Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Straker down the lane(s)...




Two very different works by Perth based artist Drew Straker . Above, how totally cool is the camper van painted on an old dilapidated shed behind Mexican restaurant La Cholita on Williams St. in Northbridge.. check out the driver, he's seen better days :) Love it! Below a bit further down William St. (or up depending where you're coming from) this piece luminously glowing in uniquely Straker style outside popular laneway bar Ezra Pound.  Hope you had an excellent weekend, I'm having a few 'technical difficulties' with the new desk top.. bear with me :) Happy Tuesday, take care and stay safe..  p.s. check out this one here, so much talent.. !




36 comments:

  1. Love the camper, what a fantastic idea !

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  2. That is such fun, Grace! i like his work a lot.
    Ezra Pound is the name of a coffee place here. ;-)

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  3. Oh, that is such fun indeed!! You do find the best things to photography and I'm SO glad you share them with us!! Hope you have a great new week!!

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  4. Both of these are really unique and different. Am currently reading "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art" by Sue Roe. If you haven't read it already, you might like it.

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  5. I love that camper van. I can't tell if that front tire is painted on or if there is a real wheel pushed in there. That driver has passed his expiration date.

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  6. The campervan is great and it rather tricks the eye.

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  7. Grace c'est incroyable, je pensais que le camping car était vrai, c'est génial ! Merci pour toutes les belles découvertes :)

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  8. That camper van is very cool, it's also like it's been camouflaged...

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  9. That camper thrilled me. Perth has amazing art! And one amazing blogger, G!





    ALOHA from Honolulu,
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  10. You sure live in a great place for really neat art.

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  11. It took me a few seconds to get was was going on here. Then I thought, "Wow, how clever." Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  12. Very cool indeed! Love the camper van.

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  13. Both show his tremendous talent, but that old camper van, wow, that is just incredible. Every stroke of his brush screams, look at me! Every line tells the story of the process of age.

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  14. Two great pieces. Thank you for sharing these Grace.

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  15. Mexican restaurants in WA seem as strange to me as they do in France. I hope the two vehicles on top can avoid a collision.

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  16. I love the painted on camper. I think this is the most unique mural I've ever seen. Great find!

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  17. Wow Grace. That camper van is pure genius. It always amazes me the talent that is out there.

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  18. What a great mural, that camper.

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  19. This young man has a distinctive talent. Enjoyed seeing more via the link you provided. Good luck with your computer.

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  20. What cool stuff! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  21. Wonderful work Grace. So interesting!

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  22. Now this is an original idea!

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  23. Love the camper van, too, Grace, fantastic work!

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  24. Love the truck. At first it looked like a rusted wall.

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  25. Oh gosh I thought this was actually a painting! Fantastic!

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  26. Way too cool! Fantastic find, Grace.

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  27. I didn't really get it at first, I thought it was a real van embedded in something... Fantastic work, creative and deceiving!

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  28. Unique.
    Never seen anything like this before:)
    Interesting posting.
    Thanks for sharing, Grace.

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  29. The campervan artwork is so realistic. In some ways, quite dramatic. A unique idea.

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  30. Lovely painted camper! Arianna

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