“In every work of art, the artist himself is present.” – Christian Morgenstern Sassafras is a quaint little charming village in the southeast part of Victoria, Australia in the mountainous and scenic Dandenong Ranges. Here are some public art, some chairs and some windows for this week’s challenges.
Tag: Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Rediscovering Melbourne…
Melbourne, where I grew up, is one of the street art capitals of the world. Something about discovering freshly painted walls always fills me with optimism; its autonomous and democratic, and reminds me that maybe people are paying attention after all.”— Penelope Mitchell It was announced yesterday that Melbourne is opening up on Thursday. The…
Amboise
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci Amboise is a town in central France’s Loire Valley. It’s known for the Château d’Amboise, the grand 15th-century residence of King Charles VIII featuring Leonardo da Vinci’s tomb, as well as royal chambers, gardens and underground passageways, old towns, villages and views of the river. Here…
Bordeaux
From Bilbao we were off to Bordeaux. Bordeaux is a small port city in southwest France. It is not the cheapest city but it is still worth to visit, as it is said to be France’s most elegant city. This was the view when our coach was just approaching this glamorous city in France. For…
Burgos
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta As we continued on with out European tour, we arrived in Burgos, which is a town in northern Spain and is about three and a half hour drive from Toledo. The first that we saw upon arriving was this… isn’t…
Toledo in Spain
“Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret”– Oscar Wilde Toledo is one of the oldest and most unique cities in Spain and is the former Spanish capital before Madrid. It stands beautifully high up on a hill above the Tagus River and is a UNESCO World Heritage site. From the Mirador del Valle, you…
Windows of Madrid
Madrid is an exquisite city and can be seen in its grand buildings and of course in its windows, which is the topic of this challenge. The Palacio de Cibeles, formerly the Palacio de Comunicaciones until 2011, is a palace located on the Plaza de Cibeles. What an amazing architecture. El Palacio Real or Madrid’s…
Murals, Windows and More
Windows make the murals more exciting and murals make the windows more interesting! And I believe that is the case here in the following images from an area in Fitzroy near Melbourne. These were taken a few months ago when I had lunch at a cafe with Jack and Pat. This was in one hidden…
Pinocchio
This Pinocchio mural in Thornbury is a work of Preston artist, Hayden Dewar. He has painted six murals in Darebin, including this giant Pinocchio-themed work on the wall of Thornbury pizza restaurant Son of a Pizzaiolo. Darebin Council in Victoria commissioned street artists to create wall-size murals at 10 tagging hot spots for a program…
Windows in Montserrat
“Your desire to be near to window is your desire to be close to life!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Montserrat is a day trip that we took from Barcelona. Here are some awesome windows that can be found there. Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain range near Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It is known for the…
Trams
“A tram cannot discover every road! To discover every road, one must leave the predetermined roads!” -Mehmet Murat Ildan I am going on a different direction for this post and I am featuring some murals or designs on the walls of doors and windows of a tram. For Sami’s Monday Murals and for Ludwig’s Monday…
Random Blue Houses, Windows and Trees
“If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!” – Mehmet Murat ildan London may look gloomy most of the time but seeing these houses made my day bright and cheerful. I love these blue houses in Notting Hill with different shapes…
Avignon Windows
“Keep creating new windows from which to look at your world.” – Don Shapiro This is in connection to my travel post Boomer Travel. This is for Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge and for Sami’s Monday Murals Some random mural windows of a building in Avignon, France.
Trees by the Windows
“The wisdom’s in the trees, not in the glass windows.” – unknown I don’t really know what this building is or what these trees are. I was just attracted to it because from afar, I thought the trees were paintings on the wall of the building. I had to walk nearer and only then did…
Windows on the Wall
“To find extraordinary things, go to the ordinary streets!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan Just accidentally saw this in one of the street corners of Melbourne. It looks like a leaf shape or an eye … which extends to the walls of the building. For Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Sunrise…Sunset
“Dear Lord, Every morning when the sunlight hits the window, let me rise up to see the beauty of the world.” – unknown The view from my daughter’s WINDOW… As she was just waking up this Monday morning. “Golden hour of magical light, the sky is alive.” – unknown I took this photo last weekend…
Windows and Murals in US of A
“Listen to the colour of your dreams.” – the Beatles Patricia sent me this photo from one of her travels in America. This was in 2019…. It seems so long ago now. Awesome windows incorporated with a building full of mural. Sami’s Monday Murals Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Looking Out … Looking In
“The most interesting thing was looking out the window and taking photographs of different places on Earth.” – Leroy Chiao This is a charming Art Studio with awesome Art pieces in the Dandenong Mountains which we happened to pass by when we went for coffee one Sunday morning. . This art studio has art classes…
Photos from London
“Art is too important not to share.” – Romero Britto Tim took a photo while he was having his bike serviced…thanks son! This is a streetart by Thierry Noir in Shoreditch, London. I believe it is fairly new and this one can be found in Holywell Lane, if any of you may be around that…
Going Around the City
“There was nowhere to go but everywhere.” – Jack Kerouac It is almost winter so Jack and I took this opportunity to go everywhere this weekend. We decided to take the train to the city just to be different. But wrong move… the trains were not running direct from our place so we had to…
Buda Windows
“Bless those who see life through a different window and those who understand their view.” – Unknown I have featured recently the gardens of Buda in Castlemaine. Today, let me take you to the windows of this beautiful place. Buda Historic Home and Gardens is one of the heritage assets of the Castlemaine region, a…
An Afternoon Walk on Mother’s Day
”Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.” – Unknown First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all of you great mothers out there. I am wishing you more blessing, more love and more happiness in your lives! It is Mother’s Day today, but I had an early celebration yesterday….
Washing Lines & Windows in Burano
Wooden windows in the colourful island of Burano. The houses hardly have any garden to put their laundry in, so they were usually out on the alleyways and walk ways to dry. It is funny but it does look beautiful and adds character to the place. Monday Washing Lines – Burano (2) Ludwig’s Monday Windows
This Morning at the Dandenongs
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.” – John Burroughs These photos are so fresh from the camera. My friends and I went to the Rhododendron Gardens, Dandenong Ranges in Regional Victoria this morning. There are no rhododendrons at this time, but there’s an abundance of Maple…
What Do I see?
“SIGHT is what you see with your eyes, VISION is what you see with your mind.” – Robert Kiyosaki Windows incorporated with a bright eyes on mural somewhere in Melbourne. Ludwig’s Monday Windows BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright
Bright Mural in Chapel Street
“The object of art is to give life a shape.” – William Shakespeare This is Beastman’s work in the corner of Chapel Street and Grey Street. It is made up of geometric patterns with bright colours. Sami’s Monday Murals – Beastman’s Chapel Street Mural BeckyB’s Square Challenge- Bright Mural Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Bright Murals in Lucerne
“Paint your life in bright colors and bold strokes.” Colourful, bright murals on the façade of Restaurant Fritschi in Lucerne, Switzerland. What makes it more interesting are the windows that is incorporated with the mural! BeckyB’s Square Challenge – Brightly Painted Ludwig’s Monday Windows Challenge – Brightly Painted Sami’s Monday Murals – Mural in Lucerne
Geometry in Melbourne
“I think the universe is pure geometry basically, a beautiful shape twisting around and dancing over space-time.” – Antony Garrett Lisi The definition of geometry is a branch of math that focuses on the measurement and relationship of lines, angles, surfaces, solids and points. Buildings in Melbourne using angles and lines. This is a modern…
Man with Moustache, Beard & Sunglasses
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” On one of the corner buildings in Chapel Street in Melbourne there is this mural on a Bailey Nelson building by Tom Gerrard. Gerrard started out his career on the streets of Melbourne and now he is already known worldwide. His characters are simplified and it…
Windows of Flinders Street Station
“Stop looking at the walls; look out the window.” – Karl Pilkington This is the Flinders Street Station, designed in 1899 by James Fawcett and H. P. C. Ashworth. It has since become Melbourne’s most popular iconic landmark. It has now become the busiest pedestrian crossing across Flinders Street. It is also a famous landmark so it has…