Uptown girl
It’s always worth looking up. Up high in Shoreditch, London, February 2019 And some accompanying music and video: – Copyright Debbie Smyth, 6 January 2021 Posted as part of […]
Street art in 2020
It’s the beginning of a new year and time for a look back at some of the street art I spotted in 2020. Some pieces tell us a lot about […]
Give me a call
Mural by Alex Lucas, Bristol, July 2020 Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 December 2020 Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around the world: more of my […]
A summer miracle in winter?
Close to Tower Bridge, London, December 2020 This small piece of street art caught my eye as I wandered along the north bank of the Thames a week or two […]
Carol Burns
This week, I’m sharing a mural of Carol Burns, the daughter of Charlie Burns. Nether, a street artist from Baltimore, visited London in Spring 2019 and treated us to a […]
Bacon Street royalty returns
Last week I featured a portrait of a long-lived Bacon Street local, Charlie Burns, painted by Jim Vision. This week I’m sharing a much older edition of the series of […]
King of Bacon Street
A portrait of Charlie Burns by Jim Vision, London, September 2020 Charlie Burns, known as the King of Bacon Street, died in 2012 at the age of 96. He was […]
Future in the palm of our hands
Mr Cenz is a street artist based in London, but whose work decorates streets around the world. His bold and lively murals often feature portraits of women, but always with […]
Martial arts with Osch
This was the first time I had seen this Osch work, so it can’t have been more than a couple of months. Shame to see this piece spoiled by others, […]
Taming nature
Regents Canal, London, November 2020 I don’t know much about Kaldros, but he often paints a rather scary monotone face, with big nose, scary eyes and possibly a mask. There […]
A mix of colours
Camille Walala’s mural at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London, September 2020 This massive, colourful mural is the work of London-based street artist, Camille Walala. It was created as part of the […]
Travel with Intent 