The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: street art
Dali: Man Out Of Time
I don’t know when I first came across S. Dali. Probably his red lips sofa. Certainly, I was attracted by his surrealist imagery, the stick legged heffalumps, the melting clocks. I found his religious iconography weird and unsettling and his … Continue reading
Broccoli, Banksy And Buildings #streetart #london
I’ve not taken a street art tour for a couple of years, what with Covid and, well, Covid. And with all that’s happened I thought it was about time. They weather was lovely so I joined a group near Spitalfields … Continue reading
Street Art: The Covid Edition #streetart #shoreditch
As part of trying to get out more I decided to go visit the parts of East London where there’s always at lot of street art, just to see what lockdown, covid, BLM, crap politicians Trump, etcetera has stimulated. There … Continue reading
Street Art Shoreditch 2017
I went on another street art tour around Shoreditch. This is a review and I thoroughly recommend it if you are free one afternoon in London. It is a fascinating thing to do, often confusing as you come across a … Continue reading
Painting a Love Story #streetart #dulwich festival #shortstory
Over the weekend Dulwich festival has included a local street art tour and commissioned a new piece for the entrance to the long disused Crystal Palace High level railway tunnel in Sydenham Hill Woods. I took some pictures and a story sort of emerged (with apologies … Continue reading
Posted in art, Dulwich, miscellany, short story, street art
Tagged #streetart, Dulwich, Sydenham Hill woods
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O is for Odd balls, Old Street and Street Art #atozchallenge
Today is intended to be very visual. If you’ve followed me for any length of time you will know I really – as in REALLY – enjoy street art. We have a fair selection in my corner of South London … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, art, London, miscellany, street art
Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, London, Street Art
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D is for Dulwich #atozchallenge
‘The house I have taken,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘is at Dulwich. It has a large garden, and is situated in one of the most pleasant spots near London. It has been fitted up with every attention to substantial comfort; perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, art, Dulwich, London, miscellany, street art
Tagged #atozchallenge, #streetart, A to Z blogging challenge, Dulwich, London
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A daub here and a splash there
Regular readers will know that I enjoy street art – classy graffiti if you will. Recently I’ve come across a few more examples and so, to jolly up your drab lives, dear readers I give you.. STUFF!
Chewing on art
I love street art, those ephemeral curios that inhabit our public spaces. They enliven the sometimes bleak urban landscape, they showcase a talent that might otherwise remain hidden and they slow us down in what would otherwise be a pell … Continue reading
Posted in art, London, miscellany, street art
Tagged #streetart, Art, Ben Wilson, chewing gum artist, London, millennium bridge, Street Art
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Street Art Shoreditch revisited
I happened to find myself in Shoreditch off to a meeting of a charity and as soon as I alighted from the Overground at the station I spotted a new piece not there on my last visit some months ago. … Continue reading
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