This sweet mural by Nick Sweetman, is an awareness tribute,
… to some of the most important pollinators on our planet.
The mural turns 3 corners. I will do my best to show it left to right. The above shot was taken from across the street. Cars, vans, trucks and busses dominated 19 of the 20 shots I took.
I used pano for this. It captures the zig-zag of the 3 walls.
I did a sideways pano for the above pic.
Spring is 4 weeks away!
The car wasn’t much of a problem,
.. and I grabbed a couple of window reflection shots.
It’s the other side, and it’s much shorter than across the road.
Here’s the entrance to the underpass. I’m walking south, now, on the east side of the street.
OMG, look at that terrifyingly cute otter! (I think it’s an otter) Again, even though a cloudy day, the sun burns into the underpass.
The very adorable otter with its native spirit depiction.
After all that excitement, there is an owl.
What a beauty!
Okay, next we have, an Ibis? At first, when I was in the underpass, I got very excited to see an ostrich and its chick. I see now, I was completely off track.
OMG, this chick is sooo cute, it could be a Chicklet!
What’s that big furry thing in the foreground?
Wow, it’s a fox. Hope he doesn’t turn around and see all those birds!
Pics taken by Resa – November 12, 2018
Toronto, Canada
Click on pic on see Nick’s IG site
What made across the street a longer post, is the wall beyond the underpass.
Thanks to Nick Sweetman for making this drab underpass into a thing of beauty!
Let me begin where I entered, on the east side, walking north.
There is a railing to protect us from the thundering traffic.
Of course that makes it hard to shoot large images. You can’t get far enough back.
Also, there are many light issues in underpasses. Even on a cloudy day, the burn of the sun can be seen.
I am presenting the images in order.
This, I guess possum, is so cute!
He is right there as you emerge from the underpass.
Just look at all the art still ahead!
There is the other side of the underpass, as well. I was able to take a few more direct shots from the other side.
Even if the railing was in the way,
I didn’t have to get as creative with the shots, such as the next 2.
This could only be taken from the other side. Unfortunately, the buffalo & moose were behind cement pillars. I suppose they needed those to hold the overpass up.
Pics taken by Resa – November 12, 2018,
Toronto, Canada
The Artist: Nick Sweetman – Click on the pic of him painting and go to his Instagram site!
We had a quick chat on the day. He still had 2 days of painting to go.
The next post has a swan, a butterfly, a mosquito and more!
No one can paint crustaceans & other sea life like Nick Sweetman
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The Jeep? Okay, she’s not a sea creature, but unfortunately, she finds them tasty. She insisted on being in this blog post. Of course she is the most glamorous cat on earth at this moment, along with her BF, Emmy.
Butterflies, hummingbirds & wind also pollinate, but bees do the lions’ share. Click on the next 2 images, & see bees working in all their glory.
Artist: Nick Sweetman
At first, when I saw this mural on Queen East, I thought “Gorgeous”!
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Immediately thereupon, I wondered why the artist had a clock set at 11:00, & gears in the mural with the bees?
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Then it hit me!
Bees, & all pollinators are dying off due to pesticides & herbicides. It is their 11th hour. After discussing this with Marina Kanavaki, she made up her April’s clock read 11:00 for this post.
Artwork by: Marina Kanavaki
On Art Towards A Happy Day Marina spreads the importance of all life on the planet. If you click on her clock, bees will fly you to its original “Diamond Four” artwork.
Artist: Nick Sweetman
So, let’s view this mural’s details from left to right.
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Hello! Don’t bee afraid of me! I’m pollinating for you!
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There was a shadow growing across the smaller right side of the mural.
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I feel it is nature adding her own poetry. (blows up nicely)
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When I looked across the street, I saw that the clock & a bee were reflected in the windows of a library.
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I see time & the bee, melting …. fading away.
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I think that I shall never see, a mural pretty as a bee! (TY, Joyce Kilmer!)
Artist: Nick Sweetman
Pics taken by Resa – March 19, 2017
Toronto, Canada
The Artist:
Click on the S6 Logo & the bees will fly you to Marina’s boutique. I’ve bought tights, a clock, travel mugs & make-up bags, all with Marina’s art on them. The quality is very good. Keep an eye out for discounts & free shipping!
More bee reflections.
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