Cheech & Chong

Alley north of Queen W. near Dovercourt Road

Artist: Motel
Artist: Motel

I never ever expected to find a tie-dyed Cheech & Chong  graf mural. “HIPPY TRIPPY” may be the official title.

Artist: Motel
Artist: Motel

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Artist: Motel
Artist: Motel
Artist: Motel
Artist: Motel

Pics taken by Resa, on June 21, 2014

Toronto, Canada

I ♥ Herakut

HERAKUT is the name of an internationally-renowned street artist duo .

Artists: Team Herakut
Artists: Herakut

This mural is #5 of their “Giant Storybook Project” that they are painting around the world.

Herakut #2

It is massive. I came face to face with a knee

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This must be part of the tale.

Herakut #10

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  It seems Jay also has a fairy on his shoulder, making it a new age Fairy Tale?

Artists: Team Herakut
Artists: Team Herakut

Pic taken by Resa, on June 18, 2014

Toronto, Canada

Lips & Wine

Painted in 2000, this mural at 591 Rue Archibald on heavy stucco still looks great.

Artists: Ken Stampnick, Jody McLean, Shaun Thompson (unsigned)
Artists: Ken Stampnick, Jody McLean, Shaun Thompson (unsigned)

My battery was almost dead when Sherrie got me here. It was to be our last stop. 

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Around the corner, was the rest of the mural. The prairie sun was so intense at this point that with the “snow blindness” I didn’t know what I was shooting.

Ken Stampnick, Jody McLean, Shaun Thompson (unsigned)
Ken Stampnick, Jody McLean, Shaun Thompson (unsigned)

Pics taken by: Resa – April 17, 2014

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The Murals of Winnipeg

Angel Carillo ★★★★

Angel is a Graf Star! This is the last installment, & I’m so thrilled I got to present his Mural.

Cruz #40

Still moving right to left we wrap with graf around the corner.

Cruz #28

Cruz #28b

Cruz #38

Cruz1 centerpiece.

Cruz #35a

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Cruz #34

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Watch ANGEL’S Interview! (He is so very lovely!)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Cby4n0WqAM#t=64

Cruz #29

Pics Taken By Resa on May 9 , 2014

Toronto, Canada

A Brush with History

Bill Webb (BW Thoughts) sent this gorgeous historical mural from Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A.

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

As I have often had to do, Bill shot the mural in segments. Here are the segments from left to right.

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

 Bill wrote:

“If you ride the I&M canal out from Chicago to the end,  about 80 miles in you come to Ottawa ( named after the Indian word for trade )”

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

“it is at the conflux of three rivers, and the canal goes through there( built in 1848 ), but as far back as the 1600’s the French traders settled here and traded furs with the Indian tribes of the region.”

Photo @ Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

 “The rivers were marshy and prone to flooding, so when the canal was built, little towns began to sprout up along the route, and goods and people began to flow West.   In many ways this town is still a sleepy place that mirrors small town America at its best.”

Photo © Bill Webb
Photo © Bill Webb

Bill (BW Fiction), thank you for the pics of this wonderful mural, and the thoughts to go with it!

 Pics taken May 31, 2014