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Illustration

14 Tuesday Jan 2020

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Illustration, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

It is difficult to appreciate this mural along Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest in Montreal from up close, at street level. I didn’t get to take in its full scope until I saw it last November from one of the upper-floor lounge areas at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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Urban dragon

17 Tuesday Dec 2019

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Dragon urbain, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Who says concrete blocks have to be boring? These wonderfully decorated examples line rue Wellington in Montreal near a railway viaduct.

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Art with wings

21 Thursday Nov 2019

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Art with wings, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

One of several murals painted over the last three years as part of the Beltline Urban Murals Project.

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Blended into reality

19 Tuesday Nov 2019

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Blended into reality, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Part of an art installation meant to be experienced with the aid of augmented reality, painted on the side on a building along Centre Street North.

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Friendly greeting

18 Monday Nov 2019

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Friendly greeting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

From some art installed on the fence surrounding St. Joseph Elementary and Junior High school in Calgary.

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Luck, fortune and longevity

09 Saturday Nov 2019

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Luck, fortune and longevity, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This is a portion of a mural, hidden away in a back alley in Calgary’s Chinatown that’s filled with more art like this.

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Horse race

03 Thursday Oct 2019

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Course de chevaux

A mural in the Notre Dame de Grâce neighbourhood, seen during a trip to Montreal earlier this year.

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Return to the upside-down church

20 Friday Sep 2019

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Return to the upside-down church, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I haven’t seen this piece of public art since it was installed in Calgary’s Ramsay neighbourhood years ago. It now lives in East Village.

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Please have a seat

16 Friday Aug 2019

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Please have a seat, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some artful, colourful chairs on the sidewalk near Western Canada High School in Calgary.

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4th Street underpass

12 Monday Aug 2019

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4th Street underpass

Some colourful lights give a neat visual accent to the passageway under the CP Rail tracks at 4th Street S.W. in Calgary.

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