There is a railway bridge over Lawrence Avenue East just to the east of Weston Road (close to Weston UP Station). The walls beside the sidewalk on both sides of the underpass have been painted with street art designs of flowers, birds and animals. The murals are the result of a collaboration between Que Rock and Alex Bacon.
Another Weston mural – Out and About
Another recent Weston blog post – A little piece of Weston
As the year draws to a close many people like to look back and remember the year that was. Me, I go through files and although I find memories, I also find partially finished blog posts. I find ideas that I started to explore but there’s never enough time in a day to do everything you want. If only I could stop the clocks for a while and catch up!
This is one of the blog posts that didn’t see the light of day earlier in the year. These pictures were taken back in June, back when the leaves were green and people were wearing shorts. This is the street art on the garage doors of Perly Family Lane.
below: … as well as one little stencil black bird high on a pole.
below: An intricate stenciled painting of deer among the trees, plants, and flowers with a humming bird hovering overhead and three swallows flying past.
below: A colourful door by Manik I think.
below: The rest of the photos are paintings by Pascal Paquette.
They are abstract swirls and blobs of colour.
I suspect that there will be a few more posts like this as I try to clear out the backlog that has accumulated over the year. Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog…. and please come back and see what happens as we move into a new year!
‘In-Between Worlds’ is a series of photographs by Canadian photographer Meryl McMaster. This series centres around the role of McMaster’s dual heritage in her search for self; The images represent her being part of, and also being between, two different cultures as she is part Cree and part ‘European’.
Three of the images are on display at Ontario Square by Queens Quay West and Lower Simcoe St.
below: Horse Dance. The bright red and blue of the shaggy hobby horses against a winter landscape makes for an eye catching picture. On closer look, you realize that there is a person’s head inside one of those horses’s head. Heads that have no eyes to see or mouths to speak.
below: Wingeds Calling. Around the corner there is another picture of a person in costume, playing the role of a real, yet not real, animal. A large black bird-like figure walks on the frozen ground, perhaps too big and awkward to fly.
below: Wind Play Variation. The third picture baffles me a bit. Although this is another picture of a person assuming a role, this time the creature is totally of the artist’s imagination. A blue hairy thing that is slightly blurry as it walks amongst the pine trees. Is it coming or going?
as I walk Toronto 