Luxuriating in the Arts
On the first day of spring, I found a blue tiger,
…and I rose from the melted snow pile, like a Phoenix from a pyre.
As usual, I’m getting ahead of the mural. Here it is: left to right.
I adore this reflection!
Pics taken by Resa – March 20, 2019
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
With special thanks:
Chris Perez has taken his floral art, to street art rendering perfection.
Here are 4 different garage doors, with a close-up or 2 before the full pic.
One
Two
Three
Four
Pics taken by Resa – May 6, October 29 & December 28, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: (In order of appearance)
This last entry is from a garage door in Feel Good Lane
When I found this in Graffiti Alley, I had a good chuckle.
I mean how much more paint until the walls from each side touch?
Paint over paint, some neat, some not.
Below, is a beautiful face I posted November 2017. I call her “Blue Eyes”. Check her out! Just another piece to move to R.I.P. I guess the artist with the red and white paint knows their paint is better.
Sometimes the artists paint over all the tags and throw ups with black, then do fresh art on top.
Many of the artists who paint & write here are very talented.
Others are ________(fill in the blank)
Graffiti Alley is a bit of a misnomer. It’s actually a series of alleys and lanes, that go for longer than most can walk. I only shot a few pics of it, so you could get an idea.
Uber 5000 is an artist who frequents the alleys. I’ll be doing an individual post for the mural of the chicks above. His chicks and other animals survive the taggers. 
So does most of Elicsr’s work. Both have become in demand artists for murals, underpasses and private commissions. 
Some of the more amazing writing survives time.
Most of this will all be rewritten, tagged or adorned with fresh throw ups in a week.
Love the RatFink by the trash! He’s going to live on for a bit.
I keep hoping for a major rework of this wall below.
From the sublime to the ridiculous, ALL are allowed a visual voice in Graffiti Alley. Art here comes in the form of tags, throw ups, bits, pieces, writing and all out seriousness.
I discovered Graffiti Alley in 2012. This is one of the first pieces I shot, a stunning face by Jarus, and SKAM writing, together.
She was my first header, ever. This work still survives, as does a few Uber 5000 works. There is at least 1 other that I can think of.
Pics taken by Resa – September 19, 2018
Toronto, Canada
Many of the street artists I’ve come to love are always repped in Graffiti Alley.
The Artists: SKAM
Jarus
Art Child
Elicsr
BSM (Body Soul Mind)
Uber 5000
DMC was here on the left, almost obliterated now.
There’s more for another time!
This is a tiger kitten who grew into a bigger tiger.
The Chinese “Lucky Kitty”!
I thought, “Yay, cats!” and thought of Georgiann when I found this.
Ooo, the cats side by side. That’s very lucky!
Then, there’s a lucky Panda. I love Pandas.
OMG! A lucky dragon!
Working my way back to capture the 3 writings.
A very lucky mural, all in all! (It blows up a bit if clicked)
Pics taken by Resa – April 22, 2018
Toronto, Canada
Lucky Artists:
Faces on walls are a fave of mine!
Yes, I have many graf faves and loves, and faces in alleys are one.
She’s a beauty!
Yes, I might over do it, but I can’t help myself!
Pics taken by Resa – March 11, 2018
Toronto,Canada
The Artist:
I adore how the faces change from different perspectives!
It was a very tasty day in Graffiti Alley.
Of course this is not Uber 5000. It is Doctor Evil.
However, he must have had something very tasty.
This is Uber 5000. I’m in the lift taking pics. I have a better one, but I’m saving it for when I do the actual post of the mural, which was in progress.
When Uber invited me up & in, I was thrilled beyond words. Then he said, “let’s see how high this goes!” WOW! We went up to the fourth story. There was some art I had only ever seen a sliver of from the ground.
Then he told me UV lights had been installed over his mural. That was why some of the colors seemed stronger than usual. This mural will glow in the dark. There are 2 more day-glow murals being installed in the city, and I know where they are.
I knew I had to leave him to his work. I snapped a few more new bits in Graffiti Alley on my way out, including Dr. Evil.
I felt blessed!
Pics taken by Resa – February 17, 2017
Toronto, Canada
When I visited Uber 5000 website, I realized he had done a Jimi Hendrix mural I had covered. Click on Jimi’s pic to visit the post.
I will be updating the post, as I did not know who the artist was at that time. I will also be adding an Uber 5000 page to the “Artists” pages.
Never in my widest dreams did I think I would get to capture the above piece. Thank you, Uber 5000!
I’d forgotten about these pics, but A Frank Angle reminded me, inadvertently.
Pics take by Resa – October 30, 2016
Winnipeg, Canada
It was a post Frank did on Ordinary People. That reminded me about this street art shot in a parking lot. The shot below is from Frank’s post.
Frank covers the Murals of Cincinnati on his blog. If you check out Ordinary People, you will be in his mural category, and can check out many more delightful works of art. TY, Frank!
