sewing done on the new gown. AND
                  I’m excited about the second drawing for the Sad Cafe. It’s a bit of a new concept. I got a good start last night!

                  After that, it is a good time for new Boogapony post! The world needs many more Boogaponys!
                  xoxoxoxoxoxo

                  1. Boogapony knows how to shake things up in a good way! 👢👢
                    The sad Cafe is neglected, I need to visit there again 😉.
                    Are you rocking out to the band? Wish I were 🎶👯.
                    We are the best love surfers around. 🌊🏄🏻🏄🏻
                    xoxoxoxoxo

                    1. YES!
                      You’ll write another Sad Cafe!
                      The band will be back next week, crazy holiday week this week.

                      💖🏄🏻🐭🐭🏄🏻💖

                    4. I’m so glad you sent this to me. I want our allies to know that we too are shocked and outraged by a segment of our society that has chosen mob rule and we too are fighting for our country in anyway that we can, that the threats going out are not coming from the people who want our democracy back and there are millions of us.

                    5. Yes, it’s a segment, but a big one. We hear the cry going out.
                      However, your movement needs a leader. Someone like our Charlie, or like a ML King, or even Newsom. (He’s the closest right now)

                      Is no one willing to stick their neck out? NO excuses!
                      There are many Dems and old school GOP (not in office anymore) speaking out, but it’s a fractured message.
                      A leader is needed to step up and pull it all together. To put the People’s Power on Page 1.

                    6. He’s a brutal man. They are afraid. Cowards. What happened to Paul Revere? He and his mob are bring out the worst in white supremacy and rascism. What I read on Twitter makes my skin crawl. Rednecjs talking about subduing those who disagree. It’s the Gestapo. Newsom is hated by MAGA and many find him too progressive. Not me.

                    7. I’m Canadian. We believe in social issues, like healthcare for all.
                      We are not communists! I believe many Americans have been led to believe that being social mined is to be a communist.
                      Also,I see Newsom making attempts to be more centrist.
                      Unless someone steps out of the shadows, he looks like a best bet.

                    8. We are a capitalist country. Work and make money, pay taxes. Democracy ensures power is held by the people and exercised directly by them

                      Trump is an authoritarian ( as Putin who he admires) and would take away the people’s rights and all the social programs we have. They would fight to the death to stop universal healthcare as it would affect the wealthy. Obama was able to pass Obamacare, the greatest health care bill ever passed for the people by one vote, a republican , John McCain a Vietnam prisoner of war. He was reviled by the GOP afterwards . Obama is hated by the wealthy and esp Trump for that ( and being a black man) fighting to defeat the ACA for years and finally winning out with his Big Horrible bill. If they would tax the wealthy they would not have to hurt the poor.

                      Socialism is totally unacceptable here. Money is the key. 🔑
                      MAGA is the cruelest cult imaginable, they’ve waited for the chance to destroy the foundation that supports anyone other than white Christian men. Illegals are not the ones that have the fallen into the custody of ICE. Women are chattel and many don’t even know it. No one should cross the border.

                    9. I hear you dear Meece!

                      I keep up with the news, as awful as it is. We can’t hide our heads in the sand. That’s what Europe & the world did before WWII.

                      Then….it’s too late.

                      I agree with all you say. There is no way I would travel to the states. Why? To enjoy a forced visit to Alligator Alcatraz.

                      Hold your head high, attend the protests, don’t be afraid and hopefully a new inspirational leader for freedom and the rule of law will arise.

                      Adore you! oxoxoxoxo

    1. Agree! Spray paint rules in the streets and alleys. I’m so enamoured with street art.
      Thank you for your cool comment, Violet!

  15. What a striking mural—there’s such intensity and mystery in her gaze, Resa. I think your photos are brilliant. There is such serendipity in our lives, isn’t there?!!! The presence of this piece feels strong and unforgettable. You have a gift for finding these hidden visual voices and letting them speak. Thank you for continuing to share these glimpses of beauty, one wall at a time. I love tagging along on your mural treasure hunts!

    1. Yes, serendipity!
      I’m still giddy about finding this, Rebecca.
      Then, there was this sort of “Joan of Arc” piece around the corner, but I have to go reshoot it.
      People were chatting with me about alley art. Most enjoyable, but I lost my focus.

      Love you along on my hunts, Rebecca!

  19. Hello Resa!! Wow, bodacious is the word! What a stunning beauty, those sparkly eyes and luscious lips 😍 That’s cool that you stumbled upon this without knowing the location… “Exploding from glee is a real thing” LOVE it, what fun!! XOXO

    1. Hey Ruth, lol!

      Yeah, art makes me happy. This piece is a gem, and bumping into it was kind of magic.

      🤩💥 XOXO

  20. I think there can be no greater purpose for a wall or a garage door than host to a beautiful work of art. There is a special kind of allure to the street art you find. I suppose it speaks well of the artists and the people’s canvas.

    1. Thank you Dan!
      I agree 100%
      Artists need not just to create, but to be appreciated. Not everyone gets a show in a gallery. Might as well make the alleys a gallery.

      We are richer with art around us.

      1. Absolutely! If I were an Oligarch of ill repute, I’d start a street art foundation that helps artists express their art and reward them for their effort. I would give awards to building and home owners that invited the artist to beautify their walls and garage doors. I’d spread art and love of art faster than covid can make you cough. I’d do all this because it would lift all of us up and even make us happy to be proud owners of artworks across the cities. Next phase is train cars. 😁🎨🖌️

            1. You sound like my husband. Very cool. Can you think of any oligarch that did what you would do?
              I can’t, but maybe there are some.

              1. Hmmmm, I’m going to need help from an AI search engine to find a benevolent Oligarch. 🙄 We Americans like to pick on Russian Oligarchs, who have a habit of flying out of third story windows. Our Oligarchs are just roaming around gutting the government, infrastructure, economy, and society. They are much too clever to lean out of a third story window. Recently, an elected American Oligarch tried to steal Greenland and Canada, but the people refused the deal. It seems they already know about his sketchy business dealings. 🦹🏻‍♂️🏴‍☠️

  22. Absolutely gorgeous. I can’t believe you just found it by accident. LOL How lucky was THAT. The colors are beautiful, the entire piece is just wonderful. ❤️

    1. I agree Eunice. It’s done with spray paint… wow!
      I’m at. the point where I want to spend as much time as possible looking at art.
      HUGS!

    1. Thanks Aladin! It’s so exciting to find and look at art. Sure, not all pieces are big excitement to me, but I do take pics of all.

      It’s interesting that a painting I don’t like one day, suddenly becomes a fave on another.
      xo🌸🌸 🌸🌸xo

        1. I’ve been working on my answers. Getting there! I can be long winded and disorganized with my thoughts, so I need to organize and edit.
          Then I just need to decide on pics.
          xo

    1. Yeah, thanks Diana!
      It was such a thrill. It really is a fabulous work!

      Some wishes do come true. Maybe not all or many, but I have been the fortunate recipient of a few. Of course the BIG WISH – to win the Lotto, has not come true.

      I did win 85 cents at bingo when I was 10 (at the lake in summer) so, Maybe I’ve used up my free money wish.

      1. You didn’t miss a post, Resa. I’m working on a couple final edits, but I hope to release later this coming week. My June target date didn’t work. 😊 I’m so close though. Thanks for asking! I’m excited for this tribute to our beloved pup. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

          1. I think the e-book will be available on Kobo, Resa. But I’ll have to double check. I wish I had someone to do all the business stuff for me. LOL Thanks always for your support! Hugs xoxoxoxoxo

  32. Thank God for garage doors… (You have quite a few such doors in your collection…)

    Have you ever thought of doing an e-art-book of your best street art?

    1. Long ago I thought of a book. I spoke to lawyers.
      Thing is as public art, I’m safe to do a book. However, if any real $$$$ was made, they would be entitled to come after me.

      Therefore, all permissions would need to be gathered ahead of time.

      Similar with my memoirs I’ve been working on. All the stories are done with humour, no big dirt dished, but the stars are big. Many of them Emmy and Oscar winners.

      I need help.

      1. Oh. I hadn’t realised that if money was to be made, you’d have to “share” with the street artists?
        Complicated…
        And with the many artists you have known, would you be exposed? 😳

        1. Yes, there are intellectual property laws.

          Of course who does AI pay when it makes a song or painting. After all, it steals from everyone. It has created nothing on its own.
          Intellectual property laws still apply ..but to who, how, when?

          AI – Third biggest thief, right behind time…and taco.

          1. I just read about a “group” right off the charts with pure AI-generated music. Something “undergound”? Your partner must be climbing up the walls… (He’s a musician, right?)

            1. I might have read about that too. If not then there are 2 fake bands. So, who gets that money? The criminals? The AI machine? A big corporation behind it all?

              Oh yes, he hates AI. It has basically cost him most of his income. One of his sources was documentaries. They pretty much all use AI now.

              I hate AI too, for that and other reasons.
              I like AI for what it “can do for humanity”, but where does the “taking away from humanity” end, and the “giving to humanity” begin?

              So far the coolest thing I’ve heard of is that AI can predict forest fires and wildfires before they become fires. YAY!
              So why aren’t “they” developing that in a big way? Half the planet is burning down, yet it’s cheaper, easier and more profitable to replace white collar workers ( up to 20% in the next year) than to protect the planet.

              I understand many authors are now using AI to generate their book covers. In this day of self-publishing I understand that. Most writers don’t make much $$. How about when the cover and the entire book is AI generated?

              I can even enjoy AI art when there is no real $ involved. But seriously, if you make a million $ off other people’s creativity, shouldn’t it be shared?

              It’s all a legal grey area right now, in our largely greedy, hate filled world. (Maybe it’s always been that way)
              I see creative people, artists who have always had a hard time earning a living, now right at the bottom of the poverty pit, soon to be joined by white collar workers.

              Yes, humanity will adapt. It always has. It has to.

              1. Wow. I really got you started, didn’t I? I saved your comment to read it with time. (Closing the last suitcase. Leaving tonight…)
                🙏🏻

                    2. Medical insurance companies are probably gonna use it soon. I think it could be an additional diagnostic tool for docs, but, (and my eldest daughter’ll probably agree with me) it should only be used with a human physician… There’s no guarantee AI won’t diverge, as it very often does,

                    3. I agree with you 100%!
                      There’s already a problem with Xs Groc. It’s spewing out hate and conspiracies.

                      AI learns from humans, and humans are wildly flawed. xo

  33. I can feel the joy!

    Thank you for the Canada Day info too (comments are closed over there). It’s easy to forget a lot of that stuff and I love the mural xx

    1. Thank you Jo!
      I was so very busy around Canada Day, but I had found that mural. So I closed comments.

      Thank you for this lovely comment. xxxx

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