Sweet innocence
Sometimes the most simple art enraptures me.
Frannie Potts’ style has a way of making me imagine I feel like a blooming flower, or a butterfly about to fly.
“Flowers in her hair”
Holly reminded me of this song, when she posted it a couple of times, and so did the fox with flowers.
Pics taken by Resa – April 16, 2026
Toronto, Canada
The Arist:
And Remember
Le Gasp when I found this garage door.
The colours pierced my side vision from a half block away.
I should have known, even before I got to the door that it was painted by…
…tattoo artist extraordinaire, The Half Decent.
Just another piece of alley art I had to TEAR myself away from.
In real life, it appears black, white, red and silver. The pics weren’t capturing this, so I tried a slower shutter speed, which made the rest too, dark. Below is the comparison.
Pano setting created a bluish overtone.
Pics taken by Resa – September 21, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
The above fab song, Tattoo, was exhilaratingly performed by Loreen at 2023’s GNTM (Germany’s Next Top Model). Of the 5 finalists presented here, who do you think won?
That was how Fado was described to me by a musician. Yet, looking into it, it is that and so much more. It is a proud history of folk song.
The stencil art on this garage door features 2 of the greatest Fado singers, Amalia Rodriguez and Mariza.
1920- – 1999
She is the Queen of Fado – Rainha do Fado. To this day she remains the best-selling Portuguese artist in the history of recorded music.
Link to more info about Amalia
In 2021 I found a stunning mural of Amalia.
1973 – Present
Internationally beloved icon, Mozambique-born Portuguese singer Mariza has become the currently reigning Rainha do Fado.
Visit Mariza’s official website.
I adore both of the songs, by these Rainhas!!
Pics taken by Resa – April 30, 2025
Toronto, Canada
Stencil Art by:
At first I wondered what this painting meant.
It looks like a message in an image.
Then again, maybe it’s just a pretty painting.
At any rate, I enjoy looking at it.
Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
This reminds me of an antique coral & white cameo ring I have.
I like it in blue, too.
The profile is characteristic of a cameo carving.
The face, set in a circle, is cameo-like.
They were wildly popular with the Victorians, a renaissance from the Renaissance,
… in a Victorian garden.
Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
So, you might ask outside of the fact that the band’s name is Cameo and that there is a blue hue to much of the video, what it has to do with Victorian or Renaissance cameos?
Nothing, but it’s got a great beat you can dance to and Larry Blackmon’s red cod piece is outstandingly hilarious!
That was my first thought upon seeing this stunning painting.
I found this a most difficult image to capture.
The squares on the garage door create a grid that has to be aligned while shooting. Focus is required, but there were these 2 interesting guys who engaged me in a chat.
Anyway, turned out one lives across the street from my B-i-L. That led to more chat.
The other guy lives across the alley from this art. He said he was there when the artist was painting it.
He asked the artist if she was painting Joan of Arc.? She said she hadn’t thought about it.
Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
So, I went to the artist’s website. WOW! Her work is fabulous a renaissance, a classic in our new age. She ended up naming this – Sol Aer
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:
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