I Waited 10 Years!

On December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 By ResaIn Graffiti Mural, Jarus69 Comments

On my first visit to Graffiti Alley, this beauty was one of the first works of art I laid eyes on.

As you can see, she was in a frost fence prison. Not only is the fence 6′ high, there is a locked gate keeping all out.

This is the main reason she has lasted 10 years, without being tagged.

I always check when I go to the alley. For 10 years the gate has been locked. I never tried climbing the fence. There’s always people behind a big glass window.

On my latest trip to Graffiti Alley, there was something going on in the alley, like some kind of surveying.

THE GATE WAS OPEN! To allow the surveyors room to do their thing.

I could see people behind the window, but this was my big break! I entered and shot like a maniac, fast, furious then fled.

I could feel the eyes upon me. I never shot so fast in my graffiti daze.

Pics taken by Resa – November 8, 2022 & prior.

Toronto, Canada

The artist:

Just Chilling

On July 13, 2017July 24, 2019 By ResaIn Jarus25 Comments

I saw this going by on a street car. It was very high up.

Definitely a large billboard size, I wondered if it was maybe going to be a beer ad, but something felt different than advertising.

I returned 3 weeks later, and no, no ad. It’s art, by one of my absolute faves, Jarus.

Extremely difficult to capture with my camera phone.

I adore the sky blue background, the blue shirt several shades a darker sky blue, the blue grey of the painted cement he sits on, and the green trees in the distance darkened by blue. The painting seems part of the sky and of earth, all at the same time.

Pics taken by Resa – July 11, 2017

Toronto, Canada

Artist: Jarus

Liberty Cat Mural

On April 11, 2017July 24, 2019 By ResaIn Jarus, Kids' Month Tys 201730 Comments

Thank you Georgiann! Your “Chicklets” and poems were a Kids’ Month highlight!

Artist: Jarus

OMG! Emmanuel Jarus is absolutely one of my top 5 street artists, and this work is his.

I read on Georgiann’s blog, Rethinking Life, that she liked snuggling up with a nice hot drink, a good book and a cat. I don’t see the book, but the sentiment remains.