Yellow Sprocket

Posted on December 7, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged art, bicycle, chain, colorful, colourful, copyright, mural, Ontario, photography, spokes, Toronto, wheel, yellow • 2 Comments

Detail of a mural in Victoria Street lane way. Painted by artist Bill Wrigley in 2008, this art is part of a plan to curb graffiti and promote cycling.

Pink Swirl

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged brick, copyright, detail, London, mural, Ontario, paint, photography, pink, tentacle, wall, yellow • 2 Comments

A detail of the mural painted by Ryan Mahy depicting Octopuses Garden 2, the last painting done by the late London artist, Stephen Watson.

We Can’t Afford This

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Toronto • Tagged 185Augusta, art, Augusta Ave., copyright, garbage, graffiti, JAH, Javid, Kensington Market, Mayor, mural, Ontario, photography, Rob Ford • 8 Comments

In 2011, Javid (JAH) painted this colourful mural of Rob Ford, Toronto’s Mayor who is in the news. JAH is a member of 185Augusta, an artist collective.

Young’s Art

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged artist, Billy Bert Young, brick, detail, Greenway Park, London, mural, Ontario, painted, photography, urban art • 2 Comments

Mural art by London artist Billy Bert Young, on a once graffiti-ridden utility building in Greenway Park, creates an interesting visual along the path.

Homage to van Gogh

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged graffiti, London, mural, Ontario, photography, The Starry Night, van Gogh • 8 Comments

A graffiti mural in a back alley on King Street in London pays tribute to painter Vincent van Gogh’s painting The Starry Night. Van Gogh painted his well-known work in 1889 and it is now housed in MOMA’s permanent collection. I bet van Gogh would actually be chuffed that he inspired such street art.

Everyone’s A Critic

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged brick, colorful, colourful, graffiti, mural, Ontario, paint, photography, Superman • 6 Comments

I found it amusing that this flaking Superman graffiti in downtown London had received some criticism with the words “I am a shitty done superhero” carved into the paint.

Bayfield Colour

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged barn, Bayfield, color, colour, colourful, Kryart Studio, mural, Ontario, paint, photography • 4 Comments

A view of the colourfully painted barn at Bayfield’s Kryart Studio that is surrounded by leafy walnut trees.

London Colour

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged art, Artfusion, graffiti, London, mural, Ontario, photography, RaeArt, urban, whimsical • 4 Comments

This whimsical graffiti-style mural by artist Darryn James Rae (see his work at http://www.raeart.ca) adorns the walls of an alleyway at Clarence and King Streets in London, Ontario. This art is part of the Artfusion Fest Block Party 2012 organized by artist Ryan Mahy and is a lively collection of murals in this back alley. Imagine my sheer joy at finding these urban treasures!

Midnight Sun and Blue Sky

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Sheila Creighton • Posted in Art • Tagged blue sky, Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery, Huntsville, mural, Muskoka, painting, photography, Varley • 12 Comments

A piece of a Group of Seven Outdoor Gallery mural, Midnight Sun, a 1938 painting by F. H. Varley. This mural was done by artist David Flett and is located just off the main street in Huntsville.