PARIS, FRANCE You’ll find amazing urban art all over Paris – just walk the streets with your eyes wide open. This is a mural by Cannibal Letters. Cannibal Letters, originally from Paris, has been honing his skills since 1999, using various names and working with different groups. In 2010, he settled on his current name….
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From Belém’s pastries to Fado’s melodies
(and everything in Between) TRAVEL DIARY: LISBON 2 We started early and walked to the train station. Some interesting things to see and smell along the way. Like the protruding car, some souvenirs and chestnuts roasting … yum my fave! From the train window I saw these murals. I see that cat in a lot…
Shadows
LAS RAMBLAS, BARCELONA One sunny afternoon in the Las Ramlas area. I am linking it to Debbie’s One Word Sunday – Shadows
Streetart shutters
BARCELONA, SPAIN As we expected, after leaving the Banksy Museum, we encountered a number of street art murals adorning the shutter doors along our route. I can’t get enough of them. The artworks may not be that outstanding, but when you see so many of them in one place … that’s pretty cool. I am…
Wordless Wednesday
Give love whenever you can. The world needs more of that. BRISTOL, UK
Round Windows
BARCELONA, SPAIN Modern architecture of residential building with big round windows by architect Mario Catalan Nebot. Linked to Ludwig’s Monday Windows
Tuesday Streetart by Bronik – 25
BARCELONA, SPAIN A streetart by Bronik. Clearly, she is becoming one of my favourite street artist. It is only now that I found out that she is an artist/muralist/streetartist/illustrator from Peru but now based in Melbourne. Gotta search for her work now in my walks.
Exploring Melbourne’s Day & Night
This week’s topic for Lens Artist Photo Challenge is Day & Night I’ll stay close and showcase my home city, Melbourne for this challenge. Its diverse neighborhoods and vibrant urban culture create a lively daytime atmosphere, offering a variety of cuisines and renowned for its coffee culture. As dusk falls, the city transforms into a…
Laundry day
BARCELONA, SPAIN This is my initial entry for My Vivid Blog and the prompt today is Laundry. I just saw her blog on Brian’s space.
Tuesday Streetart – Leicester Square – 23
LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON This is a fairly new streetart in Leicester Square (maybe end of November 2023?). Photo sent to me by my son Tim. It is by Jim Vision. Jim Vision is a London based Street Artist, Muralist and Graffiti Artist. All such amazing artwork that deserves a second or even a third look.
Tuesday Streetart by Otto Schade – 20
LONDON, UK A typically painted interwoven ribbon creation by Otto Schade can be seen in Hawley Street in Camden Town. It is Amy Winehouse plus other examples of his work. This is a scheduled post for this week.
Tuesday Streetart Red Flowers -19
CATALUNYA, BARCELONA, SPAIN It’s such a waste when people vandalise a gorgeous mural. I found this one in Barcelona. It is a mural entitled Red Flowers by Bronik. _______________________________oOo____________________________________________ *Five days before Christmas, amidst the festive preparations, my husband and I find ourselves contending with COVID. Thankfully, our symptoms aren’t severe, marking our first experience…
Azulejos in Portugal
Blue is the theme for the challenge this week for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – CFFC. What came to mind are the blue and white Azulejo tiles which are a Portuguese classic. Azulejos are beautiful ceramic tiles from the 14th century that decorate the streets, churches and buildings throughout Portugal. Capela das Almas The Chapel…
Tuesday Streetart – 18
BRISTOL, UK A street art by Irony (@whoamirony) & Boe (@placee_boe) that can be found in Back Road in Bristol.
Albania through Tim’s Lens
My son, Tim, recently spent several days working in Albania, where he was directing a music video. Despite his hectic schedule, I am delighted that he managed to spare some precious moments to capture stunning photos of vibrant murals for me. Also he captured enchanting Christmas-themed public art on the streets and within the hotel…
Discovering more Doors in Montmartre
Continuing my exploration in Montmartre, here are more of its captivating doors. Linked to Dan’s Thursday Doors Challenge
Rue de L’Abreuvoir Windows
Rue de L’Abreuvoir and its aurrounds is a little Parisian paradise in Montmartre. It has cobbled streets, ivy covered walls, pink coloured cafes that makes it the prettiest street in Paris. Here are some of the lovely windows that can be seen here. Linked to Xingfumama’s Whatsoever is lovely Ludwig’s Monday Window
Entrances of Montmartre
Today’s post is a journey to the streets and doors of Montmartre, Paris. With its cobbled streets, ivy covered walls, stunning basilica … Montmartre is full of charm! Linked to Dan’s Thursday Door Challenge A pretty door in Rue de I’Abreuvoir, one of the prettiest streets in Paris. Green doors still on the same street….
A day in Montmartre
TRAVEL DIARY: MONTMARTRE 9th of October, our day started off early with breakfast at our hotel at 8 am. It wasn’t the usual buffet breakfast but wow was it so yum and healthy-ish. Great start of the day. Went on the metro just a 1 minute walk from our hotel. Emerged from this Metro station…
Tuesday Blue Streetart Window – 16
BRISTOL, UK After weeks away, I am back with my weekly streetart post linking it with Ludwig’s Monday Window Challenge. This is a fun challenge for me because I love searching for Streetart everywhere I go. It is not hosted by anyone, so if you want to join in, just post a photo. I found…
Paris, here we come…
TRAVEL DIARY: PARIS 1 We took the Eurostar from London to Paris on the 8th of October. The moment we emerged from the bustling Gare du Nord station in Paris we were greeted by a spectacular view and sunshine. The hotel we reserved on Belleville turned out to be small, but it wasn’t as tiny…
Finsbury Park doors
TRAVEL DIARY: LONDON Departed Melbourne on October 4th, I endured a challenging 25-hour flight (including stopovers and layovers), finally reaching Heathrow Airport in the early morning. Upon our early arrival in London at my son’s place, I resisted the urge to nap, aiming to maintain my sleep schedule. Instead, I took a stroll around my…
Which Way Mural
“I don know where I’m going but I’m on my way.” For Which Way Photo Challenge and Monday Murals Challenge
Dune at Caledonian Lane
During the release of the 2021 American epic science fiction film, Dune, 10 artists created a gigantic mural over the whole of Caledonian Laneway in Melbourne. It was done in 6 weeks and used about 1000 litres of paint. Painted over brick walls, warehouse windows and back doors, is this one massive art mural. You…
Painted Doors
Here are some doors that were painted to make it more eye catching. I think they are all painted electrical panel doors. The first one says: “Will you remember us…” and can be found in Northcote, a suburb near Melbourne CBD. It is a mural by Australian graffiti and mural artist, Andrew J Bourke. The…
Odd Three in the Cockatoo Gang
A mural that I saw in Hosier Lane in Melbourne, painted by Carlos Mejia @el_rolo.art and is in the instagram page of @cockatoogangnft. It is entitled Cockatoo Gang. for Sami’s Monday Murals and for Becky’s SquareOdds Three
Summer Days at Bunjil Place
Bunjil Place is a modern building that houses an outdoor community plaza, a theatre, a multipurpose studio, a function centre, a library, a gallery and the City of Casey Customer Service Centre all in one place. The City of Casey is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. …
Odd or not…
“All you need is love and a vacation in London.” – unknown You may ask… what’s odd about this photo? Well, I have just posted some photos from Tim that he sent about a week ago and now he sent me another set …so that is odd. Maybe he is just showing off his camera…
Who’s the Odd one out?
This is a group of mannequins on a street in Melbourne CBD and only one of them is a human statue. Can you pick the odd one out? Clue: he is looking at you. 😀