Bee Happy

 

I first posted this mural back in 2016 when it had just been painted on a building along Bloor St in the Annex neighbourhood. At the time there was no vegetation around it and so I was pleased to see how the plantings have grown up beside it. The artist is Nick Sweetman and you can see more of his work if you click the label below.

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More Birds

 

This is the rest of the birds from yesterday's post. There are a couple more off to the right but the construction materials were in the way of getting them in a pic. A new elevator is being built to provide full access to the subway station.

Birds On Dupont St

 

I happened to go by the subway station on Dupont St and was delighted to spot this large mural that has been painted around the entrance. The artist is Nick Sweetman. There were so many birds that I will have to show the other half of them tomorrow.

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The Painted House

 

I never did make it by the house that is covered inside and out with art. It had a few open house events but when I went by there was a huge line-up and I am no fan of those. Plus being inside with a load of people feels a bit strange with lots of covid around it seems. This is the front of the house with a Nick Sweetman mural around the upper window and a tiger by Jieun Kim on the front porch. I do have some more of the outside murals to show later.

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A Vanouver Sunset

 I spotted another fine mural by Nick Sweetman as I wandered down one of my local laneways. His work is always so well done and this one shows the Lions Gate Bridge in Vancouver at its best. The mountains on the far side of the water are known as the Lions so hence the name of the bridge.

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A Lovely Surprise

I looked down one of my usual laneways that I explore and saw this wonderful surprise painted by Nick Sweetman. His work is so wonderful that he makes even one of our raccoons look beautiful even though they can be a major pest. I'm dedicating this shot to my friend D who has an ongoing battle with raccoons who take over his roof deck. 

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Laneway Birds

 We finally got some days without rain and as I wandered down one of my usual laneway haunts I was surprised to come across this great mural by Nick Sweetman. Painted on the gates into someone's backyard parking spot they look so welcoming.

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Ducks And Friends

There were a lot of murals along the railway underpass that I have been showing the last few weeks. This section shows a collaboration between Nick Sweetman with his ducks and Elicser's people.  The mechanical bits must be by someone else whose name I didn't get.  The ducks steal the show I think.

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Butterflies Revisited

I have gone by this mural many times and have never seen it without a vehicle parked in front of it until a couple of weeks ago. I had posted a pic of it with a blue SUV in front back in March of 2021 but thought I would show it again in full. The artist is Nick Sweetman with Christina Mazzalla and you can see the original post if you click the Sweetman label below. I love his work.

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A Surprising Couple.

I first spotted the wonderful butterfly on this garage door and then the wonderful Snowy, the Wire-haired Fox Terrier from the Tintin comic books. They make for a cheerful welcome home for someone. This was painted by Nick Sweetman.

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11th Blog Birthday

Today marks 11 years since I first started this blog and I've only missed a couple of days during the first couple of months of posting. I have enjoyed it so much and enjoy all the blogger friends I have made. It makes the world seem like a smaller place when you feel like you know people all over it. I have saved this pic of this butterfly mural to use today. Done by artists Nick Sweetman and Christina Mazzula, it always seemed to have a big truck in front of it. Finally one day this blue SUV seemed like a good match for the colours.

Painted Critters

I haven't been out to see many live creatures lately but have spotted some more painted ones. This mural is located just a few blocks from the one of the Chickadees which I showed you last Saturday. It is by the same artist, Nick Sweetman, and you can see more of his work if you click the Sweetman label below. The man is a talent!  
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Chickadee Garage

I was wandering along a laneway trying to avoid people when I happened upon this wonderful garage door with the cute Chickadees. The artist for this one is Nick Sweetman who has done some fabulous murals around town. Click on the Sweetman label below to see more of them.   
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Butterfly Lane

A few weeks ago the third annual butterfly laneway painting project took place, this one along a lane south of Harbord St. Once again it was organized by Nick Sweetman whose work I have shown before (click on the label below) and was supported by the city and the David Suzuki Foundation. I think there are around 20 garages that have been painted with butterfly motifs. This one with the dancing Monarchs had no artist name unfortunately. It was sunny day with a lot of tree shadows but that just gave a bit more texture to the doors.
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Bee

This lone bee is just around the corner of the building from yesterday's post but there were construction signs parked on part of the sidewalk so I am showing him separately. The artist Nick Sweetman has done several murals showing bees and the business association in Mount Dennis is planning on using bee-friendly plants in their street planters this year as well as adding some bee hotels so he is the perfect artist for them to use.

Bees At Work

I was driving along Eglinton Ave in the Mount Dennis neighbourhood and passed this wonderful mural of bees and flowers. Of course I made a fast turn and went back to catch a pic of this beauty. The colours of the flowers were such a treat to see at this dull time of year. The artist for this one is Nick Sweetman whose work I have shown before. I love it! I will give you a peek of the section around the corner to the left tomorrow.
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A Whale Of A Shark

This is another mural from the same laneway we have been touring for the last while. I showed you the artist, Nick Sweetman, working on this one back in October (HERE) and this is the finished piece of a Whale Shark. The sharks to the right are by a different artist. 
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Laneway Creatures

A couple of weeks ago I happened upon a laneway which was the site of a mass mural painting sponsored by the city. Most of the places were garage doors but this laneway dwelling offered the artist a much larger canvas. I have to go back soon to view the finished pieces.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow Canadians!

Honey

This mural is found at the beginning of the laneway that I have been showing for the last several weeks. The artist for this one is Nick Sweetman and it turns out that he worked with community members to paint all of the other garage doors along the laneway. This one is wonderful with the bees and the bears into the honey. I particularly like the honey dripping from the 'window' he has painted around the A/C unit!
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Bee

This mural on Bloor St in the Annex neighbourhood was just completed a couple of weeks ago. The artist is Nick Sweetman and he wanted to show "humanity's insignificance compared to the rest of the universe" and at the same time bring attention to the plight of bees. Wonderful, isn't it?
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