Tag: Graffiti Lux Art & More

Birds of Davenport

On By ResaIn Murals, Nick Sweetman62 Comments

Or as I call them, Nick’s Birds.

After all, Nick painted them.

First up is the Black & White Warbler.

Then we have the Blue Jay.

White-breasted Nuthatch

As one can see in the header, the birds are painted in a curved semi amphitheatre seating area. It semi-surrounds the entrance to the Davenport Subway station. Hence The Birds of Davenport.

I also took the mural in sections. The first section features the first six birds; up to the Red Breasted Grosbeak. Above – Cedar Waxwing

Northern Flicker

Red Breasted Grosbeak

The 5 birds after the Grosbeak are:

The White-throated Sparrow

Scarlet Tanager

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

European Starling

Red-tailed Hawk

And the last 5

House Finch (personal love)

The Ruby-crowned Kinglet

A Turkey Vulture

Blackburnian Warbler

And finally, the Common Grackle.

Pics taken by Resa – April 30, 2026

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Fox & Flowers

On By ResaIn Garage Doors150 Comments

Sweet innocence

Sometimes the most simple art enraptures me.

Frannie Potts’ style has a way of making me imagine I feel like a blooming flower, or a butterfly about to fly.

“Flowers in her hair”

Holly reminded me of this song, when she posted it a couple of times, and so did the fox with flowers.

Pics taken by Resa – April 16, 2026

Toronto, Canada

The Arist:

And Remember

April Squeeze

On By ResaIn Alley Gallery, Faces138 Comments

April Showers paints her beauties in the worst spots.

This one was at a truck rental parking place. Yes, I almost got stuck squeezing through.

Of all the graf tagged onto the wall, all I wanted was the April Showers face. The best I could do in a 2 foot slot was some demented up angles and truck window reflections.

And now, I am squeezing through from here, until middle/late April. This is my last post until then.

But, I will be visiting when I can.

Not sure who this artist is.
It’s a fine mess.

It’s because I got involved in an ART SHOW. YAY!

So, like April Showers, I’ll be sharing my beauties, but in a nice place.

But if I could, I would have a fashion show in an alley filled with graffiti.

  • Jennifer models VELVET TANGO

There’s nothing like finding beauty in the roughest places; like Velvet Tango, the Art Gown I made for Holly House of Heart in a tagged up alley.

April Showers will bring art & flowers, and I’ll have lots to share with you!

Of the plethora, I’m mostly super excited to share the show of Paul McCartney’s amateur pics from 1963-64.

Our blog pal MATT is going to be on board for that!

There’s pics Paul took of the other Beatles, of America through the limo & train windows and some colour shots from Miami.

The show was SPLASHTACULAR!

There were also a few old professional promo shots.

Courtesy Camilla Wells Paynter

So until then, like this art is tagged, I Wish You Roses!

Pics taken by Resa 2024 – 2026

Toronto, Canada

Cats – The Big Ones

On By ResaIn Cats, Murals144 Comments

For Cat Lovers (& all animal lovers).

I was in a area by the tracks, and not expecting to find anything.

There was an alley across from the front of the building with the word GEARY.

One garage was painted, with big cats.

  • Too cute for just 1 pic!

Talk about a thrilling find!

Yet another mural I was loathe to leave.

It looked new. A passerby told me it was a year old.

  • Hard to pick just 1 shot!

This lion breaks my heart.

What a sweet old soul the artist captured. Humans are not nice enough to animals.

Hmm, I think these may all be endangered cats?

I searched endangered cats and cats on the edge of extinction.

Seems almost every cat, except house cats, are on the list.

Pics taken by Resa – November 18, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

The Art of Jesse Mockrin – pt.1

On By ResaIn Jesse Mockrin106 Comments

ECHO

“Reworking familiar imagery is just my way of giving history a second look.” – Jesse Mockrin

Only Sound Remains – oil on linen

Based in Philadelphia, this artist examines Renaissance and Baroque artists’ art, with an eye on the survival of traditional narratives and beliefs in contemporary society. She then intervenes with her own modern canon.

Jesse Mockrin’s paintings “respond to histories of sexual violence and cruel treatment of women over millennia of myth and story, offering interventions and moments of resistance.”

Collectively, the paintings in ECHO highlight “an ongoing battle for bodily autonomy”.

The above painting is based on the Greek and Roman myth of Echo and Hera.

By Her Hand – oil on linen

The biblical widow and heroine, Judith, beheads Assyrian General Holofernes and saves her people. This was a popular subject for artists in the 15 & 1600’s due to the “stark contrast between Judith’s femininity and the aggression of her violence.”

Behold/Beholden – oil on linen

Mockrin builds up thin glazes of oil paint, a European Renaissance developed technique. “she crops her composition sharply, hiding critical elements of a story and leaving conflict unresolved.”

Unvarnished, her paintings have an eerie flatness.

In mid-stream – oil on canvas

“Grasping, pulling, lifting …. I am drawn to the ways that Baroque painters build drama and tension into their compositions.” Jesse Mockrin

Based on Ruben’s The Massacre of the Innocents, the woman in the right panel is based on one of the mothers protecting her children.

Painted circa 1610, The Massacre of the Innocents resides in the AGO’s collection. The photo on the left is an allowable share from the AGO. Click on the image to visit the page, and a larger version of the masterpiece..

In the Book of Genesis – Rachel and Leah were both married to Jacob.

Leah had many children. After many years of yearning to be a mother, Rachel had 2 sons. She died giving birth to the second child.

Longing – oil on linen
Lovesick – oil on linen
A cry is heard – oil on linen

“It’s very emotional and very real, her longing for a child and then her tragic death as a result of it.”

“We think we’re not that similar to these characters, but they were just people, same as us.” – Jesse Mockrin

Exhibition – oil on cotton

Pics taken by Resa – December 9, 2025

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

“Quotes in bold are by Jesse Mockrin”

“Quotes in italics are from the AGO”

All source is from the AGO

Horror Movie Hell Hole

On By ResaIn Day of the Dead, Halloween, Street Art161 Comments

For Your Halloween Horror Enjoyment!

Tonight, we’re serving up the popped corns of the cursed and the dead!

So hurry and grab these tasty concession stand treats before the movie starts!

Hi! My name is Horny Head, and as the director of this film, I assure you it is horrible, absolutely frightening!

What the hell! Let me out of this post! I’ve seen a Horny movie, and he wasn’t kidding. They’re horrible, just awful!

SIT DOWN! No one can ever leave the HELL SPIRIT THEATRE! Entry tickets are for life!

Thank you for that announcement Metal Man Ozzy! So, without further adieu – I now present:

The Day of the Shrinking Dead Head

That was bogus, bogusting!!!!

That’s not a shrinking head! You merely backed up the camera. I, on the other hand, shot a shrinking head movie. AND I shot it in Panoramascope!

AND using my new AS (Artificial Stupidity) tool, I have morphed the leading lady into a Day of the Dead Angel!

The Day of the Dead Shrinking Head Angel

She’s hot! Gimme her name and number!

Okay, now that’s just more bogusosity! Using a pretty face to sell a film. On another handless, I have shot an ART FILM, on an iPhone!

From the House of Dicey Dice Productions Ltd.

Untitled iPhone Art Film

Notice how she transforms at the end of the film! I’m so inspired by me.

This post has left me blind in one eye, and I can’t see out of the other!

YAYAYAYAYAYAY

Pics taken by Resa – during the year 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artists:

EN MASSE (a collection of artists)

THE HALF-DECENT

& a couple of unknown

Dedicated to my niece, Sherrie, the Halloween Queen!