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February 2023 - Hamilton ON

This massive Peregrine Falcon mural (representing Hamilton's unofficial city bird) is one of the first of its kind. Before he coloured in the bird, artist Scott McDonald, invited passersby to scan a QR code to try their hand at painting their own version. He then projected the best ten and asked the public to vote on their favourite via Instagram. The resulting blue, green and yellow piece was the people's choice!

10 YEARS OF MONDAY MURAL

I thought for fun, that I would reverse post my Monday Murals - May 2013.

FIRST MURAL I EVER TOOK A PHOTO OF - IN CANADA!

This was taken in Toronto on Yonge St. back in 1989 or 1990. It is a scanned copy. I remember it to this day as the first piece of street art that I noticed!

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February 2021 - Hamilton ON

From this visit to Hamilton.

Born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario Lester Coloma has been professionally hand painting murals since 1996. He has since been awarded commissions for corporate clients including Caesar’s Casino Windsor, Whole Foods Market and Busch Gardens.
Coloma was commissioned to paint this portrait to highlight Hamilton’s claim to fame as “The Electric City”. In the late 1890s, Nikola Tesla helped establish a hydroelectric power plant in the city. With reliable and affordable power now available, Hamilton became an attractive manufacturing destination and “The Steel City” was born.

Missed this the first time we were looking for it.
Hamilton is home to one of only two airworthy Lancaster bombers left in the world. And the only one you can purchase a flight on via the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. For those who can't splurge on a flight, there's still lots of ways to marvel at this famous WWII plane with local flyovers, grounded at the museum and now – thanks to local artist Scott McDonald.

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February 2021 - Hamilton ON

Still more from our February 10 visit.

The mayor of Hamilton wants more art on construction hoardings.

Scott McDonald 

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January 2021 - Hamilton ON

Continuing with the Hamilton murals we found last week.

Burnt Toast Creative’s signature doodle pieces can be found across Hamilton and around the world. Scott Martin is the talented artist behind these colourful works and has done illustrations for brands like Dropbox, Facebook and Samsung. This popular piece featuring marshmallow clouds and a cartoon figure sitting on a hand was Martin’s contribution to the 2019 Concrete Canvas Festival.

You’ll find this piece by local tattoo and multimedia artist Jordan Warmington, at one of the busiest intersections in the city. This jazzy design is meant to entertain people passing this busy corner or waiting at the light. The local artist was inspired by one of his favourite illustrators, Robert Crumb and his famous “Keep on Truckin” illustration.

Scott McDonald

Scott McDonald's mural of Hamilton Ticats football legend Angelo Mosca.

No idea who painted it.

These three were painted on the same wall. Just to the right you can see the #BLM mural that I posted last week.

Mural by Lester Coloma