Reclaim Your Power – Indigenous Womxn Rising

In the newly painted alley north of Queen W., this is the piece with a power message.

Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura
Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura
Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura
Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura
Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura

Pics taken by Resa – July 24, 2017

Toronto, Canada

The artists: Instagram tags

The message:

Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura
Artists: Ogimaa Kwe Bves & Monique Aura

 

From Christy, Victoria B.C.

Christy Birmingham has sent us some power boxes art, and I just adore these sunny flowers!

Photo © Christy Birmingham

What a great image!

Photo © Christy Birmingham

Nature seems to rule on Vancouver Island.

Photo © Christy Birmingham
Photo © Christy Birmingham
Photo © Christy Birmingham

Pics taken by Christy Birmingham – July, 2017

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

⭐ ⭐ THANK YOU CHRISTY! ⭐ ⭐

Click on me to buy this book of wonderful poetry!

Christy is a writer from Victoria, B. C. She hosts one of my all time fave blogs   When Women Inspire and the most inspiring Poetic Parfait  

Her upcoming book will be short stories. In the meantime, check out her poetry books!

 

Chichen Itza w/Leopard Bonus

I can’t help myself. I’m starting with the leopard, although the post’s header is Chichen Itza.

Artists: DOH Crew

I seem to find a lot of these larger, hard to photograph murals.

Artists: DOH Crew
Artists: DOH Crew
Artists: DOH Crew

We’re all fortunate that I am not showing more pics of the cat’s head. I was out of control photographing it!

Artists: DOH Crew

Pics taken by Resa – May 14, 2017

Toronto, Canada

Artists: DOH Crew

From Montreal – 2016

A friend of mine shot these in Montreal last summer.

Photo © Norman Orenstein

Montreal celebrates Street Art with festivals from June – September

Photo © Norman Orenstein
Photo © Norman Orenstein
Photo © Norman Orenstein
Photo © Norman Orenstein

Thank you, Norman!

Photo © Norman Orenstein

Pics taken by Norman Orenstein – July, 2016

Montreal, Canada

THANK YOU to all of the artists!

Photo © Norman Orenstein

Ukulele Lady

On a minimal find graf hunt day, I came across this mural.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

It was in the process of being painted.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

I met the artists.They spoke broken English. I spoke broken Spanish.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

Despite the language differences, I learned that the artists were working with youths who had lost one or both parents to drug addiction.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

I went back 6 days later to photograph the result.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

The ukulele originated in Hawaii. It is related to several Portuguese instruments, in particular the machete and the rajão.

Artists: Tikay & Aner

Pics taken by Resa – June 14, 2017

Toronto, Canada

The Artists:

Below is a pic from the day I met the artists, when the kids were helping.

Artists: Tikay & Aner – taken June 8, 2017
Artists: Tikay & Aner
Artists: Tikay & Aner

 

Just Chilling

I saw this going by on a street car. It was very high up.

Artist: Jarus

Definitely a large billboard size, I wondered if it was maybe going to be a beer ad, but something felt different than advertising.

Artist: Jarus

I returned 3 weeks later, and no, no ad. It’s art, by one of my absolute faves, Jarus.

Artist: Jarus

Extremely difficult to capture with my camera phone.

Artist: Jarus

I adore the sky blue background, the blue shirt several shades a darker sky blue, the blue grey of the painted cement he sits on, and the green trees in the distance darkened by blue. The painting seems part of the sky and of earth, all at the same time.

Artist: Jarus

Pics taken by Resa – July 11, 2017

Toronto, Canada

Artist: Jarus