Tag: Queen Street West

Art for Liz

On By ResaIn Faces, Graffiti Alley135 Comments

I was chatting in comments with Liz Gauffreau recently.

It got to a point where someone else might have said: I need a drink now, I’m going for a smoke, time for a coffee & some chocolate or think I’ll go for a walk.

.. but Liz, what does she say?

“I think I need some art now.”

How cool is that? Well I have art and told Liz, I have some art for you!

Then, while picking out some art, it was like ..well what does Liz like?

After sweating it out in photo files for a week, the choices were narrowed down to two.

There is this piece, which is avant garde, open to interpretations and I’m sure not everyone’s cuppa tea.

OR a HOT PINK GOD!

HOT PINK GOD is magnificent, classic, sculpture like although flat and accessible in meaning.

Of course there are other art forms, such as music.

I could sing a song for Liz, but I’m sure that would just drive her to needing more art.

It was hard for me to leave this location. I wanted to stay.

After much reflecting on the choice, it was evident that art love is subjective. Therefore it’s difficult to select for anyone other than self.

Pics taken by Resa – October 25, 2024

Toronto, Canada

The artist:

The pristine window across the street added 1 more opportunity to admire.

Dems & Doll – Everything Art

On By ResaIn Graffiti Alley100 Comments

I’m such a Street Artist groupie! I was thrilled to meet Dems & Doll, while they were painting.

Honestly, we chatted for awhile, exchanged names, I watched them paint for a bit  and now can’t remember their real names.

Anyway, Dems painted this fab face. I went back a couple days later to shoot the finished works.

Here’s Doll painting!

She gave me a wonderful reflective not sticker, with one of her faces. It’s taped on my purse now.

Pics take by Resa – October 5, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artists:

Dems & Doll

Click on Dems & Doll front page above & check out their fab website!

I took some pics of the art piece Doll gave me. It’s actually more monochrome, but I took it at night w/street lights/ overhead light &/or flash. I love it!

A Rough Patch

On By ResaIn Faces, Graffiti Alley111 Comments

Funny how art can hit one.

When I saw these 2 faces, I felt something I know but couldn’t put into words.

It’s got something to with that they are attractive faces,

but the wall is rough.

We all go through rough patches, now and again.

Perhaps that’s whyI love Graffiti Alley art so much.

It’s one big rough patch, but there’s good stuff in it.

Pics taken by Resa – October 5, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artists?

Thank You Rebecca!

On By ResaIn Podcasts, Thank You's

Rebecca Budd, host of 

had GLAM (aka moi) on her podcast. From her home in Vancouver (click on Tea Toast & Trivia to go there), to mine in Toronto

we talked everything Street + Alleys + Art.

Yes, I was a bit squirrelly at first, and think I sound like a chipmunk. However, Don her in residence Sound Man/Audio Engineer did a great job at making it all sound fab. Thank you, Don!

In the end I couldn’t be stopped. I sang like a bird.

Rebecca, here’s some Thank you flowers for you!

Go directly to the Podcast!

Pics taken by Resa – 2019 – 2023

Toronto, Canada

Some of the Artists: LuvSumone, Javid Jah, Muisca, Chris Perez

 

1500 Posts Gala

On By ResaIn Boogapony Holly, GALA226 Comments

Welcome blogivision viewers to GLAM’s 1500th post! It’s a G0-Go Gala & I’m MC Boogapony Holly.!

Tonight’s theme is GLAM’s tagline, “Luxuriating in the Arts”. You will be treated to poetry, music, dancing, painting, comedy, graffiti and lots of cool fashion, as I work my way through costume changes.

My fab outfit above is inspired by the poem below, which in turn was inspired by a different outfit. That said outfit was inspired by a fusion of 2 groovy personalities. One was real, and the other imagined. Try and guess the answer to this riddle! Outfit, more clues & answer are at the end!

Okay! Time to liven things up! Time to“Pony On Down” Graffiti Alley to the vintage harmonies of “The Beach Boys”!

That was exhilarating and exhausting. Good thing I have this stunning Graffiti Lux art wall that looks like stained glass to lean on. Which brings us to the art part of our show.

Below is a mural, rendered in a realism style, of Charlie Chaplin and a vaudeville company in 1914. Charlie stayed at the now decrepit hotel it is painted on. Learn more about this mural on a podcast featuring moi, on Tea Toast and Trivia!

However, art has been created in many styles over time. Right now I’m thinking of the successful artist of the 60’s, Andy Warhol. He began the Pop Art movement. Crazy what he did with soup cans.

Not to be forgotten is Op Art. However, to be totally original, I’m starting the Oops Art Movement, as imagined above!

 Now, for the first time on any stage anywhere, to present GLAM’s commemorative gift to all of you, is my kid sister. Take it away Boogalu LuLu!

So, umm, like before I tell you what the gift is, I got this song to play for you. Don’t let the treacle voice of 26 year old Bella Poarch fool you! The  message is killer.

Okay, so like, you’re all getting a free Boogapony Holly Paper Doll download. Don’t worry, the paper doll won’t kill you! Although you might get a paper cut, so there is that.

Click on cover to view &/or download

 ….. And thank you Boogalu LuLu! That was … a song!

Now it’s time for more clues and the  RIDDLE ANSWER!

Here I am in the originally inspired fusion outfit, that inspired Holly’s poem. Take a good look! There’s 2 personalities in the styling.

More Clues – can you guess who the 2 personalities are?

Before the curtain closes on GLAM’s Go-Go Gala, I’m going to Go-Go my way through some surrealistic art to the sounds of  Corey Hart singing.

Thank you all for being here to help me celebrate, dear friends! Now, I leave you with a parting question and a final fashion tip:

QUESTION

If a multitude of graffiti tags are all piled upon each other in 1 spot, does that create a work of art in its own right?

FASHION TIP

Go-Go Boots go with everything!

Boogapony Holly character © Resa McConaghy & Holly Rene Hunter – Since January, 2018

Drawings © Resa McConaghy

“Flower Girls” – poetry © Holly Rene Hunter

Music selections by Holly Rene Hunter

Charlie Chaplin mural by Mandy van Leeuwen & Jennifer Johnson