285 Smith Street
MURAL OF THE YEAR 2003
I felt dizzy …. woozy and I knew I wasn’t drunk.
I suddenly realized it was the horizon. I used my zoom, and reeled the area in. It was a building painted on a building, The St. Regis Hotel – 1911. The sky line was insane.
There was construction pounding at the base of the building and a jammed half-block long parking lot. So I went back on a Sunday.
Amazing!
Shots taken by Resa, on October 5 & 7, 2012
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
In my desire to do a tribute to Nelson Mandela,
I looked for days through my street art collection. I came up with this beautiful Sunflower that has all of the colors of the flag of South Africa in it.
A mandala is a symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the Universe. The basic form of most mandalas is a square containing a circle with a center point.
I found this art in a doorway in Ottawa. The artist is unknown to me.
Good-bye Mr. Mandela, the whole world loves you!
Sunflower pic taken by Resa McConaghy- Ottawa – September 2, 2013
International Village pic taken by: Resa McConaghy – Winnipeg – October 28, 2012
Every once in a while someone sends me an image of a mural or some graf they’ve captured.
So I present to you, fresh from Philadelphia & Bill’s research, a gorgeous mural honoring a group of Black Airmen who overcame great prejudice to fly planes during world war II –
The artist is Marcus Akinlana. The mural was dedicated on June 14, 2009, part of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program.
Bill has 2 interesting Blogs.
Bill, it’s so sweet that you have thought to send this pic in! Resa xo
Near Toronto’s “Hard Rock Cafe”
If you’re on Shuter, just east of Yonge then you will see this mural.
Sherrie & I liked this mural, quite a bit.
Here’s a Slideshow of some of the elements.
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Pic taken by Resa, on November 17, 2013.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
519 Sargent Avenue
This mural is a tribute to the Vietnamese settlers who came to Winnipeg in 1975.
It was painted in 1999.
Shots taken by Resa, on October 28, 2012
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Winnipeg – 1817 & 1877
The 2 historical murals in this post are the last 2 of 5 in this historical series by Jill Sellers.
Lord Selkirk signs a treaty with Chief Peguis that cedes part of The Red & Assiniboine river valleys.
I wish I had better pics, but the relentlessly blinding prairie sun was out in full force.
These murals are at 1812 Main Street.
In 1877 Western Canada’s first locomotive, The Countess of Dufferin, arrives by barge in Winnipeg.
mmm
The sun just bleached everything.
Other Posts (with better pics) from these beautiful murals
Shots taken by Resa, on October 06, 2012
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
A Special “Happy Thanksgiving” to all my American friends!
This Historical Mural in Islington Village imparts to me the feeling of waiting for the delicious meal mother has begun cooking. I find this mural full of pioneer spirit, and family value which I send to you in lieu of a mural depicting an actual Thanksgiving feast.
This 2-storey high mural is on a house on a hill. That was a challenge for my IPhone!
Pics taken by Resa, on April 28, 2013
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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