Author Archives: Ricky Leong

Window dressing

04 Friday Sep 2020

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Fenêtre imaginaire

From back in the winter, some wishful hoarding on the basement level of a shopping centre in downtown Montreal.

Lunar sample

03 Thursday Sep 2020

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Échantillon lunaire

A moon rock on display at the Cosmodome in Laval, Quebec.

Filling in the blanks II

02 Wednesday Sep 2020

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Blanks to be filled in

Some new art at the ContainR site in Sunnyside, seen in July shortly before it was completed.

United Theatre

01 Tuesday Sep 2020

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United Theatre, 1922

Some work along the plaza on Rue Saint-Hubert in Montreal earlier this year reveals the façade of the old Plaza Theatre.

Brands

31 Monday Aug 2020

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Marques

An artistic celebration of unique Quebec brands and corporate imagery — including the long-extinct Steinberg grocery chain.

Heading into town

30 Sunday Aug 2020

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Heading into town

Looking across the Prince’s Island Bridge to Calgary’s city centre, as seen at the beginning of August.

Happy at work

29 Saturday Aug 2020

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Content au travail

A very meta element of a larger mural in Montreal, spotted back in the winter.

Asian dragons

28 Friday Aug 2020

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Dragons asiatiques

Another example of the vast quantity and diversity of mural art found in Montreal these days. This photo was snapped back in January 2020 … which feels like a lifetime ago.

Paddle time

27 Thursday Aug 2020

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Paddle time

People enjoy a lovely recent summer afternoon out on the water at the lagoon in Bowness Park in Calgary.

Prospecteur

26 Wednesday Aug 2020

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Prospecteur

Some canoes for rent at the lagoon in Calgary’s Bowness Park.