A Work of Art & Thank You!

For Yvette

It was a lovely honour to be the focus of a Mini-Interview on Yvette’s Priorhouse blog.

I sent this to Yvette, so she could see the image I was using to say Thank You to her.

Resa That image is like me & many …blogging, trying to keep up.

Yvette – That really could apply to blogging, and keeping up during a busy season.

Yvette – I also think it could apply to life – and just enduring a challenging season. There is a certain contentment I feel in that art – with a certain suffering or enduring and I think in another way there might be a hint of performance burnout – ?

ResaI also think it can apply to life.

Yvette – Especially when you see the full photo – or is that part of the contentment feel- the balancing on one arm and the placement of that other arm is a bit athletic, sure, strong, poised, and in motion – and that adds to it. 

Yvette – Oh and the other elements/principles in that photo street art – we have the soft blue going across the body into the green – giving us this horizontal split that syncs with the body – other line designs stand out – like the hair being in sync with the background and other line design.

Yvette – And you know, the legs stood out on the third look – that is a strong pose – to be sideways – are those “eagle” legs? either way – that is why this feels strong and poised and enduring – 

ResaThank you, Yvette! What a wonderful interpretation of this piece of art.

Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Karen Roberts

20 thoughts on “A Work of Art & Thank You!

    1. Hello Violet!
      It is a garage door painting. There are lots of alleys in Toronto where many have painted garage doors.

      It’s so great going for alley walks and finding art.

    1. Yvette had mentioned “break dancing”, after her first thoughts. I didn’t see that, but maybe I’m all wrong.

      Yes, at one with the elements. Thanks Beth!

    1. Flow…yes! Dancing.. I don’t get that, except for the movement. I feel falling (flowing down), trying to stay afloat.

      That’s me though, trying to stay afloat in the tides and swirls of life’s energy.

      At that point, I can say the “dance of life.”
      ✿~ ❦♥︎❦ 🕊 ❦♥︎❦ ~✿

  1. Timothy Price's avatar Timothy Price

    That is an excellent mural. The subject is strong and athletic. It looks to me like the young woman is breakdancing. Caught in a transition , before she turns over to spin on her back.

  2. Hi Resa, I cannot imagine how anyone could hold their body in that position. It is so unbalanced. I think that adds to this artwork as the position appears impossible. In its application to life, we must endure through what can feel impossible.

  3. Dancing through life trying to stay afloat. Not sure if that would uplift me year after year coming home from work. Beautiful painting that I wouldn’t want to over paint when feeling differently. Might have to move…

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