Craven is a narrow street that runs south from the railway tracks. For most of its length, there are houses only on the east side of the street. Between Gerrard and Dundas, a wooden fence runs along the west side right up next to the street. This fence separates the backyards of the next street, Ashdale, from Craven Road. As I drove up Craven this afternoon I noticed that someone has mounted a number of pictures onto the wall so of course I parked my car and took some photos.
There are paintings of cats of various sizes and colours
The stars look like the glow in the dark stars that my kids used to have.
Most, but not all, of the paintings have an animal theme. Seven Christmas sheep in the snow.
They are painted on canvas and stapled to the fence. Some are in better shape than others! The pattern of the rips in this painting seems to complement the pattern of the boards in the fence although the cat doesn’t look too pleased about it!
There are a few dog pictures too including this reindeer dog.
You may have noticed by now that this gallery is a one woman show. Christine Kowal is an artist and a resident of the street.
And did I mention that there were pictures of cats? 🙂
as I walk Toronto 
One or two look new to me (new since I was there); others are dear old friends, so good to see them again! So glad for this new walk down Craven Rd
For me they were an unexpected find. I love that this sort of thing exists in the city… the little things that people do to brighten up their communities.
The tucked-away, unexpected finds are the best, aren’t they?
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