Monday, August 26, 2013

Cityscape

I was wandering past a laneway on Thursday when my eye caught a hint of red down the lane so I immediately turned and found this wonderful newly painted mural on the back of a garage. It was done by artist Colin Bloom who apparently is a university student who got a summer grant to provide murals at a reasonable rate to homeowners having problems with graffiti. It is quite nicely done and looks like a King St scene with the old building and one of our famous streetcars. He even has a couple of  bike stands painted in there!
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19 comments:

  1. SharonAugust 26, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    That really is a nice one.

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  2. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comAugust 26, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    Sweet, sounds like a good internship to boot

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  3. EG CameraGirlAugust 26, 2013 at 10:39 AM

    His work is outstanding! I hope it lasts a long, long while.

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  4. donAugust 26, 2013 at 11:03 AM

    A beautiful mural and one I hope helps with the graffiti.

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  5. KateAugust 26, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    I hope that it stays in this pristine condition without unwanted graffiti.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    It's wonderful. We have some garage murals in Altadena -- I'd love to have one but first I need a garage.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 26, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Beautiful rich colours, love the streetcar!

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  8. LowellAugust 26, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    An excellent mural from a number of viewpoints, including the artistic one. I especially like that he included your iconic red streetcars!

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  9. cieldequimperAugust 26, 2013 at 3:30 PM

    Veru pretty!

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  10. TexWisGirlAugust 26, 2013 at 4:12 PM

    that is really very nice!

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  11. William KendallAugust 26, 2013 at 7:07 PM

    That is a beautiful mural.

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  12. JackAugust 26, 2013 at 7:52 PM

    This is a very nice mural. It is fascinating that graffiti is so widespread that homeowners must preemptively paint murals in an effort to divert the taggers elsewhere. What a society!

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  13. Small City ScenesAugust 26, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    It is very cool looking. what a good guy. MB

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  14. HalcyonAugust 26, 2013 at 10:02 PM

    This is really nice! I hope it does help to deter the graffiti.

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  15. RandyAugust 26, 2013 at 10:49 PM

    Nice one.

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  16. Oakland Daily PhotoAugust 26, 2013 at 10:50 PM

    I had to hunt to find the garage. Well camouflaged by the enchanting mural. What a fabulous program to offer citizens. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  17. UnknownAugust 27, 2013 at 7:14 AM

    Very nice.

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  18. PerthDailyPhotoAugust 27, 2013 at 8:30 AM

    You just 'happen' to spot the best murals Pat..Murals are so popular..I have my own floral one as you know :)))

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  19. Gerald (SK14)August 29, 2013 at 3:32 AM

    that's really lovely - hope he gets more commissions

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