A Protected Garage

I happened upon this garage with its mural painted by the artist BrunoSmoky and thought the fierce fish & that face would certainly keep any vandals away. You can click on the Smoky link below to see more of his work.

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Flowers In The Laneway

This is part of yesterday's mural that was further down the laneway. It certainly brightened the area up. The pic was taken on Canada Day so yours truly was wearing a vintage Royal Canadian Mountie t-shirt.

Wise Owl

Just down Dundas St from last week's mural tribute to front line workers I spotted this wise owl on the side of an old building. The laneway it was along was so narrow that I couldn't get more than a bit of the mural at a time into a shot so settled for this pic from across the road. The artist is Smoky whose work I have shown a lot. The building itself looks intriguing with its original windows and what looks like a bar with a lot of character on the main floor. Not that bars will be open here for a long time yet.  
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Outgrowing The House

This cute mural was found on the side of a garage just north of College St. It is by the artist Smoky whose work I like and there always seems to be a story to the pieces. I'm not sure what the story is here but those are awfully large feet coming out of that wee house.   
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A Little Detail

I thought I would show you a close-up of the left hand section of yesterday's mural so that you could see all of the detail that Shalak & Smoky put into their work.  There is always something going on in the background in the scenes. And what a lovely bird that is!

A Foxy Rider

I spotted this mural on the wall of a bicycle shop on Harbord St. It is by Shalak & Smoky who have done some of my favourite murals in the city. Click on the labels below to see more of their work. This one is so suitable for a bike shop!  
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Discount Mart

This great mural was found on the side of a corner store along Dundas St W near last week's mural. The artists for this one are Peru, who did the little guy on the left and the patterns, and Bruno Smoky who did the head and the fish on the right. You can see more of Smoky's work by clicking the label below.  
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Gator

This is a continuation of yesterday's mural by Shalak & Smoky. The bear was in the water yesterday and to the right of him up on the shore is this alligator with a wee top hat! The quality of the images that these two artists paint is wonderful.

Bear

I found yet another mural by the husband & wife team of Shalak & Smoky while wandering down a laneway off Harbord St. It is a really long mural on a narrow lane so I couldn't get it all in one pic so we will see a part today and another part tomorrow. I love the colourful bear with the cup of tea floating above its head but have no idea what it all means!  
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Diamonds

This mural titled "Diamonds Of Extinction" was painted in 2014 by the artists Shalak and Smoky working as Clandestinos. I have been several time and there are always cars parked there so am finally posting it now. There is so much detail to look at in this one and you can feel their South American influence although I haven't a clue as to the significance of any of the images. There are diamonds sprinkled along the bottom but they are hidden by the cars.
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Northern Lights

This mural features the Northern lights viewed from a pine forest and was done by the artist Smoky whose work I have shown many times. The building on Bloor St W belongs to the Christie Ossington Neighbourhood Centre which offers essential services for vulnerable community members and houses a fully accessible shelter for 30 men as well as their Loft Kitchen which serves food and trains youth at the same time.
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Loaded Down

This poor snail not only is carrying his shell but also a little annex that he calls home. I found him along Harbord St and the artist is Smoky whose work I have shown many times.
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The Eyes Have It!

This is the last section of the mural on Lawrence Ave that I have been showing for the last several weeks. The artists Shalak, Smoky & Fiya did such a wonderful job on it even though it was hard to interpret some of the sections. I think there is one bit that I missed so I will have to go back on a nice day to catch it!
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Pyramids

I am still working on showing you the extremely long mural on Lawrence Ave W and there is one more part to see after this. I could find no info on the artists' reasoning for the pyramids and the interesting assortment of animals around them but I quite like the effect and it is interesting to see the buildings up above the piece.
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Industry

This is the last scary bit from the Lawrence Ave mural that I have been showing you for the last several Mondays. The artists say that it is meant to represent the animals that have passed away due to the mining and fossil fuel industries. Next week we will be on to the last few sections that are quite positive. I liked the juxtaposition of the apartment building up above the mural with the scene below.
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Changes

The Lawrence Ave mural moves into the scary parts as we go along to the left. We have left the peace of the sea and entered the city which then becomes industrialized and produces air pollution and finally the city seems to be tilting and falling into disrepair. I wonder if the people in the house visible above this section were some of the ones who complained about the mural? 
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Under The Sea

We are just past half way along this mural on Lawrence Ave by Shalak, Smoky, & Fiya and we still haven't reached the parts that some people found to be a bit scary. Here we are under the sea with a wonderful whale swimming past to lead us further along the wall.
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Magic Sky

This is probably my favourite part of the Lawrence Ave mural with the colourful lady and fox looking up at the night sky while the old man's cup seems to be the source of magical lights. The figure fishing in the globe is perfect! It is hard to know which artist did which parts of the mural - Shalak, Smoky or Fiya.  
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The Wise One

The next section of the Lawrence Ave mural features a wise owl who the artists say "is a creature of the night, and in this sense connects us to the world of dreams and otherworldliness". As we keep moving left into the woods you can see the surreal magical world emerging. Love the owl! I still have several more sections from this mural to show you over the next weeks.
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Forest

This is the next section of the mural which I started to show you last week. The polar bears have evolved into a brown bear wandering in a lush forest but there seems to be a strange orb rising from the water! You can see some of the scary bits starting to surface now. Great work by Shalak Attack, Smoky, and Fiya. There is always a lot of traffic here so pardon the vehicle
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