"Quick Dip" by Emily May Rose

Quick Dip

Emily May Rose (she/her) is an award-winning artist and illustrator based in Toronto, Canada. Based on her own experiences, Emily’s work features a cast of recurring characters (most notably her weed-smoking, pizza-eating raccoons) to depict humorous situations that are relatable to many of us who are trying to survive in an urban environment.

Mural representing the history of the neighbourhood with the imagery of a hare running down the river

Wabos Sipi

Mural commissioned by the committee “Habiter mon quartier du vieux-Masson”, painted on the St-Jean de Brébeuf primary school, acrylic on bricks, 45′ by 36′, 2019

Girls Mural Camp 2021 Riverside Mural

GMC 2021 Mural in Riverside

The 2021 Girls Mural Camp Mural focuses on what water means to humans and animals. When creating the design for the mural, we discussed the many ways water benefits our lives, and how we sometimes under-appreciate all that water gives us. The Girls Mural Camp 2021 officially got underway in mid-August 2021 and wrapped up…

A vibrantly coloured mural depicting an alien machine of many parts painted onto a garage door. Screens and wires attached to each other fill the entirety of the mural, with only a small amount of background colour showing through. The pieces of machinery are coloured in vibrant hues of turquoise, blue, purple and orange and feature bold outlines. Many of the pieces have cute, stylized faces on them as if they are alive. While they are machines, they drip and flow together almost as if made of clay. In the lower left corner is the signature of the artist painted in turquoise, it reads "Earth to Elize".

Strange Connections

‘Strange Connections’ was created as a part of the 2024 KJ BIT Collective Laneway Mural Jam on September 14th, 2024. It was the artist’s (Earth to Elize) first ever Aerosol mural. The theme of the Mural Jam was “connection”. This piece celebrates connection and collaboration through the depiction of a strange, flowing alien machine. It’s…

Young Dancer leaping for Joy

Moving Elevation

This was commissioned by the Citadel + Compagnie with a grant from the City of Toronto. “Citadel + Compagnie is a dance organization with its home, The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance, embedded within the Regent Park community of downtown Toronto. Through its creation, curation and cultivation of contemporary dance, Citadel + Compagnie’s mission is…

Bird standing on a Sun-like object with leaves and abstract strokes of colour in the background.

Billionaire

his design is rooted in my painting practice, meshing the floral imagery that reference my Dene heritage, with an original image of the Evening Grosbeak, a local bird, to create a dynamic, fun and expressive artwork.

The profile of a man, underwater. His beard connects with the waves of the ocean floor, his hair is made of brass waves stretching up, out of frame. A young women floats in front of him.

Mural by Wild Drawing

Muralist Wild Drawing painted this mural for Festival Inspire in 2018. This non-profit, Moncton-based festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com. WD is an artist born in Bali, Indonesia. His murals can be found all over the world, online at…

A storefront is painted with a worm-like creature with a man's torso and a worm's body. He is holding strawberries amongst a field of smiling blobs.

Starving Artist Cafe and Gallery Mural

New Brunswick artist Chelsea Gauvin painted this mural on the façade of Starving Artist Gallery and Gifts for Festival Inspire in 2018. The Moncton-based, non-profit festival aims to establish murals in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found at www.festivalinspire.com. Gauvin’s work can be found online at www.chelseagauvin.art…

A wide angle shot of the Comic Hunter storefront. The mural depicts members of the Fantastic 4 and other characters from the franchise engaged in a battle. The colours are bold and bright.

Fantastic 4 Mural

Jeep Jones painted this mural for the Comic Hunter in 2022 as part of Festival Inspire in the style of illustrator Jack Kirby. This non-profit, Moncton-based festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com. Jeep Jones is a multidisciplinary artist with…

Shades of orange, with frontal portrait of a bear with two flowers at the bottom.

Symbiosis

The communication of this work serves as a direct alert, conveying a message of urgency and inspiring action. Simultaneously, it fosters emotional bonds with these endangered species, reminding us of the beauty and fragility of our natural world.

Text reads "True Happiness is..." Monster-like creature on right side with heart-shapped paw pad. Pink electricity runs from the monster's paw onto tires. Each painted a different colour- pink, yellow, black and blue.

True Happiness

Lucas is meant to send uplifting messages to anyone passing by; the pink electricity symbolizes this energy and positivity. Anyone can pose in the black cutout, take a photo and see themselves getting energy from the mural. The wall also has a heart symbolizing happiness.

Lady surrounded by leaves and plants symbolizing Mother Nature. Holding two parakeet-like birds in hand. Purple mandala patterns.

Mother Nature

The woman on the mural represents Mother Nature, she has
huge wings behind her back made out of plants, and she talks to the birds sitting on her hands. She is surrounded by golden sunlight and it looks like she is almost glowing.

A colourful and vibrant Yukon landscape showing a river coming down from a mountian glacier and running through a colourful boreal forest full of evergreen and deciduous trees and fireweed flowers.

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A colourful and vibrant Yukon landscape mural that is very demonstrative of the artist, Emma Barr’s style. The mural features a river coming down from mountian glaciers and running through a colourful boreal forest full of evergreen and deciduous trees and fireweed flowers.