below: Denny Tentindo. This mural was painted over in August 2026. It was on the side of a building, The Witch Doctor. When the business moved, the mural was painted brown.
below: Happy faces in a rainbow of colours, more work by Golden305.
below: This is West Pearl Street, Nashua NH in 1909. Tremont House located at the corner of West Pearl & Main streets dominates the picture. West Pearl was the economic hub of the city at that time with many coffee shops, pool rooms, stores, and other business establishments. In 1923 the Tremont Houses was demolished and a bank built in its place.
The mural was painted by Barbara Andrews
below: This painting is on the back of a building in a downtown parking lot.
below: In the same parking lot as the above painting, is this mural. “Martha’s Muse was painted by Manuel Ramirez in 2019. It is on the back of Martha’s Exchange Restaurant, Brewey, and Sweet Shoppe on Main Street. Ramirez is part of a group, Positive Street Art that is responsible for many of the murals in Nashua.
below: Another mural from Positive Street Art is this “We are Grateful For” with the sun in the center. The rays of the sun are filled with words including family, outdoors, and second chances. In addition, there are four trees, each representing a season. There are green leaves on the summer tree but red and brown leaves on the autumn one, as seen here.
below: The spring tree is full of white blossoms with words like, “blessings”, “kindness”, “honesty”, and “generosity” on the suns rays that shine on the tree.
below: At the winter end of the mural snow covers the branches of the otherwise bare tree. But the sun keeps shining.
below: She is blowing lots of bubbles here, in the third Positive Street Art mural of this post.
below: The full mural. It was painted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Nashua West.
below: There is a lot of text – it’s a list of questions called “The Four-Way Test of the things we think, say, or do”. This list was created in 1932 by Herbert J. Taylor as he tried to save the Club Aluminum Company from bankruptcy. Taylor was a Rotarian; in 1943 the Rotary Club adopted these tests as part of their philosophy.
below: “Take courage when the road is long don’t ever forget, you are never alone.” Although the grammar isn’t stellar, the message is a good one. This is the fourth (and last for this post) Positive Street Art mural. It is a tribute dedicated to community members lost to the opioid epidemic. Painted by Manuel Ramirez, Jason Marc DeBow, and Tom Lopez.
If you are interested in the murals in Nashua, there are a couple of other posts on this site as well – Nashua murals.
I’m not talking about an edible sandwich [insert silly emoji here], but rather this post is about the Ontario town of Sandwich and some of the murals that they have.
In a park setting – the story of a day in the life of a town, 24 May 1855.
On the left, the construction of a new Court House is well underway.
“Alexander Mackenzie and Brother (contractors), Albert H. Jordan – Architect”
In the middle the banner across the top of the panel says it all – “Queen Victoria’s 35th birthday, the 24th day of May, 1855” [note: Her 35th birthday was actually in 1854]. I suspect that the line of men is supposed to be all the dignitaries and local bigwigs (some of whom were named at the bottom of the image) who have come to celebrate a queen’s birthday and witness the laying of the cornerstone.
“The Laying of the corner stone for the 4th Court House to stand on this site. Dignitaries – Hon. Archibald Maclean (Judge), Rev. E. H. Dewar, Warden S.S. MacDonell, Sheriff Wm Duperon Baby, Col. John Prince, Treasurer George Bullock, Judge J.A. Wilkinson, Clerk Charles Baby, Col. Arthur Rankin, Alexander Chewett (Judge), John McEwan, and Col. James Askin (Registrar).”
below: Meanwhile, on the right, there was a party going on.
“View of 3rd Court House still standing (background). A reception was held in the Marquee with Luker’s Band.”
below: This is the Court House that was built in 1854/5 by the Mackenzie brothers (Alexander Mackenzie (1822-1892) then served as the federal Member of Parliament for the area between 1867 and 1892. He was the second Prime Minister of Canada (1873-1878)) . The building was used as a Court House until 1963. It is now known as Mackenzie Hall.
There is a panel in this mural (not shown) that tells the story of the Battle of Windsor. The first paragraph gives an account from the perspective of the man in charge, Col. John Prince (the one sitting on the white horse). … “In his diary for December 4 1838 Col. John Prince wrote: ‘A cold day. Awoke at 6 am by an alarm gun at Sandwich. Rose and saw a fire at Windsor. Proceeded there with the militia and found it in possession of Brigands and Pirates. We attacked them and killed 27 and took about 20 prisoners. I ordered the first 5 taken to be shot. We lost 4 men, and poor Dr. Hum Asst. Staff Surgeon who was cruelly Murdered by them!’ “
below: Another piece of local history…..
“Simon Girty U.E. 1741 – 1818 Girty’s life crossed cultural boundaries between Native and White societies on the frontier of American settlement. In 1756 his family was captured by a French-led Native war party in Pennsylvania. Simon was adopted by the Seneca, then repatriated in 1764. An interpreter at Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh). He became an intermediary with Native Nations.
In 1778, dismayed over rebel policy on the Natives, Simon fled to Detroit. During the Revolutionary War and subsequent conflicts in the Ohio Valley, he was employed by the British Indian Department while serving Native Nations as a negotiator, scout, and military leader. Anger at his defection and fearful of his influence Americans made Ginty a scapegoat for frontier atrocities. Girty was actively involved with old Sandwich. He is buried on his homestead in Amherstburg. “
The above paragraphs are a transcription of the text in the mural. There is a plaque in Pennsylvania that honours him and one part of it says, “… he became an interpreter for the American army; deserted in 1778. Afterwards, led British and Native American war parties against frontier settlements. Hostile to the US in the War of 1812. Regard as a loyalist by some and as a “White Savage” by others.”
below: “Healthy Communities”, a mural about doctors, nurses, hospitals, and pharmacists both past and present.
below: In the top corner, “General Benedict Arnold’s granddaughter, Margaret Arnold McEwan of Sandwich, braved cholera to care for immigrants in 1854”. Also in blue and across the top of this part of the mural is a drawing of the Braid Building. It was a Sanitorium that was built in 1923 to house tuberculosis patients. Cholera and TB, two diseases that are much rarer nowadays.
In case you are unsure where Sandwich is, it is on the Detroit River just outside of Windsor (or is a suburb of Windsor)
It is where you will find the Gordie Howe Bridge – which is now opened (finally!)
below: LOVE, It’ the Cologne way in three-dimensional blue letters and cursive script. A bee flies past as a toucan watches over the garage entrance. The building has become a garden of flowers including pink hibiscus, pink and red roses, yellow stars, and a white daisy. It was painted by Henning Hüttner
below: “Kolijka” by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE (aka Michał Wręga) and Chazme. (aka Daniel Chazme) It was painted in 2015 as part of the City Leaks festival
below: A closer look at one of the figures in the mural. It’s more than ten years old and a little faded but still in good shape.
below: Mixing paint in a wood bucket while standing on Cologne’s crest – three gold crowns above eleven flames. The three crowns symbolize the Three Wise Men whose bones are said to be kept in a golden sarcophagus in Cologne Cathedral. They were brought in 1164, by Rainald of Dassel, the Archbishop of Cologne; this made the city a major pilgrimage destination.
below: Another slightly faded mural is “Queen of the Night” painted in 2013 by Swiss artist TIKA, aka Maja Hürst. It too was a City Leaks mural.
below: Painted in 2012 by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic. The title is “Neighbours”
below: A bit of crazy colour on the platform at Barbarossaplatz station by Marcus Krips (aka KripsKunst)
Blvd St Laurent is one of the streets in Montreal that has become known for its street art. Some of the past murals have disappeared as redevelopment swallows up older buildings but new murals keep appearing. Two of these recent murals are at Avenue Mont-Royal and were painted during Mural Fest 2026 earlier this summer.
below: This is Greg Mike’s contribution to the 2026 Montreal Mural Festival. It is about 85 feet long and 25 feet high. There is a white hand holding a paintbrush that has been dipped in blue. There are also several eyes and partial faces surrounding the woman with the blue circle around her eye.
below: Two little Waxhead creatures have survived – they were new in 2015. Looking good for their age!
below: This is part of a mural by Vincent Arnold, and is another 2026 addition to the murals along Blvd Saint Laurent. This pink faced man is reaching for ….
below: ….. fruit. The strawberry doesn’t seem too concerned though.
… where you can find two large murals on opposite corners.
below: Along Rue Marie-Anne is part of Izabelle Duguay’s “Toucher L’horizon” with its pink/blue mountain rising above the blue water. The whole mural wraps around two sides of the building.
below: The “Ange de Bordeaux” was Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885-1954). He was Portuguese consul-general in Bordeaux France where he defied the orders of the Portuguese government and issued visas to thousands of refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied France, including Jews. He lost his job because of it and died in poverty after the war. The many accolades and awards that he received all came after his death. The mural was painted by Awie in 2022.
below: A blue lion is the centerpiece in Kevin Ledo’s mural on Marie-Anne (across the street from L’Ange de Bordeaux).
below: This is a more complete picture of the mural. The blue of the lion as well as the patterns formed by the blue squares and rectangles recall some of the features of Portuguese ceramic tiles.
below: Waiting to cross Blvd Saint Laurent.
below: More of “Toucher L’horizon”
One of the corners at St. Laurent and Marie-Anne is Parc du Portugal – you can see some of the park trees in the picture above. Directly across the park from Izabelle Duguay’s mural are more artworks with a Portuguese connection.
below: This is a portrait of Amalia Rodrigues. As you can probably surmise, she was a musician. Rodrigues (1920-1999) was known as the Queen of Fado; fado is a Portuguese music genre. The mural was painted by Paulo Carreira.
below: This mosaic, “Azulejos” was presented to the City of Montreal by the Portuguese community. The word ‘azulejos’ refers to the painted and glazed ceramic tiles that the artwork is made of.
below: A closer look at part of the image. There are a lot of little details hidden in it.
below: “Whatever make sense to your soul”. Interesting sticker even if it has a grammar mistake in the text.
below: Shitty graffiti!
below: “Ma voix est-elle muette a vos oreilles?” A literal translation is: “Is my voice silent to your ears?” Or would Portuguese be more appropriate?… “Será que a minha voz é silenciosa para ti?”
The Ehrenfeld neighbourhood of Cologne is a “hotspot” for urban art of all sorts. This blogpost focuses on some of the murals and graffiti that I saw close to the train station. It is one of many posts featuring art in Arheneld.
below: By the German duo, Herakut, a girl and her dog in a blue and white striped shirt with words “Ohne dich würde ich mich nicht trauen” (Without you, I wouldn’t dare)
below: This geometric creation by Zedz is beside the Lidl parking lot.
below: “Matriarchy” is a mural by Ukrainian street artist AEC Interesni Kazki (aka Aleksei Bordusov). There are two naked women – one black woman riding a tiger and one white-ish woman sitting under a red umbrella. That’s quite the platform that shes sitting on.
below: SeiLeise (Tim Ossege)’s depiction of Cardinal Woelki’s as a Star Wars emperor wearing a dark habit and standing between two soldiers from the imperial guard of honour wearing red coverings and a fig leaf strategically placed.
below: This European flag is also by SeiLeise, a flag where the gold stars are being methodically cut off and removed.
below: “A Chinese Fairy Tale” was painted by Dabtar and A.Signl who are members of the street art crew Captain Borderline. Amnesty International and Colorrevoltion e.V. were also involved. Apparently the mural is a statement (or to raise awareness of?) the human rights situation in China. It dates from 2014.
below: This 3D large mosaic head is an earlier work of Captain Borderline (2011).
below: Once again, another Captain Borderline painting – this time they collaborated with local artist, Rakaposhii (mural ‘Mystical Wall’, shown in 4 photos)
below: This long wall was designed together by two street artists as part of the first City-Leaks Festival in 2011 – Swiss artist Smash137 and Dutch artist Zedz (see above mural). It’s title is “Musikalische Komposition”. Between when this picture was taken (October 2025) and now (September 2026) the building was demolished.
below: “Häusliche Gewalt” (Domestic Violence) was created by street artist RIPO (aka Max Rippon) in July 2014
below: Lichtstrasse with RIPO’s mural along with a couple of paintings higher up on the adjacent building.
below: In accessible – murals painted on a wall that is now behind a fence…. one of the pitfalls of art on temporary structures.
below: Potted plants, and/or plants in colourful vases surround a person who seems to be removing an animal (leopard?) mask in a mural painted by Gaupo Sapo (composed of YuMu, Krashkid, and Alexander Isakov) in 2017.
below: A very happy spray paint can admires its work?
below: Posters with messages like “We are all brainwashed” surrounded by winged phones and television emitting concentric waves. Another message from Vanessa Slagter is “Grow Women Power – Grow where you want. Not where they want to see you”.
below: “Any Europeans should see behind the wall” by the artist Benten.
below: “Believe Israeli women” and “Make street art great again”. The artist’s ‘signature’ looks like biebezvrfarbe.rise
below: A man and his hair.
below: Vincent was painted on his hair even though this is Sid Vicious (of the Sex Pistols). This stencil Sid with a can of Fanta in his hand is by Petit Agite. The pink heart is an add-on.
below: A guitar player – with legs doing some awkward things!
below: Four little bits and pieces – A NanE popsicle with a goofy toothy expression. A black and white Bustr (?) who seems to be gaping wide mouthed at the tiny woman’s portrait. The latter was made by Henry Paulson who seems obsessed with three or four young woman whose very similar portraits can be seen in a LOT of places. Last, top right is Little Vandal Cube by Reth.
below: More Henry Paulson faces… some normal, some with big lips, some with mismatched eyes…
In the past few months I have posted three sets of pictures of Bonn murals and graffiti. The images that I am posting here are all that I have left from my time in Bonn. At this point, I have no plans to return so this is “the last of Bonn”. Of course, if anyone wants to send me pictures of more Bonn urban art (because I am sure that I missed some, or that there is more recent art/graffiti), I will be happy to post it with full credit.
below: “Einsusflug” and a tripping pigeon wearing its cool sunglasses.
below: “This zystem is our enemy”. To which someone has replied, “True that”.
below: Many of the sidewalk/traffic/utility boxes around central Bonn have been painted with scenes from the city. This is the Old City Hall (Altes Rathaus) that dates back to the 18th century. I have always liked how City Hall ‘translates’ to Rat House in German!
below: Another box, this one with very stylized, almost abstract, trees.
below: Images of Johannes Sebastien Bach (1685-1750), the German composer, are all over Bonn.
If you walk east on Bloor from Dundas West, you will encounter a railway bridge.
A section of the walls of this underpass have recently been painted by 40+ artists. The south side is now covered in new murals.
This underpass has been painted previously – back in 2015 both the north and south walls were painted in a Wallnoize project (see post from 2015). Some of the same artists appear on this updated version. This time it was StreetARToronto that sponsored the artworks. Let’s take a look at some of the murals (in no particular order)….
below: Stay young! An old man on a bike that he outgrew years ago! by Adrian Hayles
below:Opola Karim painted this Toronto skyline scene, a view that is well known to anyone who has visited the Toronto islands.
below: Peaceful, loving hands joining together by Phillip Saunders aka Loveishere
below: Close to the west end of the underpass is this colourful section. The collection of birds on the right side were painted by two artists, Just J. Art (the hummingbird and the hibiscus flower) and Ambsoul Art
below: A peace dove in a swirl of calligraphy, by Medeio
below:Danilo Deluxo, a woman in an elaborate helmet, futuristic pilot.
below: Facing each other, Danilo Deluxo and Drippin’ Soul
below: Using shades of black, teal and magenta, Drippin’ Soul has created a very metallic looking profile
below: That’s one creepy red eye! Or is it two red eyes? Ahhhh…. the red eye and brass (bronze?) pieces are part of a mask and the design was apparently “inspired by the taotie motifs of the Shang dynasty” (Quote is from MonkYi’s instagram page). The Shang dynasty dates back to between 1600 BC and 1050 BC; it marked the beginning of the Bronze Age in China. A taotie was a mythological creature that represented greed and gluttony.
below:Ghazaraza‘s ladies are sharing a pot of tea.
below: Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere… Oh, I don’t know just why She simply caught my eye…. Or you can all it by its title, “Wildlife in Bloom” by Lula Lumaj.
below: A cute little grey cat with green eyes.
below: GO train – definitely On the Move!
below: “The Lookout aka the Fruit Bandits” not letting a fence get in the way! by Jim Bravo
below: Mother and daughter watching the traffic in a mural by Colin Tea.
below: Part of a monochrome mural by Nicolas Araneda aka niko.volts that has a lot of very American feet walking all over the faces of other people as lay on the ground…. ‘Trampling’ might be a better verb than ‘walking’
below: Some walk in heavy boots, and others swim with open mouth ….
below: “Not today Satan”. There’s a lot going on here – the Silly Sausage Gang being front and center. 33wallflower33 in her white coat with the fuzzy collar and little decorations by catchoo . There is also a T-bonez (of urban ninja squadron fame) wearing a green shirt and a necklace with a pendant – that’s Sticker Eddie he’s wearing, apparently. The red-hearted pug’s name is Mopsi. Mopsi has something in his mouth but the donut is in the way (for more Mopsi see the Instagram page of his creator, So schoen immer weider)…. And the other dog is a collaboration between TRP613 (check out the reflections in the sunglasses!) and DivadogLA
below: “Get me out of here” and a dose of Instant Karma.
below: Free Iran
below: This painting of a woman with her headphones above and yellow birdie walking a dog below was one of the first murals in Graffiti Alley – the work of Uber5000. Not many originals still exist!
below: Elicser Elliott’s contribution to a larger mural that has been painted below the pink Poser bunny, “Don’t watch me cry”
below: Half a face. He only needs one eye to stare at you.
below: Gold… With a garland of white and blue flowers.
below: A very large and very purple bear is at the door.
below: He or she looks rather cramped in there. Signature says Neem?
below: Another flower garland and another Neem head squeezed into a box.
below: Scowling and smoking with ace in his cap.
below: Skydome forever and ALCS, as well as Vladdy’s number 27 shirt and World Series 2025…. little blue and white pieces of ceramic that celebrate the Toronto Blue Jays that someone lovingly made.
below: One Inch? … And other stickers crammed together.
below: “We are the colours of corn”
below: More stickers and pasteups including catchoo’s dumpster fire that t-bonez from urban ninja squadron is using to dry his socks and underwear.
below: A couple of contributions from Dogmaslaps here (they’re all about dogs in case you haven’t guessed yet).
below: More pasteups, some of which are quite intricate and detailed … especially the top two (vulture and jaguar?) which are both the creations of Ezpektro.
below: Sharing space with the Ezpektro pieces are a few smaller pasteups, some of which were made by artists that are new to me. There is a pink bike in the top right, the same bike that is in the Make Art Not War poster in the above image… BikeDeSuro creates stickers and wheatpaste featuring bikes. From the left, a woman by Fiigueers and then a young girl with the Spanish words, “que nunca se apague la llama de la autonomia” which translates to “may the flame of autonomy never be extinguished”… The collection is rounded out with a guitar player from Sentient Cookie and a cute little green guy from Catchoo.
below:MonkYi cat with a very real looking heart in his claws. Two carp swimming on the pavement in front.
below: Charmander, a Pokemon character.
below: Alfred E. Neuman makes an appearance in a couple of places – he’s the dude from MAD Magazine.
below: By 50 shades of greatt aka Adam McKnight – It looks a lot like Sponge Bob… maybe it’s his cousin? But what’s with that tongue? It looks like a slug is trying to slither out of his mouth.
below: Verity and a happy face.
below: Someone is not impressed…. Lame
below: Green guy says: “In one year’s time, strike your blow, I shall return.”
