There is a wall in Doug Fluhrer Park in Kingston that has been designated as a legal graffiti wall. At the moment (or at least last week when I was there) many of the paintings were the work of the same artist, Steve Oakley, aka ridinlow613. Pop culture references are plentiful.

below: Homer Simpson snores again.

below: Another character from the Simpsons (Otto Man, the school bus driver), but this time they share space with Ozzy Osborne.

below: Pennywise the Clown from Stephen King’s “It” has sprouted green leafy hair on top of his already colourful red.

below: Her sleeves suggest Disney’s Snow White.

below: With mouth wide open – singing? yelling?

below: Lola Bunny has a smile for you.

below: Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat lounging around in the shade.

below: If it was Snow White above, perhaps this is the wicked step-mother?

below: Snakes!

below: Richie Rich “poor little rich boy” first appeared in 1953, later in the 1980s he had his own TV show.

below: Deconstructed. Eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. It brings to mind the childhood song of ‘Head and Shoulders’…..

below: Garfield is a basketball star (or he just thinks that he is?)

below: Cracks in the paint; cracks in the wall

photos taken July 2026