Tag: Faces

Gal-lery I

On By ResaIn Faces, Street Art206 Comments

Thank you Lauren for thinking of me and taking these fab shots of beauty for me!

It’s a wonderful feeling to be thought of!

This gorgeous wall painting was taken by Lauren at Baydreamer Writes in late October, when out at a Mexican restaurant. I love it!

I also love Cora’s Quest (her first children’s book) and King Copper, Ever So Gently and More Than Coffee (fine poetry collections). Head to her site for the links to grab one of these gift-able books!

I’ve done reviews of all of her books. Just put the title into the “Search” engine not too far down the sidebar, and go to it.

MONA OF KENSINGTON

“This iconic Kensington Market mural is finally complete — 43 years after it was painted on a dare.”

She’s miserably hard to shoot up high and through wires, but she’s always been there. With her wonky eyes, she was there on my first shopping trip to Kensington.

When I started collecting street art, I did take pics of her. However, she was crumbling & in b&w. This summer the original artist returned and finished her. Here’s an article about it!

Faces in Waiting

The first stunning multi-colour face was on a Magic Mushrooms shop.

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This second face is on a shipping container used as a shop. A row of these container businesses line the Dundas West Skateboard Park “DUNBAT”

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The third face was on a restaurant in Yorkville in 2020. It’s gone now.

THE VIOLINIST

I’d love to learn to paint white on black!

WOW! Watch Lindsey dress during the performance. Stunning!

Pics take by Resa 2020-2025

Toronto, Canada

The artists: in order of appearance

Machy Art

Unknown -on a Magic Mushrooms shop

Mathieu Bories

April Showers in August

On By ResaIn Graffiti Alley149 Comments

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:

Cameo Blue

On By ResaIn Faces, Garage Doors156 Comments

This reminds me of an antique coral & white cameo ring I have.

I like it in blue, too.

The profile is characteristic of a cameo carving.

The face, set in a circle, is cameo-like.

They were wildly popular with the Victorians, a renaissance from the Renaissance,

… in a Victorian garden.

Pics taken by Resa – June 27, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

So, you might ask outside of the fact that the band’s name is Cameo and that there is a blue hue to much of the video, what it has to do with Victorian or Renaissance cameos?

Nothing, but it’s got a great beat you can dance to and Larry Blackmon’s red cod piece is outstandingly hilarious!

Kitchen – The Painted House

On By ResaIn The Painted House111 Comments

It was mayhem, a potpourri of colour.

I fell in love with the tiger. I thought of all my cat pals.

Upon entering there is a face to the left.

Straight ahead, left side of the kitchen is another face and the stunning leopard head.

Everything was painted: the cupboards, the stove, the range hood, the walls, the windows and nothing was left to paint, except the paint itself.

So, the paint was painted.

On the right side is an all over abstract mural. I saw the eye, but didn’t see the face until looking at pics.

Here’s a slide show of some more kitchen bits.

  • Back door to the house
  • Down to the basement, kitchen to the right
  • First sight when I looked in
  • The eye wall corner
  • The eye

Pics taken by Resa – August 11 , 2024

Toronto, Canada

The Artists:

& Natasha Dichpan (@the_illust)

Can You Spot the Fake Street Art?

On By ResaIn Street Art119 Comments

A wall was painted for a scene in a movie. After the scene was shot, the wall was painted over. I knew from the first piece, that something was off. Let me know which one you thought was fake in comments. Answer at end of post.

Street Art #1

Street Art #2

Street Art #3

Street Art #4

Pics taken by Resa – 2023 & 2024

Toronto, Canada

They shot a movie once, in my hometown
Everybody was in it, from miles around
Out at the speedway, some kind of Elvis thing
Well, I ain't no movie star
But I can get behind anything.

When You Blow at High Dough - The Tragically Hip

“Eyes Without a Face”

On By ResaIn Faces, Garage Doors131 Comments

It’s an old Billy Idol song.

His message is clear, yet living in an bohemian arts community at the time,

I thought “face without eyes” was more it.

 Some died. Some just faded away.

Pics taken by Resa – March 23, 2023

Toronto, Canada

TheArtist:

Most is behind garbage can, but it is LUVSUMONE aka Moises Frank

Yes, I actually just went into someone’s yard and took these. I saw it from the street and couldn’t control myself.

A Rough Patch

On By ResaIn Faces, Graffiti Alley111 Comments

Funny how art can hit one.

When I saw these 2 faces, I felt something I know but couldn’t put into words.

It’s got something to with that they are attractive faces,

but the wall is rough.

We all go through rough patches, now and again.

Perhaps that’s whyI love Graffiti Alley art so much.

It’s one big rough patch, but there’s good stuff in it.

Pics taken by Resa – October 5, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artists?