This house painter is paying his respects to Banksy.

In time, most colours fade to grey.

These, once vibrantly coloured characters, are now imprisoned,

 and are slowly fading to grey.

The Barbican Mural 

by Robert Lenkiewicz:

Created on the wall adjacent to Robert's studio on the Barbican, was completed in July 1972.  

The late artist's notes explain that the 3,000 sq ft work, 

 "concerns itself with metaphysical ideas current in England during the period 1580-1620. These ideas cover the following activities: Philosophy; Alchemy; Cabala; Ceremonial Magic; the symbolic aspects of poetry, music and art; the cult of melancholy, chivalry, and similar allegorical trends."

 This is how it looked in 1972.

A small fragment at the beginning of The Wall Flower Project.

 WHO?

The Wallfower Project is a collective of local artists (known as LOCI) under the Direction of mural specialist Dr Jody Patterson (Associate Professor, Art History, Plymouth University).

 WHAT?

The Wallflower Project will design and paint public murals on walls across the city in the run-up to Mayflower 2020 celebrations.
The year 2020 marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims setting sail from Plymouth to America.
The Seafarer is the first public mural to be executed by The Wallflower Project .

WHERE?

 

As you can see above, 
The Seafarer is already taking shape on the external wall of the Warehouse in the courtyard of the Cooperage Building, of the Royal William Yard, where the massive regeneration scheme under way in the Yard has not yet reached.

The Muralist (1)

This is a work in progress by prolific local artist Simon Bennett.

He is painting it on a series panels fixed to the builders' site fencing, while they are carrying out some work at Cap'n Jasper's famous quayside hot food stall on the Barbican.

Click here to see Simon explaining this current project

The Saltash "Fisherfolk" Mural

About 15 metres from yesterday's post about the "Secret Garden", is this evocative mural in Silver Street

These life sized ceramic figures are the work the artist Rosie Fierek, and they depict an age gone by.

Take a look and some of Rosie Fierek's other public works here.

 and listen to her playing at the Sidmouth Folk Festival.