“people” I encountered in Montreal….

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Mary C

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.

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

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

last of Salem

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Mary C

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

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 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

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

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

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

at Blvd Saint Laurent and Rue Marie-Anne….

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Mary C

… where you can find two large murals on opposite corners.

at Blvd Saint Laurent and Rue Marie-Anne, 2 buildings on opposite corners, each with a street art mural on it

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.

on the side of a building, part of Izabelle Duguay's “Toucher L'horizon” with its pink/blue mountain rising above the blue water

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.

mural, Ange de Bordeaux by Awie, covers the side of a building, portrait of a middle age man

bike parked against street sign pole in front of a wild style text graffiti painting

below: A blue lion is the centerpiece in Kevin Ledo’s mural on Marie-Anne (across the street from L’Ange de Bordeaux).

part of a mural by Kevin Ledo, blue and white face of a lion

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.

mural by Kevin Ledo, blue and white face of a lion flanked by patterns, orange and yellow on one side, blue and white squares and rectangles on the other class=

blue and white squares and rectangles like patterns on Portuguese ceramic tiles, mural by Kevin Ledo

below: Waiting to cross Blvd Saint Laurent.

person waiting to cross Blvd Saint Laurent, at Blvd Saint Laurent and Rue Marie-Anne, 2 buildings on opposite corners, each with a street art mural on it

below: More of “Toucher L’horizon”

on the side of a building, part of Izabelle Duguay's “Toucher L'horizon” with its pink/blue mountain rising above the orange water. water is reflecting the setting sun

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.

large mural, a portrait of Amalia Rodrigues, the Queen of Fado which is Portuguese music. 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.

picture on exterior wall, made of blue and white tiles, lots of details

below: A closer look at part of the image. There are a lot of little details hidden in it.

close up view of picture on exterior wall, made of blue and white tiles, lots of details

below: “Whatever make sense to your soul”. Interesting sticker even if it has a grammar mistake in the text.

sticker with words, Whatever make sense to your soul

below: Shitty graffiti!

two graffiti stickers, one is a small abstract drawing, the other says 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?”

words in French written on a USA Priority mail sticker, Ma voix est-elle muette a vos oreilles?

below: Astro

astro graffiti, black and white, chubby little dog with black sunglasses

below: It’s not easy to see, but the sticker on the bottom is another Astro.

Photos taken September 2026

around Ehrenfeld station

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Mary C

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Erheneld station,by Herakut, a girl and her dog. dog is wearing blue and white striped t shirt

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)

by Herakut, a girl and her dog. dog is wearing blue and white striped t shirt. text on mural says Ohne dich würde ich mich nicht trauen

below: This geometric creation by Zedz is beside the Lidl parking lot.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, geometric abstract by zedz on side of residential building

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, "Matriarchy" by Ukrainian street artist AEC Interesni Kazki aka Aleksei Bordusov

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, SeiLeise stencil, archbishop in black hooded robe, holding staff, accompanied by men draped in red so heads are hidden but fig leaf over groin

below: This European flag is also by SeiLeise, a flag where the gold stars are being methodically cut off and removed.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, stencil by SeiLeise, older man, seated, wearing suit cutting yellow stars off a European flag

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.

restaurant patio in front of a wall with urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, A Chinese Fairy Tale" painted by the street art crew Captain Borderline, A.Signl and Dabtar, dragon puppet, panda mask,

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, A Chinese Fairy Tale" painted by the street art crew Captain Borderline, A.Signl and Dabtar, dragon puppet, panda mask,

below: This 3D large mosaic head is an earlier work of Captain Borderline (2011).

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, 3D mosaic head by Captain Borderline, big white eyes and nose, red lips, closed mouth, big ears, bald

3D mosaic head by Captain Borderline, close up of nose, red lips, closed mouth

below: Once again, another Captain Borderline painting – this time they collaborated with local artist, Rakaposhii (mural ‘Mystical Wall’, shown in 4 photos)

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, mystical wall mural by Captain Borderline and Rakaposhii,

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, part of mystical wall mural by Captain Borderline and Rakaposhii, two women, in black and white

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, part of mystical wall mural by Captain Borderline and Rakaposhii, building with balcony railing, black and white tiled roof

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, part of mystical wall mural by Captain Borderline and Rakaposhii,

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, mural by smash 137 and zedz

below: “Häusliche Gewalt” (Domestic Violence) was created by street artist RIPO (aka Max Rippon) in July 2014

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, Häusliche Gewalt (Domestic Violence) was created by street artist RIPO (aka Max Rippon)

below: Lichtstrasse with RIPO’s mural along with a couple of paintings higher up on the adjacent building.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, street scene, Häusliche Gewalt (Domestic Violence) was created by street artist RIPO (aka Max Rippon)

below: In accessible – murals painted on a wall that is now behind a fence…. one of the pitfalls of art on temporary structures.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, 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

below: A very happy spray paint can admires its work?

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, mural behind a fence

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”.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, three posters by Vanessa Slagter

below: “Any Europeans should see behind the wall” by the artist Benten.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, large monotone mural, Any Europeans should see behind the wall" by the artist Benten, woman holding hands up in front of her face

below: “Believe Israeli women” and “Make street art great again”. The artist’s ‘signature’ looks like biebezvrfarbe.rise

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, green poster with image of woman holding a sign that says make street art great again, also a small sticker says believe israeli women as well as small round sticker saying all we need is peace

below: A man and his hair.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, older painting of a man on a wall where plants have grown over the top of the wall and look like 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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, black and white stencil, large, of Sid vicious from punk rock band Sex Pistols. he is holding a can of Fanta pop. other small slap graffiti around him

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, grey mannequin lying on ground outside door that is covered with graffiti, wall beside door is also covered

below: A guitar player – with legs doing some awkward things!

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, faded painting of a guitar player

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, pink rectangle, face with oval slitty eyes and rectangular mouth, black dots on cheeks and chin

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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, 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.

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, large paste up with blaw, blaw, blaw in a text bubble

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, collection of slaps

below: More Henry Paulson faces… some normal, some with big lips, some with mismatched eyes…

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, arrangement of stickers with woman's portrait, all byHenry Paulson, all rather similar black hair and blue eyes,

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, street scene

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, train bridge over a street with traffic, the words love and peace painted on the bridge

urban art, street art, in Cologne Germany, near Ehrenfeld station, sticker with a pigeon head, yellow beak, wearing a white shirt with a collar

Photos taken October 2025

the last of Bonn

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Mary C

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.

below: “Chin Up” On the outside looking in.

below: “‘Cuz this is NOT FINE!”

Photos taken October 2025

Previous Bonn posts:

1. Along Kolnstrasse

2. Hochstadenring

3. Together on a concrete wall

Emus, beads, and chopsticks

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Mary C

More street art in Drewery Lane. The more famous art in this lane are are the mosaics and images in the Legacy Mural (a street art project to celebrate the centenary of ANZAC) . But there is other art there, and this is some of what I saw. If you have been following this blog, or just reading some previous posts, you might recognize some of the artists and their styles.

below: A wonderfully blue emu by John Murray.

mural in Drewery Lane Melbourne, a John Murray emu, bright blue hair, studded spike choker, safety pins in his face, nose stud, and a necklace

below: Temporary bird, angular, surrounded by hearts and music.

Painting by Temporary Art, surrounded by graffiti hearts and musical notes

below: Looking down the lane at a very large mural by Jaz Mishap

Drewery Lane, two people sitting in a doorway, looking down the lane, dead end, large mural by Jaz Mishap at the end wall, two Asian (Japanese?) women entwined

below: The title of the mural is “Chopsticks” such as those stuck in their hair. If you can tell where woman ends and the other begins, you are doing better than me.

large mural by Jaz Mishap at the end wall, two Asian (Japanese?) women entwined. title of mural is Chopsticks

below: More people… but very different from those in the above mural. Dancers, ballet?, with Cupid and his arrow ready to strike. It was painted by Barry Drinan.

mural painted on dark brick wall, mae and female ballet dancers with small cupid watching them. cupid has a bow and arrow

below: Luke Kasper’s version of a very abstract bird perched on a branch.

very abstract bird perched on a violet branch, white raindrops and a yellow sun also in the picture

below: Also hanging out in Drewery Lane was a very large SQUARE head with a sad face. So sad, even though it is lying in a bed of pink, red, and purple hearts,

below: Up to U! No wait, it’s Up 2 You!

below: This poor chicken (riding on the back of a turtle) has met an unlucky fate. This is the surviving portion of a much larger mural painted by Putos, Siege, and tanea many years ago (pre-2013).

part of a larger mural, snake wrapped around a chicken that is sitting on the back of a turtle, Snake with open mouth and long red tongue

below: “Woman Life Freedom” by, presumably, Asal Nili. At the bottom of the orange poster is a hastag, Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year.

below: There were many of these little beaded diamonds, small and intricate. Here a cow stands on two framed pictures.

Diamond shaped graffiti piece, made with beads, includes a cow

below: This photo provides a few clues as to the size of the beaded diamonds. I think that there is a ladybug in the center of this one.

below: A green mantra ray is the focus of this one.

Diamond shaped graffiti piece, made with beads, includes a green manta ray in the center

below: And last, seaweed growing on the ocean floor.

Diamond shaped graffiti piece, made with beads, includes a yellow and orange seaweed

Photos taken March 2025

down by the beach

Posted on July 18, 2026 by Mary C

…. at St. Kilda (a seaside suburb of Melbourne)

below: Five Star Convenience

mural on the side of the 5 Star Convenience store in St. Kilda, Melbourne, showing street scene and beach scene, people on beach, woman roller blading on sidewalk, old fashioned souped up car, also rendition of the convenience store

below: Mural by Bronik – two naked women, one purple and one blue.

mural on the side of a modern residential building, large hand with silver ring on index finger, with yellow background, also a tag below it in pink and white with black dots

street scene, residential neighbourhood, St. Kilda, Melbourne, one wall has street art mural by Bronik on it.

below: ‘The Tiger Mural’ by Bailer and Conrad Bizjak… with a spotlight on the ship being tossed by the wave.

tiger mural by bailer and conrad bizjak, large tiger jumping into a wave holding a large gun? with spotlight on a small black boat being tossed in the large blue wave

below: A wispy painting by Tom Gerrard

mural by Tom Gerrard in St. Kilda, wispy abstract person in black and blue, seated, on a brick wall, above a door

below: Diamonds and diagonals on brick

brick wall, diamond patterns made by painting individual bricks, white and black with blue, red and yellow accents

4 green trash cans in front of a mural on brick wall, diamond patterns made by painting individual bricks, white and black with blue, red and yellow accents

below: Reaching skyward

mural on the side of a modern residential building, large hand with silver ring on index finger under a window

below: Calligraphy type street art on the corner, as well as all around the bottom, of the St. Kilda Exchange (telephone).

below: A small portion of the mural seen on the side of Neighbours Cafe. It was a collaboration between Bailer and CTO (Pete). The actual mural includes a long horizontal section of “flowing” black and blue hair… see the next two images!

below: Smokin’ red heart!

street art mural with large red heart with smoke coming out of it's mouth. it has heart shaped nose

below: High on a wall, a large white head (Moon Man) beside a banana peel.

below: DJ Carl Cox is the subject of this mural. Unfortunately his portrait seems to be distorted because of the angle needed to get this photo. As you can probably tell, it was painted by Lynch (aka Rory Lynch-Wells)

portrait of Carl Cox, a bald black man, with glasses, and open laughing mouth, street art mural high up on a brick building, by Rory Lynch-Wells

below: Contrasts – the white building with the ornate facade vs the simpler, more modern, building covered in graffiti.

buildings in St. Kilda, one is white with ornate trim, and the other is covered in street art

below: Someone write “why so lifeless” on this Bronik mural. The colours are vibrant but I will have to say that the facial expressions are dull and strange, and perhaps “lifeless” is appropriate.

mural by Bronik, 4 women sitting together, in bright colours,

below: Stickers

below: Hello Harry

black BMW parked in front of a mural by method, with text hello harry, killerrat, random,

garage door covered with graffiti street art

ugly purple face, with other graffiti scrawls on a wall

backyard, looking over the top of a wall that has street art on it, basketball hoop in the backyard

The last image – it’s not street art, but if you walk along the beach at St. Kilda, you may encounter this couple as they enjoy a leisurely drink by the water. These are Rabbitwoman and Dogman, creations of Gillie and Marc.

sculptures, rabbitwoman and dogman, sitting outsidde cafe on st. kilda beach, having a drink, creation of artists Gillie and Marc

Photos taken March 2025

when the walls speak to me

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Mary C

If I believe what is scrawled and scribbled on walls, there’s a lot of love out there…. but not all of it is “happily ever after”. Unrequited love can be a sad thing as Mickey has learned.

graffiti that is all text that says I will always love you my babbies No matter what they say or make up, but it needs 2 end not us the rumours you are still my Mini even Know you don't want me as your Mickey. I love you

below: “Look around, love around”. Like philosophy, it can be interpreted as you wish. It’s like “vague posting” on social media.

graffiti that is all text, words that say Look around, love around

below: I hope that you all have a “baby love dove”! It sounds very romantic!

graffiti that is all text, words that say My lover My protector My Angel My Best Friend my soulmate My Everything My Whole World My baby love dove, love 4 ever an always plus a day

below: Elevate love

graffiti that is all text, words that say elevate love

below: “Love your neighbor”

graffiti that is all text, words that say love your neighbor

below: I will file this one under ‘love’ as well

below: And this one as love too – although it could be lust or just admiration? Nah, the hearts give it away. Alex probably knows the answer.

graffiti that is all text, words that say Alex Lee is the hottest alive, A + A

below: “I’ve always known it was you” is another rather ambivalent statement. Yes, you are the one and only for me or, yes, you’re the one who stole my phone…. It could be the start of many narratives!

graffiti that is all text, words that say I have always known it was you

below: And of course, there is always the opposite of love

graffiti that is all text, words that say I don't even miss him

Some text reads like the words of a motivational speaker…

below: … such as this one, “You are sacred, you are worthy”

graffiti that is all text, words that say

below: “You’re almost there”

below: “Fear less, create more”

below: “Hope is tax free”

graffiti that is all text, words that say Hope is tax free

A few graffiti sayings sound like they could have been written by your therapist.

below: Take seriously each other’s vulnerability”

graffiti that is all text, words that say Take seriously each other's vulnerability

below: “Practice being brave”

below: “We need each other”

graffiti that is all text, words that say we need each other

Some get philosophical (or at least try)

below: “No moment more fleeting than the present”

graffiti that is all text, words that say No moments more fleeting than the present

graffiti, black marker on grey concrete, that says tears in the rain

Or more political…

below: “To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.” … although at least one person has made it known that they disagree.

sticker that says to be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. someone has written bullshit across it.

below: “We are poor because they are rich.”

poster with pictures of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk, with words, we are poor because they are rich

There are some warnings on those walls and fences too!

below: Poor Laura!

graffiti that is all text, words that say Laura has cooties. It's true, I saw them!

Sometimes there is just a bit of whimsy

below: Henry has left his mark here.

But, as we all know, many have no meaning at all…

below: … unless someone has decided to name themselves Potato 300

graffiti in blue that says the skys not classified

What would you say?

covering a Florentine door at number 49

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Mary C

below: A well covered door at number 49. It looks like a mess but within the chaos there are a few interesting pieces…..

A double grey door with rounded arch, lots of graffiti, paste ups and stickers on it,

below: Vroom, vroom, checking out the scooter…

two slaps on a door, one is by daught calm and is a man in a red plaid jacket with black hat and beard, riding on a motorized wheelchair, the other is three grey faces on black background

below: A weathered underwater woman by Blub along with a superhero Captain America in blue by Undeterred.

paste ups and graffiti on a door, a superhero in blue, an older man with a glass in his hand, a piece by blub of a woman with goggles on,

below: A cute little fish with the remains of a little crown.

two paper paste ups graffiti on a grey door, one is a little fish with a crown oh its head, and the other is a red band-aid

below: Diversity is Hope

large paper wheatpaste on a door, black woman with arms crossed to her shoulders, laughing, with text diversity is hope, by RAF Union

below: Unlocked

graffiti including one by cartoon car slaps of a green car, a pink light, a dog, a man with a green face, the word unlock,

below: A comment on society and our fixation with phones and technology – Solitudine Contemporanea (contemporary loneliness) by Laben (Alex Laben)

below: Work Zombies and Justice for Wei Wei (Chinese artist)

Photos taken March 2026

exitenter revisited

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Mary C

Exitenter is a street artist whose work can be seen all over Florence (his home town).

I discovered his work when I was in Florence early in 2020 before COVID blew the world up and you can find some photos from that time at: first Exitenter post,

below: Dancing with the ladies

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of a person with two dancing ladies stencils

below: The original was climbing the walls before the red crayon guy came along and gave him something to draw with….

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of a person looking up a wall, red crayon drawing of a second figure, holding hands with first and dancing

below: Taking flight on a Florentine horse, a religious horse at that. A perfect companion for a night of painting.

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of a person holding a paint roller with pink paint, and riding on a horse that is really a Florence church

below: And baby makes three!

below: Standing on the shoulders of giants – lifting others up towards love

below: More lifting up, more red crayon guy.

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of two people, one standing on the shoulders of the other while drawing another red figure, lots of other written graffiti on the wall, mostly names and dates of people who had passed by

below: Fly away

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of a person holding onto a string that is attached to a red balloon. balloon is flying away, taking person with it. text says fly away

below: Crossed swords

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of two people wearing red and white hats, sword fighting

below: I wanted to make a reference to Mr. Ed here. He was a ‘talking’ horse in an American television sitcom in the first half of the 1960s. It was so long ago that it was filmed in black and white. But Mr. Ed didn’t have a television for head, his head was on TV.

graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of a person standing with his back to a horse. three small hearts above man's head, head of horse is a television (could be a very large dog not a horse)

below: Street people

two men walking on street, passing a building with
graffiti in Florence Italy by artist Exitenter, black drawing of two people, one smaller than the other, like adult and child,

below: Chasing balloons

bike with black metal basket parked by an exit enter graffiti of a person trying to reach the string attached to a red balloon that is being blown away

below: He holds the key

little drawing by artist exitenter of a little person holding a key, key is beside a real lock on a metal cabinet

below: The woman holding her heart is not the work of Exitenter, but the two little figures below her are. The woman was created by Sarcastic Collage.