Whimsical art is a vibrant and playful style of art that is childlike and carefree. It is characteristically (but not necessarily) bright, colorful, and fun.
Artist: Désiré Betty
King Street West & Peter Street, Toronto, ON, CanadaToronto International Film Festival (TIFF) “3rd Annual Festival Street” Live Mural Painting “Starlight” in response to the theme “Toronto is the Star”, as part of #StARTatTIFF “Art Walk” Activation, commissioned by Surface Art, StreetARToronto, TIFF, Toronto
Artist: Désiré Betty
Woodbine Park, Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, CanadaPerformer – Live Painting of Mural “In Contemplation”, as part of September 2022 Toronto International Busker Fest for Epilepsy, Woodbine Park, Toronto.
Artist: Désiré Betty
Port Union Village Common ParkAs part of #ArtworxTO – WATERMARKED is an experimental mural project commissioned by Mural Routes for the Port Union Village Common Park in Toronto [Scarborough]. Rain Activated Paint was used in this design with elements that will only appear when it rains.
Artist: Désiré Betty
Conlins Road at Milner Avenue, ScarboroughThis section of the cycle track stretches North from the bridge over the 401 on both the East and West side to just south of Auto Mall Drive on Conlins Road.
This cycle track project was organized by StreetARToronto. The theme was dissolved from community engagement and feedback surveys conducted by StreetARToronto within the Meadoway and Conlins Road communities.
Artist: Khaula Siddique
Conlins Road, Scarborough, ON, CanadaThe designs are themed around the natural beauty of the area (Rouge National Park), the wildlife that inhabits it and childhood nostalgia; being out late into the summer evenings enjoying the weather and summer activities with friends. The tall grasses are a throwback to the meadows. The murals were painted with outdoor exterior acrylic paint for Street Art Toronto as part of their concrete barrier art program.
Artist: STYNA
3 View St, Nelson, BC V1L 2V1STYNA created this mural for the 2022 Nelson International Mural Festival on the roof of Kootenay Lake Hospital’s emergency department. The wall is visible from view street, as well as visible to the patients in the hospital’s palliative care ward.
“Wild Geese” is inspired by Mary Oliver’s poem “Wild Geese”.
“Christina Huynh is an illustrator and muralist based in Western Sydney, Australia that paints under the name STYNA. Her art practice involves creating murals, illustrations and picture books from differing mediums of watercolour, ink and pen to acrylic and aerosol.
