There are so many interesting examples of vibrant use of colour in the James Bay and nearby areas of Victoria that I feel compelled to do a follow up post. This one focusses on urban art, rather than upon buildings, as does the previous post.
Colour is everywhere in the central area of Victoria -- and that is not including the plentiful flowers and colourful landscape plants. Imaginative, creative use of visual art enriches the enjoyment of the buildings and streets of the area.
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| Sign in the New Horizons Centre on Menzies Street, paying homage to Emily Carr |
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| A popular area for busking and sitting, this mermaid near the Thrifty's store parking lot in James Bay probably was part of a fountain at one time. |
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| I liked how this Downtown building created optical illusions for the eyes |
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| Another detailed painting which invites the viewer to enter the scene, also on a building in the Downtown area |
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| Along Dallas Road, steps heading down to the beach. I enjoyed the vivid colours which balance so well the blue-grey of the ocean. |
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| Art outside an apartment along Erie Street |
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One of three such intricately decorated, and boarded up, windows in a building on Niagara Street
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| A painting on the exterior of the James Bay Community School |
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| Decorated earthquake buttresses at the James Bay Community School |
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| An energetic piece of public art in Chinatown |
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| Creative sculpture overlooking the Inner Harbour. This sculpture made it into the post on colour because of its uniqueness. |
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| A hard-to-find sculpture tucked away near the top of Beacon Hill. The bulbs depicted are the Camas bulb, a staple of the diet of the First Nations peoples of the area, and which they dug on the south-facing slopes of Beacon Hill. |
Perhaps one of my favorite pieces of public art is the Moss Lady, shown below.
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| Moss Lady, Beacon Hill Park, quietly resting amongst her colorful surroundings. I resonate with her obvious love of the forest and the mossy ground. |
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