Actually this was found in October last year, but it’s August now.
April Showers paints on the oldest walls, corners, back alley doorways, crooked corner bits and other spots that need her beauty.
I’ve got a collection gathering, but this seems it should be on its own.
I adore her work, and no matter how dark the doorway,
or how crumbly the wall, her art makes it a lot better.
I hope to meet her one day, so I can thank her!
Pics taken by Resa – October 15, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
I adore Daisy.
Simple
Black and white paint…
… over a myriad of colourful tags.
A wildflower in Graffiti Alley
Pics taken by Resa – June 13, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist?
That’s Bunso posing by Poseidon. I met him while he was painting over the tags on his god art.
I could have asked him what god it was, but I always turn into an idiot groupie when I meet a street artist. I was lucky to be calm enough to get this pic.
He’s an amazing artist. I’ll make him an artist category, as this is my 4th or 5th piece by him.
Anyway, I wasn’t sure about the god, until…
…I found Pegasus.
Fathered by Poseidon, he was born from Medusa’s neck when Perseus cut her head off.
Pics taken by Resa- September 23, 2023, March 25, 2024 & April 9, 2025
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
Bellerophon, divine hero & the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, rode Pegasus in order to defeat the monster Chimera.
Abstract is the best word I can come up with to describe how I feel these days.
Might as well show off some of the abstract art I’ve collected. A definition is as follows:
For some reason, this piece called out.
I think it has something to do with the centre sort of 3D geometric breast/shield shape.
As you can see it was painted over other art. The abstract artist allowed some of the previous art to remain.
Chuckling about the teeth (old art) chewing on. the new art.
Graffiti Alley isn’t the only alley with art in Toronto. These are from alleys near my home.
Since first sighting of the wedge below, Graham at Mandala Vihara came to mind.
So, using the rotation feature, I made 4 sides to form a mandala. Only perfect is perfect. This is the best I could do with imperfect.
BY THE WAY: Tiffany Arpdaleo Is an abstract artist I follow on WP. Her art is fabulous.
Below – A car reflects wall art.
This alley fence I pass at least once a week was painted 2 years ago. I took the pic back then. The colours are still holding out.
A bit further away, but within a 3 hour there and back walk:
This garage door in 3, parts, makes a cool triptych. A resident came home & parked her car. It was cool how the doors opened. The 3 pieces are featured individually in the slideshow below.
Same artist as the fence at the end of Alley Gallery. There were 4 in 1 alley – in the slideshow.
The below artist’s work is popular in the alleys.
This is an old rotting wood garage door. Yay for art!
Not swung out at first sight, but it’s grown on me.
I’ve been somewhat neglectful of taking pics of power boxes and Bell boxes. Most are abstract. Pulling my socks up as of NOW!
Below- Tags piled on tags. I’m quite fond of the accidental abstract this non art, art form randomly creates. Still, it defies the definition, which makes me like it even better. Think I’ll call it Rebel Art.
Pics taken by Resa – 2022 – 2025
Toronto, Canada
Some of the Artists:
It took several trips to get this piece.
The first time it was like- YAY fresh graf! Then it was what the….?
There were 2 separate metal grill works, no idea what they are for, covering the art. You can see in the pic, I tried to slide one over. It was dead heavy, and the bit you see took me about 5 minutes of grunt work to slide.
I couldn’t just plop it to the ground, as there was a car parked.
Obsessed, I returned every several days, until there were no parked cars. The grills were still there, so I plopped them to the ground.
The art had been freed from its jail!
I returned the grills to the upright position prior to departing.
Pics taken by Resa – October 15 & 28, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
Graffiti Alley is my Funky Town.
Looks like a Hummingbird on an olive branch,
“To some, sighting a hummingbird signals that challenging times are over and healing can begin.”
“To others, these tiny fliers are an inspiring sign of hope and good luck.”
“Hummingbirds also can have a spiritual significance and mean the spirit of a loved one is near.”
The olive branch is a symbol of peace.
I feel there is a great message in this simple wall painting,
… that I found midst a great debris.
Pics taken by Resa – April 19, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Nick Sweetman (lower right – 1st pic)
Probably assisted Nick
Hummingbird info source: Birds & Blooms magazine
Skateboard & art = Skart
I was almost out of Graffiti Alley..
.. when I noticed these small bits of art.
Faces over abstract, on what appeared to be the toe end of skateboards,
were screwed to poles and posts.
It was in the Grarten! Graffiti & Art & Garden = Grarten.
Love it in the Grarten, where art grows like wild flowers, so I went back and found more.
Clad in dirty shoes and shorts
his face streaked with dirt,
he swoops past like a bird in flight
thrilled with disaster to flirt.
***
Like nothing you’ve ever seen before
the skateboard on which he rides,
a platform piled high with recyclables
no one his wild recklessness chides.
***
A pair of dark eyes, wild and bright
glow beneath his unkempt crop,
he takes a sharp corner rather wide
there is no-one to make him stop.
***
We find our pleasures in different ways
it’s human nature to laugh and enjoy,
he’s found a way to make the most of life
treating his load like a favourite toy.
Roberta Eton Cheadle
Robbie, who wrote The Silver Lining is a fabulous writer, artist and photographer.
You can skateboard virtually to either of her 2 blog sites. ROBBIE’S INSPIRATION
Some of the pieces had a cool red and white sticker on them.
I saved my fave piece for last. It was the only face on what looked like a … breadboard?
Now, I think- the heel end of a skateboard?
Pics taken by Resa – September 17, 2024
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Chris Dyer
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