Blogging challenges sometimes lead me into unfamiliar territory – in this case a song by Dolly Parton which you’ll find on Cee’s challenge page here.  Coat of Many Colours is a song about love and imagination; about making something beautiful from rags and about the riches money can’t buy.  Talented street artists can make something beautiful out of the shabbiest of walls. Some use their art to tell stories about love and imagination too.

 

A touch of magic at Bi-Continental garage – Paris 12 – December 2015
Warmth and colour – Marseille – June 2018
Loving protection – Barcelona – December 2017
A shared adventure – Paris 5 – October 2016
A token of affection – Paris 5 – July 2016
Imagination takes flight – Seth – Butte-aux-Cailles – December 2018
Just one flower – C215 – Paris 13 – October 2016
Happiness – Paris 3 – February 2016
A face in the street – C215 – October 2016
Easily overlooked – a portrait by Guaté Mao, close to the ground by a shop doorway – Paris 2016
Chasing rainbows – Seth – Paris 13 – February 2017
Giant-sized shoes – Inti – Paris 13 – March 2018

This post also ties in with the theme of the Photographing Public Art challenge hosted by Cee Neuner and Marsha Ingrao.  All the art in these photos was freely accessible in a public place but, due to the ephemeral nature of street art, it’s unlikely that many of these pieces still exist.