Corktown

This baby’s hair is flying. We’re racing to thank Frank from A Frank Angle  before his blog break.

Artist: Gary Smith

Let me start at the beginning, in the past, as shown below in an olden days Corktown image.

Artist: Gary Smith

The car above is to the left of the streetcar mural, and part of the mural in its entirety. (Thank you sun for the interesting shadow).

Artist: Gary Smith

However, as I close in onto the elements within this impressionistic work of Street Art, I don’t care about the shadow, or the heavy traffic whipping by.

Artist: Gary Smith

It is an alluring piece of art, and perfect to thank Frank for his contributions to Kids’ Month.

Artist: Gary Smith

Aww, look at the cute kitty in a basket!

Artist: Gary Smith
Artist: Gary Smith

Look at these 2 cute doggies!

Artist: Gary Smith

In this mural, the child is a local Corktown kid. However, a kid that will steal your heart is found at the Cincinnati Zoo, in Frank’s post On A Special Local Kid.

Artist: Gary Smith

Thank you, Frank!

Artist: Gary Smith

Pics taken by Resa – March 19, 2017

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

SnaggleBooboo

It’s colorful, and combines an aboriginal arts feel with 20th century cartoons.

Artist: Cash Akoza
Artist: Cash Akoza

LOL! Snagglepuss and Booboo.

Artist: Cash Akoza
Artist: Cash Akoza
Artist: Cash Akoza

Pics taken by Resa – October 30, 2016

Winnipeg, Canada

The artist is Cash Akoza & the pics above and below blow up real nice!

Artist: Cash Akoza

KIDS’ MONTH 2016

♡ Pigeon ♡

This is the second of 3 poems Georgiann Carlson has generously submitted for Kids’ Month.

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PIGEON
 
some
people
don’t
like
pigeons
but
that’s
because
they
can’t
see
how
truly
beautiful
they
are
 
remember
to
always
see
the
beauty
in
everyone
pigeons
included
– Written by:  Georgiann Carlson
 
Look what I found for Georgiann, a street art pigeon! It’s just a tiny little bit of art, hiding in a corner in a alley. Anyway, it’s for her and if you click on it, you will be transported to her blog via pigeon magic.
Photo taken by Resa – December, 2016 – Toronto
Georgiann, a talented artist, writer/author, who loves books, philosophy and a good conversation, hails from Chicago & hosts a fab blog called Rethinking Life.

She’s a vegetarian, loves cats and is an animal rights activist.

Jeep & Johnny, those exquisite cats on the left, send love to her, and thank her for helping mommy on Kids’ Month.

 

KIDS’ MONTH 2017

Click on the LGL logo below and check out this fab charity!

1st Nations + Street Art = Kids

Cash Akoza has taken First Nations style art to a new horizon.

Artist: Cash Akoza

In an older, drab area of Winnipeg, Cash has added color and theme & brightened it up for all the kids who live there.

Artist: Cash Akoza

There are 5 painted walls, all in small area between a street and an alley. It’s a place where a lot of kids live. This one of the walls.

Artist: Cash Akoza

Click on the above pic to see the mural in all its glory, and it is glorious!

Artist: Cash Akoza
Artist: Cash Akoza

 

Artist: Cash Akoza

 

Pics taken by Resa – October 30, 2016

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Artist: Cash Akoza
Artist: Cash Akoza

 

KIDS’ MONTH 2017

I sent a book in!

Koala Bleu

What? Bleu is French. Koala is English.

Artists: Clandestinos
Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron

Yes, and Canada has 2 official languages, French & English.

Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron
Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron

What’s your point?

Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron
Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron

My point is that during “Kids’ Month” we should educate!

Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron
Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron

Yowzer! Did you know even grumpy Koalas love “Kids’ Month”! Okay, as a grumpy Koala, I want to say, stay tuned for “Kids’ Month”!

Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron
Artists: Clandestinos & Makatron

Pics taken by Resa – February 2017

Toronto, Canada

Two of the Artists: Shalak & Smoky = ♡ Clandestinos

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The Girls

In a lane off  Wellesely is this very pretty, but wildly eroded mural.

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I’ve never seen paint peeling like this before. It was literally hanging like curled and colorful Post-it notes across a 40 ft. wall.

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Had I found this when it was fresh, it would have been a 3-part post. This is all that was left to take pics of. I considered taking a shot of the peeling paint, but alas, I couldn’t bare to be reminded of what I’d missed out on.

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Pics taken by Resa – March 24, 2016

Toronto, Canada

Artist(s): unknown to me

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Abstraction in Five

I saw this colorful strip, as I was being driven somewhere.

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When I returned on foot, I found 5 abstracts by the tracks.

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The sidewalk was thin, the traffic heavy and fast. The sun reflected off the paint to blind me.

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I didn’t get hit by a car, and in spite of sun blindness, I managed to capture all 5 panels.

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I couldn’t get any further back, and the art was somewhat elevated.

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Just feeling the traffic whizzing by made me dizzy.

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At first it was all just a smear of colours. Then I saw Jimi Hendrix playing his guitar in the purple haze of heaven.

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Now, I see other things, but it’s too, late to shoot the close ups.

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You can see, in the pic below and other pics, the sun reflected in the painting.

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The sun is so fabulous, I think it adds to my shots.

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Sun, sun, sun, here it comes”

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I thought this face was a crab or some kind of sea creature, until I got home and looked at my pics.

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I’m not sure what else I missed? If you see something, tell me!

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This fabulous art experience was a mere 1 hour walk from my home, & 1 hour back.

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Nothing gets me to walk further than the anticipation of finding street art.

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Pics taken by Resa – February 18 , 2017

Toronto, Canada

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I did see what appeared to be some kind of credit:

PASYSTEM

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