Recently? Or at least in early 2025? many of the walls of Hosier Lane in Melbourne were painted with hearts.
below: Frida Kahlo too
below: A note from the Complimentary Nuts as well – “You shine like the sunlight rays on a winter day.”
below: He comes bearing his heart in his hand, a real heart at that.
below: Pink Panther
Photos taken March 2025
Batman delivers. Unfortunately, the image below is cut off but the words say, “Oh Clark, the Christmas street art is amazing!”
And Christmas street art it is, a whole double door in Hosier Lane covered with Christmas themed graffiti, stickers, and paste-ups – part of the Melbourne Street Art Collective meet-up on 15th December 2024.
“Have a crackin’ good Christmas” nutcracker by Lisa D. as well as a Christmas tree full of guitars. The “pin-up women” Christmas images are the work of Srta~Dolores. In the bottom right corner is a painting of a woman done on a drinks list menu; Moscow Mules, Bellinis, Brambles, and Dark and Stormys for $9 each. It is the work of Jimzina
Minnie Mouse and a grandmotherly Mrs. Claus make an appearance along with another Lisa D. illustration, this time candy canes.
below: Rock on Santa, love the cool shades. The yellow LEGO guys have “SAH” on their jackets – Street Art Hunters!
below: “Gnome means gnome.”, Homer Simpson as Santa Claus, and Robbo-t gets dressed up like an elf.
below: Batman is still delivering gifts but now he’s wearing a special Batman Christmas sweater. A very Australian koala looks on.
below: This Santa wears big pink glasses and a rainbow hat.
below: Bart Simpson spray paints a Christmas message while Lisa Simpson stands by.
below: The bottom of the image is cut off, and a blob of blue spray paint gets in the way, I’m afraid, but there is a pink and white cowboy boot filled with Christmas goodies by Alice Mole. Also here, SAH – Street Art Hunters, ‘playing cards’ with Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer….
below: I think that it’s Marilyn Munroe surrounded by shiny Christmas baubles.
below: Santa Sleighs
below: Even pokemon characters celebrate Christmas, as do the characters from ‘The Nightmare before Christmas’.
Santa gnomes with text: “Damn we’d like a kiss from a beauty like you. Come on mistletoe, work your magic” and top right: “With looks that hot, you’re melting any chance of a White Christmas”. These were brought to you by the Complimentary Nuts
below: Santa and Mrs. Claus baking in the kitchen together – maybe they’re making gingerbread men!
below: Santa celebrates a successful night of sleigh driving and toy delivering with a well deserved day at the beach with a friendly kookaburra and a playful platypus. 
below: “It’s okay to say No, No, No” by Katie Ruby
Photos taken early March 2025
Eyes on the Streets 