People of the land

04 Tuesday Sep 2018

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A long-standing mural in downtown Calgary depicts some of the foundations of Alberta’s traditional economy — agriculture and energy.

More hands make light work

02 Sunday Sep 2018

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I think there really are more hands in this mural, compared to the last time I paid any attention to this. Spotted just of Kensington Rd. N.W. in Calgary.

Question

31 Friday Aug 2018

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I love how Calgary hires local creators to camouflage electrical infrastructure installed in busy places. It’s a worthwhile component of the city’s public art program. This one is found on 16 Ave. N.W. near the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.

Making a home

26 Sunday Aug 2018

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One of many little doors adorning a mural in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

Convergence of shapes

04 Saturday Aug 2018

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A neat piece of street art in the alley between 9A and 10 St. N.W. in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.

Toil

02 Thursday Aug 2018

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Part of mural in Calgary’s Chinatown. I need to take a closer look at the rest of this piece and all the other random Chinatown street art one of these days …

Party bear

31 Tuesday Jul 2018

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Look who’s chillin’ under the Oak Tavern’s upper patio on 10 St. N.W.

Woods in a side lane

29 Sunday Jul 2018

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Some new art has popped up recently on an exterior wall in a very narrow space between two buildings on Kensington Road in Calgary, just west of 10 St. N.W.