Eyes on the Streets

and feets on the ground. Graffiti, street art and murals seen while wandering the streets and alleys of our colourful world.

at Croft and College

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Mary C

Painted in the summer of 2020.

below: “Protect your energy”

a painting on the side of a wall on Croft Ave., by elicser elliott, of two people with text protect your energy

below:A raccoon in pinks and purples, by Jeff Blackburn

mural featuring a large raccoon head in shades of pink and purple

part of a collaboration mural on a wall, yellow popsicle by Jeff Blackburn and an ebony jewelwing damselfly on a leaf by Nick Sweetman

below: by Nick Sweetman – two ebony jewelwings, a male and female along with a partially submerged frog with its tongue ready for action. Jewelwings are a species of damselfly.

mural on a wall by Nick Sweetman, ebony jewelwing damselfly, frog with long tongue partially submerged in water

below: GETSO (or Getsofacto)

street art piece with trash bins in alley

below: A larger than life grinning Cheshire Cat by Christina Mazzulla.

below: Some people by Elicser Elliott hanging out in a doorway.

below: Love in the alley short metal pole in front of hydro meters painted purple, a sticker on the pole along with the word love in paint

Photos taken January 2023

some Fitzroy murals

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Mary C

below: Adnate’s woman in blue near Johnston and Brunswick.

mural of two women, three stories high,

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below: Astronaut surfing Hokusai’s Great Wave at Napier and St. David streets

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below: Praying mantis

street art of a praying mantis on the side of a wall

below: Suited up lion on safari with his bunny beside him.

mural of lion (person's body, lion's head) holding a machine gun and standing beside a person with a white rabbit head and pink ears

below: Face among the grasses.

in an alley, mural of a person's face, looking over his/her shoulder at the street

below: Dog and men

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mural of two men's faces in grey tones, with tags on the bottom portion

below: Harlem Globetrotters, right and left sections of the same mural.

mural of the Harlem globetrotters basketball team bouncing basketballs

mural of Harlem globetrotters basketball team crowded into a red, white and blue bus.