“people” I encountered in Montreal….

Random sightings around Montreal

below: A portrait on pink accompanied by a gorgeous bird and a few flowers in a mural by Melissa Falconer

A portrait of a black woman on pink painted brick accompanied by a gorgeous bird and a few flowers in a mural by Melissa Falconer, on side of Baguette & Brochette shop

below: The remains of a mural by Phlegm

part of a mural by phlegm, black and white

below: Framed and topless Fractal Juice

graffiti, fractal juice, framed picture of person with colours shifted so that it looks like it is in multiple copies.  Person has black hair and many red and yellow flowers in hair, topless, with white fabric draped over one shoulder

below: No faces here, instead two bodies merged into one, “Liberté” by Franco Fasoli (aka Jaz), 2015.

 two bodies merged into one at the shoulders, no heads or necks, two silhouettes of bulls behind them, called Liberte, mural painted by Jaz, a k a Franco Fasoli.  Arms and legs have tattoos, both wearing blue shorts

below: A face in purple and blue, by Philippe Mastrocola and Melsa Montagne

mural, large face in shades of pink, blue, and purple, by Melsa Montagne and Philippe Mastrocola

below: Part of a larger mural originally painted by Scaner in 2014. It was fixed up in 2018 by Zek One and Axe Lalime.

Part of a larger mural originally painted by Scaner in 2014, skull showing, a skeleton with clothes, upright and walking.  Wearing blue jacket, white shirt, and red tie, also wearing a hat

below: Call me Daniel

very red background, street art is black line drawing of a person with no hair on top of head but long hair doen the back, open mouth screaming, with text call me Daniel

below: The top part of “Ne m’oublie pas” (“Don’t Forget Me”), created by artist Kezna Dalz during the 2024 Mural Festival

very white man with red lips and  eyes closed looking upward, a halo over his head, wings on his back, in a mural by Kezna Dalz

below: Bottom of the same mural

bottom part of n'oublie pas mural by Kezna Dalz, two people

below: Incomplete and unfinished, Damaged, one-eyed man who doesn’t look too pleased – perhaps it’s the squiggles that have taken over his forehead.

black and white and grey shades, realistic image of an older man with a mustache  but one eye and top of head is missing

below: Osheen Siva painted this large portrait with its radiating long blue hair and blue lips.

portrait by Osheen Siva, mural in Montreal, brown person with long blue hair, green lines on neck and shoulder, blue lips,

below: SNIKR’s paint roller girls

building with two murals, on upper floor is a woman with a paint roller, by SNIKR, lower floor has portrait of the young woman with a paint roller as well

below: Mural on the lower level seen closer.

building with two murals bySNIKR, mural on the lower level seen closer.  young woman with large collar on her jacket, paint roller over her shoulder

below: I think that the signature says Lea but I am not sure. What I am sure of is that he/she has a strange imagination!

two halves, divided horizontally, upper half is painting by Lea, purple sky, man with small hat, smiley face on front of his shirt, smile on his face, but with hands that look like snake heads

below: “C’est compliqué” (It’s Complicated) by Sara Erenthal. Unfortunately the bottom part of the mural has been painted over. Originally there were two figures within the body of the woman (see next photo)…..

part of mural by Sara Erenthal, woman with surprised expression on her face, black line drawing but with red mouth
bottom part of mural, two figures sanding together

below: All wrapped up.

painting on a wood fence, probably male character with head wrapped in white bandages, blue shorts up to chin, big mouth,

below: Take the iconic I ♥ NY and transform it into a love letter to Montreal.

I love anything to do with Montreal graffiti

below: Tasty treats and curly straws.

man sitting on bench beside a food shop, with mural on outside wall, line drawing of people with drinks with curly straws, and one dog,

below: You’ve seen the signs that say “Beware of Dog”, well, here we have Beware of Old Bald Man!

doorway covered with graffiti including a bald wrestler on the door wearing bootss

below: She has six hands, two of which are holding a skull. She also has a very long (and ugly) tongue. Not the kind of person (creature?) that you would want to run into in an alley – even if she does have some similarities to the Hindu goddess Kali. Kali is associated with time, destruction, death, and the Divine Motherhood; she is the power of creation and destruction. I guess that she needs six hands after all. Painted by Bibi Una.

painting, Kali Bibi,

below: Obscured by fragments of those left behind.

eyes, from an older piece of street art where the lower parts of the face have been papered over with other graffiti, now torn

below: Sad button eyes

graffiti in Montreal on a red brick wall including a sad character that looks ike a stuffie with stitched mouth and tummy, sad face mouth, one eye is an X and the other eye looks like a button that has been sewn on

below: Happy faces

scrawl graffiti in blue and red including a couple of happy faces on corrugated metal fence

below: Rage5 stencilled on five heads covered

5 stencils in a row, woman in black head scarf,  necks covered too,  with rage5 on each head, graffiti in Montreal

below: mmm

graffiti of man farting. body looks lke Homer Simpson but head is different

below: It vaguely looks like a person….

drawing in black with red scribbled over it,  that looks vaguely like a person, graffiti

below: A tiny man under a red heart

two pieces of graffiti on a wall, one is a tiny man and the other is a red heart

below: “I’m feeling blue – may be the skeleton is too, he’s been scrolling so long on his phone he doesn’t realize that he’s now dead.

slaps on the back of a sign, a blue square with text that says I am blue.

below: A big toothy grin and a sticker from peau-bleus

stickers on the back of a sign

below: FUQU and a wrench (probably profane but c’est la vie), wings and devil horns.

sticker graffiti, character with fuqu on front

below: “I’m grateful you’re alive” … I am also grateful that you have found your way to this page!

sticker graffiti, white with words written on it, I am grateful you are alive

Photos taken September 2024

Scream, Temple, and a face

A look at a few more Montreal murals.

below: “Le Cri” (The Scream) by Scribe (2020)

mural by scribe, large face with blood shot blue eyes, wide open red screaming mouth ith teeth, and little characters in front, some faceless ones marching and others running.  runners include a house with legs, a hamburger with legs and an egg shaped globe, also with legs
mural by scribe, large face with blood shot blue eyes, wide open red screaming mouth ith teeth, and little characters in front, some faceless ones marching

below: The egg (that could be a globe?) and the cheeseburger ran away.

two creatures running, one looks like an egg and the other has a body like a hamburger with cheese escaping

below: “The Temple” created by Mylène Chabot, Marie Gosselin, Benjamin Picard, and Mathias Vouters on Rue Duluth

mural in soft colours, temple in an urban setting

below: It looks like nature is reclaiming the city

weeds and vines in real life are growing over part of a mural painted by Mylène Chabot, Marie Gosselin, Benjamin Picard, and Mathias Vouters
part of a Montreal mural called the temple
part of a Montreal mural called the temple

below: Also on Duluth is this large metallic looking face that was painted by Alex Bacon in 2023 as part of Mural Fest. She (he?) seems to be sleeping.

mural by Alex Bacon on Rue Duluth in Montreal, large face that looks like its sleeping, also painted to look metallic, chrome like
mural by Alex Bacon on Rue Duluth in Montreal, large face that looks like its sleeping, also painted to look metallic, chrome like

Photos taken September 2024

24th Street BART

This post is about a Mission District mural that was originally painted in 1975 and recently updated and renovated (2023). It is located at the 24th Street BART station. In it, many strong and determined (but not very happy) men hold up the tracks that keep the BART trains running. A silver train travels the line. Faceless red figures wait underneath the tracks – the ‘hoards and masses’ who depend on public transit. In the background, the multicolored towers of downtown can be seen.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

In the original, these faceless people were brown.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

The three original artists were Michael Rios, Richard Montes, and Tony Machado.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background

In the background, the multicolored towers of downtown San Francisco.

part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026
part of a mural at 24th street Bart station, a train is running on elevated tracks that are held up by men, faceless red people wait under the tracks, colourful city buildings in the background, originally painted in 1975 by Michael Rios, Richard Montes and Tony Machado, and updated in 2026

Photos taken February 2025

Sharks vs Tiger

A gang of sharks against a tiger….

below: One of the sharks wears yellow rimmed glasses and has a lip piercing. It also has a lot of pointy teeth!

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, shark with yellow sunglasses and a piercing - gold hoop

below: Most the the Sharks vs Tiger mural at street level along the bottom of a building at 15th and Valencia. It was painted by Dave Persue Ross (creator of Bunny Kitty)

In Mission District of San Fran, on 15th street, a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger

below: A hammerhead shark joins the fray.

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, hammerhead shark with weapon, blade on a stick,

below: This is the tiger. He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it’s hand. Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants logo. … but oh! … I am not sure he knows there’s an octopus lurking behind him – an octopus with at least one sharp knife!

part of a mural by Persue, Dave Persue Ross, sharks vs tiger, tiger is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand.  Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants logo.  There is also an octopus with a knife
tiger.  He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand.  Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants

below: Whose side is the turtle on?

tiger.  He is holding a Bunny Kitty who in turn has a spray paint can in it's hand.  Tiger is wearing a cap with a San Francisco Giants

below: Not a hopeful sign…..

Photos taken February 2025

last of Salem

Continuing to “finish” sections of this blog – today it’s Salem Massachusetts.

below: “Make art or die trying”.

Salem street art, graffiti sticker that says make art or die trying

below: “Super Dali” by Brazilian street artist Sipros (aka Wellington Naberezny)

young Dali with long curly mustache, oversized black glasses, and a cape like superman in a mural by Sipros, in Salem Massachusetts

below: Beside Dali is a spiral vortex in blues and oranges by HoxxoH, (aka Douglas Hoekzema)

HoxxoH mural in Salem, circles like a spiral vortex in yellow, orange, and blue

below: Golden 305 aka Cristhian Saravia

Golden 305 mural in Salem,

below: mmm

part of Golden 305 mural in Salem, pink unicorn, yellow cat, blue face with a yellow halo, alien in a small spacecraft

below: Unicorn love

part of a Golden 305 mural in Salem, pink unicorn with rainbow cooured horn, with pink heart, button eyes

below: “The Queen of the Block” by artist Mr. Cenz,

Mr. Cenz mural in Salem, woman's face
Mr. Cenz mural in Salem, woman's face on a building adjacent to one whose facade has been painted in graphic geometric shapes

below: “Si Se Puede” (translates to “if possible”) by Annadidathing aka Anna Dugan, and Yenny Hernández

si se puede, mural,

below: Along the river path, by Chor Boogie aka Joaquin Lamar Hailey

mural in Salem, along the river path, by Chor Boogie aka Joaquin Lamar Hailey

below: It looks a llot like fences intertwined, but the title is “Creciendo Juntos” (Growing Together) by artist El Cekis

mural by El Cekis, in salem, bluish green leaves growing against a pinkish chainllink fence, another pink fence, and a loopy yellow fence

below: “Katherine” painted by Mexican artist Paola Delfín in August 2018.

mural titled, Katherine, painted by Mexican artist Paola Delfín, large portrait in grey tones

below: “Garden Boy” by Pixel Pancho

Garden Boy by Pixel Pancho, large mural, head and shoulders of boy entirely in flowers and leaves

below: Little orange guys

little orange characters with curly legs, on a blue background
little orange characters with curly arms, on a blue background

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.

mural, a row of grey elephants on brown background, mural in Salem
grey elephants on brown background, mural in Salem

below: Happy faces in a rainbow of colours, more work by Golden305.

row of large happy faces on fence, different coloured backgrounds in each section, purple, pink, turquoise, green, orange, yellow, by Golden 305
large x as eyes, face mural, black on yellow, by golden 305
little stickers on a red do not block street sign
sticker graffiti

below: A chef and some faces in black and white

paste up graffiti, one is a chef with a shark's tail, the other is two male faces, both in black and white
sticker graffiti

below: Happy frog face!

sticker graffiti, blue frog's face, laughing, with flowers in its hair

More Salem photos on this site – Salem street art

Photos taken July 2024

mostly positive, Nashua murals

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.

mural, a view of West Pearl Street, Nashua NH in 1909 with Tremont House which was a hotel, in the foreground
The mural was painted by Barbara Andrews

below: This painting is on the back of a building in a downtown parking lot.

mural in a Nashua New Hampsire parking lot
mural in a Nashua New Hampsire 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.

Martha's
Martha's Muse, was painted by Manuel Ramirez  from Positive Street art.  shows woman sitting at a table drinking beer

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.

mural from Positive Street Art, What we are grateful for, kindness, family, nature,pets, outdoors, faith, second chances, words are written on rays of the sun that are shining through 4 trees, one for each season,

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.

mural, spring tree is full of white blossoms with words like, honesty, shelter, blessings, freedom, alive, sharing, happiness, music, animals,

below: At the winter end of the mural snow covers the branches of the otherwise bare tree. But the sun keeps shining.

tree in winter, snow on the branches, in a mural, sun's rays with words on them, resources, acceptance, siblings, sunsets, care givers, every day, rainbows, dancing, art,

below: She is blowing lots of bubbles here, in the third Positive Street Art mural of this post.

young girl blowing lots of bubbles in a mural for 50th anniversary of Rotary Club of Nashua West

below: The full mural. It was painted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Rotary Club of Nashua West.

mural for 50th anniversary of Rotary Club of Nashua West
hand holding a glass globe full of water, street art mural

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.

part of a mural, a list of questions called

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.

Mural, couple with a dog, with many people around them, with text, Take courage when the road is long don't ever forget, you are never alone. by Positive Street Art members
part of Take Courage mural, young people dancing while some others watch

If you are interested in the murals in Nashua, there are a couple of other posts on this site as well – Nashua murals.

Photos taken July 2024

Sandwich history 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.

picture of the modern day Mackenzie Hall
Picture source: Wikipedia

below: “The Battle of Windsor” is another mural.

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…..

mural about Simon Ginty, picture of him along with many words describing his life on the side of a brick building, above a restaurant patio with blue and orange umbrellas

“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.”

mural about Simon Ginty, picture of him along with many words describing his life

below: “Healthy Communities”, a mural about doctors, nurses, hospitals, and pharmacists both past and present.

mural called healthy communities, about famous doctors and nurses in sandwich

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.

part of Healthy Communities mural with drawing of General Benedict Arnold's granddaughter, Margaret Arnold McEwan as well as Braid Building which was a Sanitorium that was built in 1923 to house tuberculosis patients
street art painting of dreamcatcher but in circle part are four pictures, each in a quadrant of the circle

In case you are unsure where Sandwich is, it is on the Detroit River just outside of Windsor (or is a suburb of Windsor)

boats on the Detroit River, a rusty red and yellow boat, a cruise ship, and a navy boat

It is where you will find the Gordie Howe Bridge – which is now opened (finally!)

Stop sign on a fence overgrown with greenery, at the end of a road by a construction site for the Gordie Howe bridge

Photos taken June 2025

Spreading a little love….. Cologne murals

More Cologne street art

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

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.  mural 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

large mural, Kolijka by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE and Chazme

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.

large mural, Kolijka by a pair of Polish artists known as SEPE and Chazme, close up of one of the men in the mural

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.

street art painting of two small men Mixing paint in a wood bucket while standing on Cologne's crest - three gold crowns above eleven flames

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”

mural on front of mint green coloured building, by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic.  The title is Neighbours, two large faces talking to each other
part of mural on front of mint green coloured building, by the Cologne-based artist duo Debug Visuals, consisting of Sebastian Karbowiak and Pierre Galic.  The title is Neighbours, two large faces talking to each other

below: A bit of crazy colour on the platform at Barbarossaplatz station by Marcus Krips (aka KripsKunst)

mural by Marcus Krips at platform at Barbarossaplatz station

below: Christian Boehmer, “Unmasked”

Unmasked, a mural by Christan Boehner

below: Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building. “Grüne Welle,” painted by Wandgestalten aka Philipp Kabbe

Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building.
Green botanical and leaf motif wrapping around the base of the building and fence

below: Three silly green parrots by Wild Lime. Got any crackers?

three cartoon parrots, mural by wild lime

below: Simba

mural, woman's portrait by Simba
street art, man dressed in blue
painting around window at front of building, rainbow and sun

below: Another face, this one by Henning Hüttner

mural, face, by Henning Hüttner

below: In the Belgian Quarter is a long mural that is a quick trip through the history of the area

Belgian Quarter mural

… with the help of some very little people.

Belgian Quarter mural
Belgian Quarter mural

History from the beginnings of the Earth through to the dinosaurs… and beyond

Belgian Quarter mural, volcano and dinosaurs

Some Romans are involved

Belgian Quarter mural

Wartime and after

Belgian Quarter mural, war time city scene in greys, with after war peacetime in bright colours
Belgian Quarter mural, yellow train engine

The years of peace and love

Belgian Quarter mural, peace symbols, big glasses, love
little character in Belgian mural, sitting, with a big heart on his shirt

Photos taken October 2025

person walking past urban art, in Cologne

Link for more Cologne art on this website – Cologne

at Blvd St Laurent and Ave Mont Royal

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.

mural by Greg Mike on Rue Mont-Royal, large, bright colours

part of mural by Greg Mike on Rue Mont-Royal, large, bright colours
part of mural by Greg Mike on Rue Mont-Royal, large, bright colours, big yellow daisy
part of mural by Greg Mike on Rue Mont-Royal, large, bright colours

below: Two little Waxhead creatures have survived – they were new in 2015. Looking good for their age!

On upper storey of a building, 2 mural figures by Waxhead.

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 ….

part of a mural by Vincent Arnold on Rue Mont-Royal, pink face of a man

below: ….. fruit. The strawberry doesn’t seem too concerned though.

part of a mural by Vincent Arnold on Rue Mont-Royal, fruit with faces, strawberry, pear, apple, watermelon and banana

below: Forgive But Not Forget

text graffiti that says forgive but not forget

Photos taken September 2026