Tag: Outdoor Art

A Cat for Gigi

On By ResaIn Cats, Kensington Market2 Comments

Years ago, I was looking for cat street art for Gigi – Rethinking Life.

Someone told me about this new garage door with a tiger on it, in an alley near Kensington Market.

It took about 3 hours of alley grid walking, but I found it!

Unfortunately, it had already been severely defaced with tags. No cat for Gigi!

A few days ago, I was in the area, and went through the alley as a long cut to the streetcar stop.

OMG! The Tiger had been restored!

Pics taken by Resa – June 13, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

“Humans – wait your turn please”

On By ResaIn Animal Lives Matter, Street Art278 Comments

That is a line from one of the poems in Robbie Cheadle’s new book Burning Butterflies.

I Found a Wall with a Simian, a Tiger and a Leopard

… and I immediately thought of Robbie.

I have learned a lot about South African animals from her books, photos and videos, so it was natural that I thought of her when I saw this mural.

Did you know that “most of the monkeys are not indigenous to South Africa and were raised as house pets or bred for the pet trade.”

From – Lion Scream

Tigers

…are not from Africa, either.

From – Lion Scream

Leopards

…. are however, from Africa!

From – Burning Butterflies

Burning Butterflies is Robbie’s most recent book of poetry and imagery.

Through poetry, photography, art and video, she shares her knowledge of South Africa’s wildlife with us.

Robbie not only teaches us about these fabulous creatures, but tells of their plight in man’s madding world.

About Robbie

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, and written and illustrated four poetry books. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies. .

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find her books on Amazon sites around the globe. Just search “Robbie Cheadle” for children and youth books – “Roberta Eaton Cheadle” for adult books.

Some of her books are also available on KOBO.

Visit Robbie on her blogs: Roberta Writes and Robbies Inspiration

See all the animals on Robbies YouTube Channel 

Download African animal pics for free on Robbie’s Unsplash Page

Street Art pics taken by Resa – March 14, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artists:

It was a really long wall – over 100 ft.

Dan’s Annual Doors Challenge

On By ResaIn Door Art, Thank You's

Dan Antion has a weekly Doors Challenge that is very popular. However, as a busy person I’m thrilled he has an Annual Doors Challenge. This was my second year participating, and it was more fun that the first year.

Thank you Dan!

Thank You to All Who Wrote to One of My Pics!

Teagan R. Geneviene

Dance of Discord 4: A Door & #TDWC

Suzette B.

Dreams – #TDWC, #Moonwashed Weekly, #Tanka Tuesday
Summer – Tanka 2025; ThursdayDoors Writing Challenge

Robbie Cheadle

Roberta Writes – Thursday Doors Writing Challenge: The Teacher #poetry #Writingchallenge #ThursdayDoors
Roberta Writes – d’Verse, the sun’ll come up … Dan’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge #ThursdayDoors #dVerse #poetry
Roberta Writes – Esther Chilton’s Writing Challenge, Thursday Doors Writing Challenge and the Pilanesberg Volcanic Crater #poetry #photography
Roberta Writes – d’Verse, the sun’ll come up … Dan’s Thursday Doors Writing Challenge #ThursdayDoors #dVerse #poetry

Frank Hubeny

Pretty Door

Willow Willers

Thurday Doors Writing Challenge : Morgarna Part Three.

Kerfe – Method Two Madness

Picture Yourself (Thursday Doors Writing Challenge)

Dan Anton

One Night with David in NYC—SoCS

Here’s the one I did!

One Door leads to the Other

Link to all of the doors and the creativity that went down!

Butterfly Poetess

On By ResaIn Garage Doors, Tributes215 Comments

I find poetry in art, and poetry finds art in me.

Poets paint pictures with their words.

Emotions are drawn.

There’s art in the alleys. Sometimes paintings that remind me of my muse, a poetess, are found.

… and then I’m “Laughing to the sky, up to the sky”

Flirting around, one view than another

Holly, poetess muse, thank you for letting me use your poem!

Pics taken by Resa – April 9, 2025

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Buddha Mural

On By ResaIn Buddha, Murals130 Comments

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

What would a Buddha post be without a few of his quotes?

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

“What we think we become.”

“The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.”

“You will not be punished for your anger. You will be punished by your anger.”

In 1957 there was a parade in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to celebrate Buddha’s 2500th birthday. That would make Buddha 2578 years old.

Brian (Equinoxo21) was in Phnom Penh that year. He stayed home, but his dad took footage of the birthday celebration parade organized by  Prince Norodom Siahnouk.

Pics taken by Resa – September 10, 2024

Toronto, Canada

The Artist: (Couldn’t find a signature)

Brian – Thank you for sharing this footage!

“A dirty car is a dull mirror.” – Resa