An urban naturalist finds a friendly frog in an piece of waste-ground on the Woodstock Road at Nettlefield.
Street art by Keyto (ig) in east Belfast.
More nature on Woodstock/Cregagh: a heron by Peachzz.
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“I love it when a plan comes together” was the catch-phrase of Hannibal Smith, leader of the (fictional) A-Team, a crew of US soldiers from the Viet Nam war, on the run from the military police and working as hired guns back in the States, in the US television show of the same name. The font used in “THE FA TEAM” (below), like the font used in the show’s title card and credits, imitates military stencils.
There were 98 episodes of the action-series (WP), and it felt as though at least 97 of them involved the gang’s GMC Vandura van being turned into an armed vehicle and used in a spectacular, guns-blazing, escape from and/or assault on the bad guys, assisted by daredevil helicopter-flying by Howling Mad Murdock. Both vehicles have been modified in the Foreign Assassins (Fb) graffiti art shown here with spray cans that are firing their caps as missiles.
The art replaces Stranger Kings on the Comber Greenway in east Belfast.
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Ward Park was acquired by the Bangor “Urban District Council” circa 1910 (Spectator | Bangor Historical Society) and now includes various greens for bowling, tennis, and cricket, as well as a playground for children. A series of ponds runs through the park, home to ducks and other wildlife. (For detailed maps of the park, see Bangor By The Sea’s plans of the current on-going renovations.)
This new art is by Danni Simpson (web) and Karl Fenz (web) for Ards & North Down borough council (web).
There is also a duck on an electrical box, painted by Sharon Regan (ig), and an info board about the 50-person WWII air-raid shelter that still stands in the park.
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Here is a gallery of images from the Project 24 space along Queen’s Parade in Bangor, whose east wall is frequently painted by local street artists (see the links below for an attempt to keep track of all of the activity).
From top to bottom, these pieces are by Imogen Donegan (ig) and Ana Fish (web), Etchaflesh (web), Keyto (ig) x2, Codo (ig), Ana Fish and HMC (web), Sharon Regan (web).
2024-11 Zoom
2024-04 How About This For Art?
2023-11 Stop Ruining Art
2023-04 Around Every Corner
2023-01 This Is Not The Same As Every Day
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Here is a survey of some street art in Donaghadee, Co Down (along with Donaghadee Harbour).
The owls, puffins, and bee painted on the electrical boxes on the Parade are by Sharon Regan (ig) who also did a series of windows in Bangor.
Grace Neill’s (web) which claims to be the oldest licensed bar in Ireland, dating back to 1611.
“S McC” and the artist(s) of the other pieces in High Street are unknown, as is the artist of the octopus on the front of The Captain’s Table (Fb).
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Pintsman comes out after dark, under the moonlit sky, and tracks down the creamiest pints to be had in the city centre, one for each hand.
Work by Leo Boyd (web) in Lower Garfield Street, in the middle of Ollie Amscai’s rose from last May’s Paint Jam – see Garfield’s Street.
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This painter on horseback is a third recent piece by Leo Boyd (web) that is set in urban streets in the moonlight, alongside Pints! Pints! Pints! and Pink Moon Gonna Get You All.
This one is in Shaftesbury Square, Belfast.
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Here are three boxes in a row in Ann Street, with a toast to city-centre revellers by Zippy (web). For more city centre boxes, see Pink Moon Gonna Get You All, and for more on the painting of boxes in Belfast, see the Visual History page.
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Here is a selection of east Belfast electrical boxes painted with street art.
Above: Face – emic (web) – Templemore Avenue
Below:
Beanie – ? – Portallo Street
Crayons – FGB (web) – Ladas Drive
Wasp – ?NRMN? – Castlereagh Street
Bee – NRMN (ig) – Castlereagh Street
Frog – ? – Mount Merrion Avenue
Be Glad – ? – Mount Merrion Avenue
Mole – ? – Mount Merrion Avenue
In Flight – Imogen Donegan (ig) – Albertbridge Road
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Here is a selection of city centre electrical boxes, painted as part of the Belfast Canvas project, which first recruited artists to paint electrical boxes in 2019. For more on the painting of boxes in Belfast, see the Visual History page.
Above, Create – KinMx (web) – High Street.
Below:
Flowers In Hair – Emily Nayhree (ig) – High Street
Grim Reaper – ? – Gordon Street
Pink Moon Ghost Painter – Leo Boyd (web) – Dunbar Link
Band – David McMillan (web) – East Bridge Street
Murmuration – S Majury (web) – East Bridge Street
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