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Paul Estrela Lane revisited

Posted: March 28, 2024 in alleys, doors, graffiti and street art, locations, nature
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Back in 2017 I visited this lane for the first time and I added some photos from that visit on this blog (see Paul Estrela Lane.).   Most of the street art that I saw then is still there.  Some of it has been overgrown like the mural below.  In a month or two some of these waves will be hidden behind greenery.

below: Mural by Caitlin Taguibao, Pre-pupa moment painted in 2018.

mural by caitlin ta in an alley, a woman is sitting, blue leaves on plants around her

central female figure in caaitlin mural, green and black striped collar, or pillow, around her neck, black sky, yellow sleeves on clothing,

garages on Paul Estrela Lane, some with street art or graffiti on them

below: Another older mural that natures seems to want to cover up.  This one is the work of Kim Therese Dolan.

mural of a woman's face, eyes closed

below: Winter vines on painted particle board.

below: Icey icicles on a March morning

graffiti on wall, white on black, text that says icey, above it are 3 icicles

below: Many coloured goofy faces with impressive teeth and googly eyes.  A whimsical work by Monica on the Moon (aka Monica Wickeler).

monica on the moon mural of faces, with blue garbage bins in front, in an alley

blobby goofy faces in blue, green, and pink, part of a mural

below: Kanos, a French artist, from Paris.  More of his work can be seen under ikanografik on instagram.

black and white on red mural by kanos

below: More red, this time from Mediah

mural by mediah, geometric shapes, sharp angles, straight lines, on red background

below: Red 9 and Parlor 23 in the shadows.

below: Peeling teal paint on weathered wood.

part of a fence that was painted teal colour but paint is now peeling, picket tops of the wood forms triangles

paul estrela lane

below: Heidi Berton,

small street art in paul estrela lane painted by Heidi Berton

below: Children eating ice cream beside a hot summer sun.

part of mural, for carters ice cream store around the corner, a line of children eating ice cream cones

below: A blue man and his cat by a mystery man, Victorful.

two murals in paul estrela lane, first is a man in blue with a tiger, and the other is a line of children eating ice cream while sitting beside a sun made of concentric circles, with yellow in the center and red on the outside ring

below: More wood textures.

old wood fence, close up showing the texture of the wood grain

… as well as vines and shadows….

vines on a white garage door with black graffiti on it as well

…. and one last view of the alley

garages along the north side of paul estrela lane, large tree, no leaves, winter time, but no snow, some graffiti on the garage doors

Sherlock Holmes hangs out behind the library

Posted: December 22, 2023 in graffiti and street art, public art
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Behind the Toronto Reference Library that is…..

The passage between Asquith and Church streets has been renamed Sherlock Holmes Walk and it now  features a large mural honoring the fictional detective first brought to life by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

hoardings, decrated with panels with sherlock holmes theme, painted by various artists. title sections,

“I am a brain Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix”, section by Bernice Lum

The mural was developed in partnership with the TTC,  the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto (StART) program, the Toronto Public Library (TPL) and the Friends of the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection.  It differs from most street art in that the panels were produced elsewhere.   They also have a shiny finish on them so there are many reflections.

 

pathway behind library, with hoardings on right side, painted with images with sherlock holmes theme

The hoardings surround a construction site for the TTC’s Bloor-Yonge Capacity Improvements Project. The site will be home to a future fan building to enhance air circulation at the newly renovated station.

below: The Palace of Westminster (England’s parliament buildings) as Sherlock’s “Mind Palace”, an image created by EGR.  Other London scenes can be found in the background.

EGR image for Sherlock Holmes mural, Holmes with Westminster Palace in London as the top part of his head

below: A younger Sherlock Holmes playing with toy soldiers and toy dinosaurs, Jeff Blackburn

boy in blue pith helmet lying onthe grass playing with toy dinosaurs, painting in a mural by jeff blackburn

below: A collection of images from Heidi Berton,

mural by Heidi Berton, Sherlock Holmes related images

part of a long wall of hoardings around TTC property, at left is mural by Heidi Berton, Sherlock Holmes related images

part of a larger mural, fountain pen lying on white piece of paper, words written, ink blots on paper and table

below: Niiwin Binesi (Four Birds) – Brent Hardisty

part of a mural about sherlock homes, a section by indigenous artist,


A group of StART artists provided artwork for the mural – I haven’t been able to match all the artists to the sections (and I missed a panel or two?) As well as the artists named above, the following were also involved in this project:  Artists: Adrian Hayles, Annwin Arts, Fatspatrol, Brian Jiang,  Jasmin Pannu, Keitha Keeshig Tobias, Megan Oldhues, Melika Saeeda, Poser.

below: An image that makes me think of  “The Hound of the Baskervilles” novel.