To all my American friends: I know this is a Canadian mural, however, I believe it imparts a spirit of honor meant for all Vets.
MURAL OF THE YEAR 2008
Official title: THE ROAD TO VALOUR
Corner of Valour Road & Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg.
Pics taken by: Resa – April 18, 2014
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
“Number 9 Audio Group” mural.
Located in Cabbagetown, Toronto, their name “Number 9 Audio Group” is a nod to the Beatles “Revolution 9”
Pics taken by Resa, on May 20, 2014
Toronto, Canada
Direct to you, from an alley in “Cabbagetown”, Toronto, I proudly present “CAT’S MEOW”
Okay, it’s a cat’s meow alley off Parliament near Gerrard (Cat’s tail signed: Tokyo).
As you see from 1 of the pics in the slideshow, there is a side piece involving birds. I’ll cover that later.
This sly blue face (featured in above slideshow) is right at the Parliament St. entrance to the alley. Gorgeous, or what?
Pic taken by Resa, on May 20, 2014
Toronto, Canada
What is that?
It’s “MY MONTH WITH BANKSY: OCTOBER 2013 IN NYC” by: Jacqueline Hadel. If you’re a fan or lover, it’s a must buy Here On Amazon
After reading Jacqueline’s book, I did some research. Banksy had been (unofficially) in Toronto in 2010. Sadly only 1 of 7 pieces remains, and it’s in this gated private parking.
As I peered through the chain link, I saw the Banksy had been covered in plexiglass, and bordered with steel and rivets.
Also noticeable was that someone had attempted to pry the metal border away. (lower right)
The plastic has been tagged, cleaned, tagged with scratchiti , and then more paint. Nonetheless, it survives!
The other 6 Banksy’s were tagged to death, torn down, painted over…one (on the back of a sign) just disappeared.
Aww, the gate was unlocked, so I just went in for a few shots of the Banksy w/ Jacqueline’s book.
The book is like a diary, going day by day through her month with Banksy.
Thanks, Jacqueline, it’s a very fabulous book!
Pics taken by Resa, on May 4, 2014
Toronto, Canada
In the beautiful, inspiring and fun Ossington alley running North from Queen West, every garage door, space in between and back of the building is painted.
I start with the IPhone panorama shot, rose centered, to minimize the effect of a giant red tag on the gorgeous rose.The Stag garage is on the rose’s left as you look at your screen.
This shot looks South to Queen W. Behind me, the miles of painted alleys run all the way to Bloor Street.
Yes, there are a lot of tags. In the summer, many artists will return to touch up their tagged pieces.
I searched what to call a male deer. It said “Buck” for North America, and “Stag” for Europe, especially when referring to the Red Deer.
Amy Pinkrose popped into my mind when I saw the rose. Her flowers are beauties that spring from the dark earth. This rose is a flower that has sprung forth from the dark grey of dirt and garbage in a very urban alley.
Pic taken by Resa, on May 9, 2014
Toronto, Canada
In the alley just North of Queen W. between Ossington and Gladstone, I found this sweet face trying to be scary.
20″ x 40″ (at the most and a rough estimate, as well). It’s like… felt pen, or acrylic (there are acrylic markers) on fake wood veneer…. or??
As you see, it is nailed onto an old, dry wood fence.
Pics taken by Resa, on May 9, 2014
Toronto, Canada
The Christie Pitts Mural – Part 5. The Finale
It seems the Octopus’ tentacles reappear in this segment. (I thought they were bubbles, until I looked at my own pics.)
Here’s the EYE!
An attempt to show how long the murals is – Parts 2 through 5.
This mural is painted by the “LOFT CREW” including past and current LOFT artists, including Javid, Logan Miller, Brandon Ing, Mediah and Eli Masek-Kelly
Looks like she’s saying something graphic. It was odd to see the black sketching after the previously adhered to color scheme. I like it.
Pics taken by Resa, on May 7, 2014
Toronto, Canada
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