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'America sure is having some bad luck - it's almost like it was built on ancient Indian burial ground' - beakernt, 'And lo when finally safe for the people to return to the streets from the isolated abodes emerged a nation of smiling fat hairy alocholics blinking in the sunlight like tubby newborn kittens'- Esme, 'I feel like nature has sent us all to our rooms for being assholes' - Derek Mears, But behind the chalet My holiday's complete And I feel like William Tell Maid Marian on her tiptoed feet, Fever I'm on fire Fever yea I burn forsooth, Just because I burned my bible baby It don't mean I'm too sick to pray, Let's stay inside Like the sun we will hide 'til it's safe again Let's stay inside 'til the city has dried all its tears again, Mudhoney, Step inside love Let me find you a place Where the curse of the day Will be carried away By the smile on your face
The virus has sparked a wave of street art, I thought I’d share some with you all. Some may say the message to stay at home whilst clearly not being at home – painting away instead is conflicting, however art is essential, and I guarentee they’ll have been painting as fast as their fingers could shake the tins.
Some are beautiful, some very dark, but all worth the time taken I think, I’ve added the artist to each piece when I could find them, should any be missing, and you know who they are do let me know.
For those of you in complete isolation at present I share an extra wave from the Cloud, as Esme is doing the same. No jaunts to Saturn, the rope ladder has been pulled up and stored away for what is guarenteed to be rather a long time.
Art helps.
I don’t know where this is or who the artist is but it’s both a great piece and and excellently caught camera shot.
London, UK. Artist: Lionel Stanhope (Cracking job)
Los Angeles, Artist: Hijack
Hubbard Stree Mural. US. Artist unknown
Italy on the side of a hospital, artist unknown (Beautiful concept)
Pontefract, UK. Artist: Rachel List
‘One Love’ Shoreditch Street London, UK. Artist unknown
La Gioconda, Barcelona. Artist unkown
Los Angeles. US. Artist – Teachr1
Copenhagen. Denmark. Artist – Andreas Welin 
Los Angeles, USA. Artist – Jules Muck (not terribly hygenic)
Bristol, UK. Artist: John D’oh (Heheheheh)
United Kingdom. Artist: Gnasher
Bristol, UK. Artist: John D’oh 
Tartu, Estonia. Artist: Princess Täna 
Bryne, Norway. Artist: Pøbel (nice shot)
London, UK. Artist: Pegaus 
Mumbai, India. Artist: Tyler Street Art
Miami, USA. Artist: Sean “Hula” Yoro (nice shadow-work)
Los Angeles, USA. Artist: Corie Mattie
Barcelona, Spain. Artist: Tvboy (my favourite)
STAY HOME – Pompei, Italy. Artist – Nello Petrucci
Los Angeles, USA. Artist – Teachr1
Covefefe 19, Copenhagen, Denmark. Artist- Welinoo (Not so much funny as the face of death in all it’s true glory)
Mein Schatz – Berlin, Germany. Artist – EME Freethinker
Super Nurse – Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Artist – Fake
See more examples here – Street Art .
‘And lo, when it was finally safe for the people to return to the streets from their isolated abodes, emerged a nation of smiling, fat, hairy alocholics, blinking in the sunlight like tubby newborn kittens‘- Esme
Esme's Cloud 
Some people are so talented. Wonder what their day jobs are? That is a nice seeding, Esme Cloud.
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‘That is a nice seeding, Esme Cloud.’ – Thank you Jim, what a lovely way of putting it. Sending sunbeams to you, the mrs and all the offspring.
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Take care on your cloud, Esme. Hope it is able to soak up some healthful sunny rays.
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Thank you Trish, I’ve sent the flying monkeys to the Moon for a while and have factor 50 on from head to tail. Stay safe too ❤
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And yet here I am!
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. And a cheeky one at that.
Esme Cloud admiring his Gucci face mask
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https://bennaga.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/graffiti-tonguelashing/
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Cracking poem Ben! Really powerful, it entwines with the image perfectly.
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Thanks. I just thought it fitted in well with all those you ferreted out. Thought you might enjoy reading it. 🙂
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I did indeedy.
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No problem. For it is he, the masked stranger.., who is fearless.
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I wonder why THAT one is your favourite? Have you always wanted to dress in a big trench coat and mask and grab me on the way to the gents? 😁
I love your final riff btw!
‘And lo, when it was finally safe for the people to return to the streets from their isolated abodes, emerged a nation of smiling, fat, hairy alocholics, blinking in the sunlight like tubby newborn kittens‘- Esme
Xxx
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I’m not grabbing you anywhere, that’s the misses job falls about I do have a list of applications for grabs from Esme but it usually end up with being dropped off the edge of the Cloud hahahahaha. Anyone within a radius of ten feet (count them) gets their head shaved with you an all, so sod that.
It’s Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and I like the dynamic of the pose, proper romantic-like. beams
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gets a massive spatula out and flips him over so the sun gets the other side too
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Mmm toasted hot cross buns!
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The piece that got me was the Buddha with a face mask.
This is a great collection, Esme.
Mak sends greetings to Esme upon the Cloud
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I’m glad you enjoyed them Mak, thank you for the greetings, they are returned in bucketsful.
Esme Cloud sending sunshine his way
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I really liked this functional art piece:
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Ooooooooh man that’s brilliant. Hahahahahaha. I’m half minded to pain one myself and chuck it over the Cloud’s fence.
Cheers John.
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For the first time ever, all of Earth’s people are sharing the same fears. Not convinced this is the sort of unity we all imagined, but it’s a start. 🙂
Stay well.
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Yes, though they may well have done when The Black Death struck, way back when. But that’s where many have gone wrong, not being as frightened as they should have been soon enough. It’s a shame that the one thing that really does unite is so bleak and dark, however, within that dark we see this weaving of light, of love, of compassion. You truly find out who your friends are when this kind of shit hits the fan, and beyond our own small penumbras we see how many of those who puport to care about their people and their country really do.
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‘..we see how many of those who puport to care about their people and their country really do.’ Yes. 😦
Politics is not my area of expertise, but most Western democracies seem to have embraced this $$ first morality, and now we are paying for it. Was just reading about Japan today. Not locking down, not testing, ripe for a disaster, and all because of the summer Olympics. 😦
Stay well and hugs from Downunder. 🙂
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I like Hula’s the best.
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