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Thomas and Jane Carlyle were originally from Scotland and met in 1820. They rented this home in Chelsea in London in the 1800s. Thomas made his fortune as an author, and the family were very popular in their days and had many friends. Many of these friends were fellow authors and artists, politicians, and other influential people in society. The house is virtually as the Carlyle's left it after good friends of the couple purchased it and then donated it to the National Trust for others to enjoy. It is actually an extremely unique place, left virtually untouched and with a lot of information about the Carlyles and their visitors. The house is a townhouse on a quiet street near the Thames, and it has a walled garden and is five storeys tall.

Thomas Carlyle's books are large and often multi-volume history books. The French Revolution, Oliver Cromwell, and other subjects became subjects of his writing at this time when England had many popular writers. Jane Carlyle wrote many letters, which are highly regarded today. Upon entering the house in the row of terraced houses, the hallway leads to a back room separated into a parlour and living room, which is common in older houses.

This room (or these rooms) were actually painted by an artist Robert Tait and named "The Chelsea Interior", which looks exactly how the room is left, complete with the sofa and other furniture. The Carlyles were not very pleased with this painting when it was completed. 

Many of the rooms in the house have information about the many well-known people (writers, journalists, poets, humanitarians, artists, philosophers, scientists) who visited the Carlyle's over the years. The information around the room encounters experiences of the Carlyles and these people which was obtained through their diaries/letters and through the letters of the Carlyles.

The bedroom contains a few pieces of information about other authors, particularly other female authors of the time and extracts of the letters they sent to the authors after reading the books. There are also sketches in one corner of the room along with cards.

One of the most interesting items in the room is carved into the window glass. At the end of the 1700s, this man John Knowles carved his name into the glass. Arthur Conan Doyle of 'Sherlock Holmes' fame actually included this room and the message carved in glass in one of his books. I find this amazing that it still survives today.

At the top of the house is the writing room. It contains a shelf of books, many sketches, and many personal items. There is also much more information about the author and the visitors to this home. In addition, this study has one of the first sound-proofed rooms ever made. The bane of existence for the writer was the buzz from Cremore Gardens along the Thames not far from here. The attraction attracted 15,000 a day and included a maze, theatre, gypsy grotto, jousting, puppets, shooting, ballet, brass band, dancers, and other musical and theatre performances.  

In the semi-basement level, visitors can look at the modest kitchen and learn about the servants who worked for the Carlyle family and read about them in Jane's letters.

According to a display in the museum/house, Thomas Carlyle is the man responsible for the following phrases: absent-minded, world-famous, self-help, manhunt, craftsmanship, pretentious, decadent, gullible, improvised, genetic, upholstered, and approximately. 

Last summer, I visited Manchester for a long weekend with my friends from the states who were staying there. I got to explore a lot of the street art in the Northern Quarter, and you can see my post of the street art from last year (Manchester Street Art). This year, they were back in the city, and I had a quick look to see what had changed in the world of street art in Manchester. I have already blogged some new work by AKSE, and you can see my post here: AKSE Paints Arya Stark, Millie Bobbie Brown, and Liam Gallagher in Manchester. This post covers the other new street art that I discovered.

Hammo

Trafford Parsons

Faunagraphics

Nomad Clan

unknown

Mark and Serena

unknown

unknown

Lowdown

Mark and Serena

dmstff (inspired by 'A Clockwork Orange')

ThisOne

Jay Sharples

Jungle

Flok

Trusty Scribe

Jay Sharples

Jay Sharples

If you know who the artist is for the ones I marked as unknown, please let me know.

Street artist Paul Don Smith is also known as 'the banker' or 'tapman', and I've covered his work many times on this blog. He uses stencils to create portraits of famous people and fictional characters, and I used to see him putting up new work in Shoreditch and Spitalfields when I worked on Brick Lane. These days and for the past three years, however, he paints exclusively in Soho, west London. I've photographed some of his more recent murals around Soho.

Alan MacDonald and Lindsay Kemp

Venom

Hardy

Fonzo

Keith Flint of 'The Prodigy' tribute

'Blade Runner'

Previous work by Paul Don Smith on this blog:

Paul Don Smith Paints 'Legend' Mural on Hanbury Street & Other Work from the Summer
Paul 'Don' Smith's New Street Art: Spock, Heath Ledger, Loki, and More
Don "Paul" Smith's New Street Art: Elvis, Mad Max, Hulk, Bob Marley, and more
New Summer 2014 Street Art by Paul 'Don' Smith (the Banker)
Whitecross Street Party 2014
Street Art on Whitecross Street
New Street Art by C215 and Paul 'Don' Smith
Recent Street Art in Early 2014
New Street Art from Don 'Paul' Smith, including pieces from Whitecross Street
New Street Art and a Meeting with Paul Don Smith (the Banker)
Street Art: Don Smith

Every July through October, several sculptures are placed inside Regent's Park in London so that the public can view them for free ahead of the Frieze Art Festival that takes place in October. This free event in Regent's Park during the summer months is called Frieze Sculpture, and the corner of Regent's Park closest to Great Portland Street becomes host to a collection of fascinating sculptures. I have seen the sculptures for the past three years now, and it's always a fun afternoon out combined with relaxing in the park. The sculptures always go on display at the beginning of July to beginning of October.

"Tudor Ball" by Lars Fisk

This orb has been decorated as a timber-framed Tudor-style house, complete with a thatched roof and a window with geraniums. The shape of the form constrasts to the stark lines of the timber-framed architecture style.

"My Melody" by Tom Sachs

This large-sized cartoon "My Melody" is made to represent the Japanese character from Sanrio (makers of 'Hello Kitty') as a large toy. It is made of bronze and painted white to appear like a large toy, crafted manually and with deliberate imperfections to look more realistic. 

"Mnemonic Vehicle 2" by Vic Muniz

This sculpture depicts a 1973 model of a Jaguar E-type Matchbox toy car. I've taken a photograph of the inside of the car and the outside, complete with 'plastic' and simplified steering wheel, tires/tyres, and rubbed-off paint to mimic a much-loved toy car.

"Usagi Kannon II" by Leika Ikemura

This is a bronze sculpture with a blend between a rabbit and human figure (or a human with rabbit ears and paws). The face of the figure evokes a sense of sadness, and the interior of the sculpture through the figure's dress can be crawled into (for children at least) and acts as a temple.

"Superhero Cog Woman" by LR Vandy

This giant steel cog is a symbol representing women, who are the cogs and motion of society and the drivers of industry. The artist found that a cog is the best representation of a woman. The cog sculpture appears to have a feminine shape and form, and it represents a figure of a woman.

"Receiver" by Huma Bhabha

This figure has been constructed from carved cork and then cast with bronze. The medium and method of production is important to this piece. The artist appreciates the transformation of objects into abstract figures.

"Celloswarm" by Bill Woodrow

This sculpture shows a group of bees who have swarmed on a musical instrument, the cello. The bees appear to form a shape based on motion, transforming the original purpose of the cello and creating an object with a different purpose and sense of movement.

"The Hatchling" by Joanna Rajkowska

This giant egg is inspired by a blackbird's egg. The sculpture is also meant to emit the sounds of eggs hatching or cracking, though I don't think I heard anything on my visit so I am not sure if it is working. 

"Cloud Study" by Charlie Godet Thomas

These two sculptures are weather vanes that twist and turn with the wind. On top of the weather vanes are designs of clouds with raindop symbols underneath. The clouds have writing on them, which can be glimpsed as they turn with the sky or trees behind them. "A little rain never hurt anybody" and "my luck's changed" are written on the clouds. The typography of the text also mimics the cloud shape.

"On Hold #9" by Peter Buggenhout

This sculpture appears to be trash or a mix of colourful plastic balloons merged together in between construction steel, coming out at different angles. This seems to take on its own shape and appears almost unstable.

"Autonomous Morris" by Zak Ové

This is a totem mask evoking ancient art from different cultures. The sculpture is created from the bonnets/hoods of vintage vehicles; I am guessing that they are from the Morris car, judging by the title, (or at least some of them are). The metal is different colours, adding to the sculpture.

"Strange Temporalities" by Ghazaleh Avarzamani 

This sculpture is a segmented section of a child's slide. It encourages the viewer to think about playtime as a method of thinking with education.

"A Stranger Holding Two Wings" by Tai-Jung Um

The title of this sculpture pretty much gives it away. It is a simple sculpture with a steel black structure appearing like a simplified figure holding two pieces of silver metal.

"When I Sleep" by Tracey Emin

This large bronze structure shows a feminine figure curled up in a withdrawn position. The thick and dark metal is in contrast to the vulernability shown in the pose.

"Cord" by Jodie Carey

This metal pole has a rope-like structure that stands upright. The pieces petruding from the rope look like rust.

"ONE through ZERO" by Robert Indiana

The sculptor often creates large-scale numbers and letters, favoruing them as a representation and  symbol that parallels to life and emotion. These large brown numbers (which start at one and end at zero) loop in a circle. It is meant to represent the circle of life, ending at death, which is the zero.

"Untitled" by Ma Desheng

The sculptures that Ma Desheng creates represent tradition Chinese sculpture and paintings. This series of stone sculptures is meant to represent the relationship between people and the government, which is a balancing act.

"Laura Asia's Dream" by Juame Plensa

This dream-like face has been created from bronze but appears as if it is carved out of stone with representation on the other side as if it has broken from stone. The artist creates these portrait sculptures. The sculpture itself looks as if it almost isn't there as it shifts depending on the angle viewed from and almost appears like a vision or dream.

"Composition" by Barry Flanagan

This sculpture shows three elephants holding up a dancing hare. The artist often creates artwork that defies gravity and shows a sense of balance, and the hare features often in the work.

"Bridges (We are melting)" by Ivan Argote

Bridges are used by the artist as a means to connect with others. These three bridges have words inscribed onto them and can be interacted with by the viewer.

"Alexander" by Bettina Pousttchi

The artist has used everyday street bollards to create a sculpture showing dimension and form. 

"Solar Disc III" by Emily Young

The artist has created a circluar sculpture using onyx stone. The circle is a basic nature element and represents the moon, sun, and Earth. The patterns in the natural stone create interest.

"American Images" by Lucy Skaer

These three limestone boulders were mined from Litograph City in Iowa, USA. They show the city's short-lived success as a limestone quarry. This limestone was used to create printing plates to print litographs/maps.

This wraps it up for Frieze Sculpture in Regent's Park for 2019. For previous years, see my posts below:

Frieze Sculpture 2018
Frieze Art Fair 2017

A recent visit to Manchester meant that I was able to see some new works from Manchester-based (but French born) street artist AKSE. AKSE rarely paints in London, so going to his stomping grounds in Manchester meant that I could check out his latest realistic portrait murals. The first one was painted on Hilton Street in the Northern Quarter and features character Arya Stark from "Game of Thrones" (played by Maisie Williams). On the side of the structure is a sword.

The second mural is located at the previous Roundhouse venue in Manchester in the Northern Quarter. (A quick tip: look up and you will see a Space Invader here too!) This mural is of Liam Gallagher, and it is the newest of the two pieces. There were also a couple of other murals, but they have been destroyed now.

The Arya Stark mural had been painted over a couple of times or tagged slightly, so it has been re-painted and touched up because it has been a few weeks now and I've only just been able to check it out.

The third and most recent mural appeared a couple of days after I left Manchester, but one of my friends was still visiting the city and managed to take a photograph of it for me. It shows Millie Bobbie Brown in "Eleven". 

There were other murals, but one of those was painted then destroyed by knocking the wall down.

Additional work by AKSE on this blog can be seen below:

AKSE Street Art Mural of Prince
Manchester Street Art
Akse 19 Paints Tyrion Lannister from "Game of Thrones"
Street Art: Akse, Vhils, Bailon, Sliks, Grud, Drypnz, and Vinz

Last year, several new pieces of knitted and crocheted artwork popped up on London's streets. Each of them had their own little positive message, such as "do it!", "stop worrying", and "don't hesitate", and each one has been lovingly created by artist 8Arms2Hug (Swenja Norhausen) and features a colourful octopus. The artist is a lover of the ocean and part of a no hate group in London, and she recently had a show "beware of the kraken" featuring her work. These little octopuses brought a smile to my face with their positive energy and encouragement.

The artwork is known as "love bomb" and has become popular over the world. 8arms2hug is a "fibre artist", and the artwork she creates with the octopuses are miniature knitted aquariums. Based between London and Cologne, visitors will probably find several examples of her work in both cities.

This movement of "love bombing" is similar to the take on yarn-bombing, where artists knit street furniture, statues, and other items in public to make it more colourful. It goes to show that street art can be any medium; it isn't limited to just paint, and I've covered tiles, plastic toys, plaster, string, and yarn on this blog previously.

I noticed a few new ones earlier this year as well, but many of them do not have the background and are just knitted octopuses with the positive messages to viewers. I've photographed many of them, but let me know if you have seen any that I don't have on this post.

UK-based street artist Dan Kitchener (alternatively known as Dank) paints cityscapes and portraits of women. Most of his artwork is influenced by the city of Tokyo, geisha girls, and futuristic cityscapes/people. The artist has been painting in London for quite a while, and I always enjoy seeing his work as it somehow just gets better and better. Ok, so admitedly, a few of these photographs were taken over the past several months, but I've just found it a little difficult to get to east London regularly, and there's been a lot of tagging/destruction of artwork happening not long after the pieces are added to the street, which is always a big shame.

The above mural is on Curtain Road. It is of a geisha girl, and it replaced a similar girl painted previously, which I took a nice close-up of. 

The newest piece is actually the replacement of his work on Pedley Street off Brick Lane, but it was tagged over before I got to see it, so here's the finished piece from the artist's Instagram.

Another was painted in one of the four panels on Great Eastern Street. It is a London scene with a red bus.

And, finally, I captured this storefront by the artist for Green Papaya restaurant.

For more work by Dan Kitchener (DANK) featured in this blog, please read the following links:

Dan Kitchener Paints 'Ghost Cities' on Pedley Street
Dank Paints 'Ghost Cities - Bristol' for Upfest 2018
Dan Kitchener Paints "Meeting of Styles"
'Future Tokyo and Tokyo Ghosts'
Dank "London Rush"
Dan Kitchener's Street Art on Sclater Street and More
Street Art: Dan Kitchener
"Downtown" Mural by Dan Kitchener
Goswell Road

Street artist Dale Grimshaw is an artist known for very detailed portraits. For the past few years, many of the portraits are of people from West Papua because he is highlighting the issues between West Papua and Indonesia through his street art. Earlier this spring, the artist painted a new mural on one of the walls at Hanbury Street at the corner of Brick Lane. This was painted ahead of his exhibition at Well Hung Gallery.

I'm always amazed when I see Dale Grimshaw's work because of the attention to detail and the bright colours he uses to create artwork that simply cannot be ignored. The detail in the eyes, including the wrinkles and the strands of facial hair help make this West Papua man come to life in east London.

Previous work by Dale Grimshaw featured on this blog can be seen below:

Dale Grimshaw Paints For Manchester's "Cities of Hope Festival"
Dale Grimshaw Paints the Village Underground Wall, Part 2
Dale Grimshaw Paints Hanbury Street Ahead of "Pride and Prejudice" Exhibit
Dale Grimshaw Paints the Village Underground Wall
Dale Grimshaw Mural in Support of Papua New Guinea
Street Art: Dale Grimshaw, Icon, Code FC, Low Bros, El Mac and others

Wallingford is a historical market town located in Oxfordshire and built along the river Thames. Wallingford has much history dating from the Civil War, and most of the history of the town (or what it is remembered for) relates to this period in history, and in part, this relates to its famous castle, which was once one of the most famous and developed strongholds in England. The castle's rich history and demise also relates primarily to this period of history, although the castle is much older than this. Today, very little remains of the castle, but the grounds have been donated to the city of Wallingford for the local community to enjoy the large parkland.

There are many legends relating to the Civil War period in the town, including in the High Street's George Hotel. This hotel has the "Tears of Heartache", dating from this period when a royalist was murdered in the hotel and his betrothed became so upset that she mixed her tears with soot from the fire and painted the wall with teadrops; these can be seen 400 years later.

The town is also associated with Highwayman (the name for a travelling robber who would rob carriages on the highways into London) Dick Turpin. It is said that he escaped from a hotel on his horse here, and he also used tunnels under the town to make his escape. While there are some underground tunnels under some buildings in town, there's not really any concrete evidence to this story or what purpose some of these tunnels served.

Just outside the old walls of the modern day castle park is Old Hallow's Church. The only remains of it are a couple of gravestones and a memorial. The church was located next to the College of St. Nicholas, and it provided the priests for the church; both were dissolved due to Henry VIII. 

Wallingford Castle dates from around 1067 when William the Conqueror ordered it built. In the 13th century, it was a Royalist stronghold during the Civil War. The College of St. Nicholas is also in the castle grounds, and its ruins can be seen today. The castle was enclosed by walls and had a motte and bailey structure. The castle was the last stronghold to be conquered by Cromwell during the Civil War. It was ordered to be demolished afterwards.

In 1652, the castle was ordered to be demolished. However, before it was demolished, the largest ever jousting competition was held in the grounds in honour of King Edward II. Piers Gaveston put on the large jousting competiton here for the king; it was actually rumoured that he and Edward II were lovers, and men could not love other men in this day, and the relationship with Gaveston made others angry at this time. Gaveston was therefore beheaded. 

In 1977, the owners of the castle grounds presented it to the local council for all to enjoy, and the only "payment" was for the council to plant a flowering shrub each year on the grounds on Michelmas Day. Prior to this, it was a landscaped Victorian garden. Today, the larger grounds is also used for wildlife and cattle grazing, but in the castle's heyday, it was a lavish home for royalty and nobility as well as a stronghold.

After entering the castle grounds from the closest gate from the town and parking, visitors are presented with a large mound with stairs up and part of an old tower. This is part of the old wall that used to surround the castle.

Just behind the plateau of land (on the other side) are some ruins. These ruins are not ruins of the castle but are ruins of the College of St. Nicholas. The college was disbanded after Henry VIII ordered all monastaries to be demolished.

Opposite the ruins of the castle is a wooden walkway. This walkway spans down and across the former moat and to the motte and bailey site, which would have been the oldest part of the castle. This large hill can be walked up to stand where the castle's tower once stood, and it is a long way up, winding up a circular pathway around the hill until the top.

The view from the top looked out over the town and river Thames (to the left in this photograph). This viewpoint would have been important for William the Conqueror to defend the area from the river, so it was an important strategic location. 

After walking down from the old motte-and-bailey part of the castle, I walked toward the large part of wall to another footpath area to access the fields. Cattle were grazing on the fields when I visited, and I went to explore these remains of the castle's inner and outer baileys. Not much remains of these areas of the castle as it is just pasture today, but the earth has been worked, so visitors with imagination (through the help of the various boards dotted around the site) can envision what it was like.

Only a couple of ruins of the castle remain in the grounds in between worked earth, which marked where additional walls were and additional moats. These moats between the walls would have been connected to the River Thames. In the below photograph, this part of the outer wall is all that remains of the royal apartments. This area would have also contained the kitchens and great hall, and it is located on the river side of the site.

Looking further afield were banks and ditches, marking where moats and walls used to stand. Beyong would have been the hunting grounds of the castle.

Below is another small section of ruin, part of the outer walls.

This short walk meant that I went back to the original location where I entered the grounds. The moat here is reinforced by a newer wall.

On my way out, I noticed a lion peering from the castle's tower on the old remaining section of wall.

This would have been a fantastic castle to see and visit, and I am sad that it was destroyed and hardly any ruin of it remains to be seen today. However, it was a nice little walk around the site to try to envision it as a bustling castle grounds that saw festivities and conflict.

Last September, I invited a friend to walk along Camden's streets with me looking for street art. I have been wanting to get over to this area to check it out and to see the street art. I have seen a few walls but have not gone out to specifically look for it. Overall, there actually are not too many walls, so you can do a walk in a couple of hours with a quick stop at the market and lunch. I was expecting a little more than what there was, but it also does not change as much here. Anyway, for the street art trail, we started at Chalk Farm tube station. (At the time of publishing, some of this work may have been replaced.)

The first wall is around the corner from Chalf Farm Station at the corner of Regent's Park Road. This long wall had multiple street art here, and some of it was stunning. However, it has been tagged over so that you cannot see much at all of it. Eduardo Kobra painted the wall, which originally had a work by Banksy. Kobra is from Brazil, and he was commissioned to paint this wall with inspiration from The Roundhouse theatre, which used to be a railway building. This is why the artwork incorporated a steam train as well as performers, such as the one below being one of the only parts oft he wall to have not been tagged over. 

Further down Chalf Farm Road and toward Camden Market (walking south), is a stencil of Amy Winehouse by Pegasus. It is just inside the door of a cafe.

Further down the road and we come to Ferdinand Road on the left. This wall has been painted with giant parrots by Grafitti Life. It is a very colourful and summery wall.

Continue walking down toward Camden Market and we come to a face "Be Still". I am not sure who the artist is, but it reminds me of the work that French street artist Gregos creates with the three-dimensional faces.

A bit further down the road toward Camden Market and the next road on the left is Harmood Street, and this contains some great street art, including this beautiful girl with roses in her hair by Irony. Irony is a UK-based street artist who creates realistic murals. Normally, Irony teams up with fellow street artist Boe to collaborate on work; they normally paint realistic animals and birds. I recently covered some of their work on this blog at (Boe & Irony: Upfest in Bristol).

The next building on this road contains a colourful mural by Plim, a street artist duo from Brazil who paint very colourful fruits, plants, and animals. We will see more of their work later, but it is a very summery wall.

Go back to the main road and then head south and turn left at the next road (Hartland Road) to see the huge mural by Dan Kitchener. Dan Kitchener paints night time city street scenes with Tokyo featuring heavily in his work. (Check out the most recent blog post: Dan Kitchener's work on Pedley Street). This was painted last July.

Next to the Dan Kitchener mural is another huge wall (in two parts) with work by Carmen de Sozer featuring gold trophy men.

I also came across this stencil, which wasn't named but reminds me of the work by The Banker (Paul Don Smith). 

And I found this little owl on a wall further down the road.

Further down this road, turn right onto Hawley Road and then turn right again on Hawley Street. Here you will find a huge cluster of street art. At the corner of the road here is a small alleyway that is pedestrianised, with a mural by JRTL.

The alleyway is called Hawley Mews. I'm not sure who created the artwork below.

James Chuter (choots) created the one next to it with colourful organic orbs.

Word16 and another artist created some artwork next to that one.

Himbad (covered here: Early 2016 London Street Art Round-up), who paints cat-like creatures collaborated on this one with his cat on the left; Marina Zumi is who he collaborated with.

Airbourne Mark, who is from London, also created a new piece for his Origami Roots series; it is a rose. (See Airborne Mark Paints "Flower of Life" - Origami Riots for his most recent work that I have covered.)

Chinagirl Tile (lastly covered in Bristol Upfest 2018) also pasted up some three-dimensional china pieces here featuring a boy reaching for a pile of money.

On the side of the building here where the alleyway becomes more narrow, Batman and Robin scale the wall.

Next to this artwork are giant chrome bees and bugs by Fanakapan, a London-based street artist (Fanakapan Star Yard MagnaDonuts Mural).

On top of this building is a smaller mural by Italian-based abstract artist Hunto (Hunto and MisterThomas Collaborate on Connectivity Matters Mural).

This little peeking Batman is a different artist, and the artist of his one is Cranio, a Brazilian-based street artist who has painted in London a few years ago. (For more information, see Cranio - Collaborations with Himbad, Zadok, & Kazz or Collaboration Street Art: Cranio & Fanakapan). 

The below piece on the side of the wall was impossible to photograph, and the door was opened up so you could not see all of it, but it is by Pang and features her cowboy characters painting over the mural. You can see her last work that I covered here: Pang Paints "Carnival of the Weird" on Hanbury Street

On the end of the street, we have more colourful parrots by Grafitti Life. It was very hard to photograph, though.

Going back through Hawley Mews, the opposite wall here has a mural by Plim, who I covered above.

Now, head back out the way you came in on Hawley Street, and you will see some artwork by Otto Schade. Originally from Chile, Oschade lives in London and does paint quite a lot on London's streets. The most recent work I covered of his is here: Otto Schade Paints "The Lady Don't Protest Enough" Mural on Bateman's Row/ 

His work on the wall features Amy Winehouse.

He has also painted one of his standing females using the ribbon style of painting here, and on the same wall is a rhino using the same style and another female.

"Pussy Cat of Cameden" is part of Airbourne Mark's Origami Roots series and is located next to the work by Otto Schade.

Turn left and walk down Hawley Street, away form Camden Market. Then walk past a green space. You will see some more work by Carmen de Sozer by the railway line.

Go to Castlehaven Road, and then join Hawley Road and you will see "Burn" street art by Irony, which features a spray paint can shooting out flames. It has been here for awhile and is one of the most popular pieces in the area. 

Also in this area on the main road is a Himbad cat (Kentish Town Road).

And then a work by Hunto on the A40.

And then this mural by Onesto and Mort under a railway bridge when you head back to Castlehaven Road.

On Castlehaven Road, toward Camden Market and Camden Road, you will find a few pieces here, including paste-ups. Lost Hils often creates paste-ups, and you can see more of their work here: Losthills Jake Paste-Ups Appear in East London. 

Also is a piece by Urban Solid, a street art duo from Italy (Urban Solid New Work - Human Beings Are Connected). 

And here's some more artwork about protecting the bees.

One of the best murals here was the mural by Dale Grimshaw. He paints very realistic murals featuring people. At the moment, he is supporting to free West Papua, so this is one of the works in his series. You can see more work by the artist on this blog here: Dale Grimshaw Paints the Village Underground Wall, Part 2. Unfortunately, it has been painted over.

Also, there are a few other artworks on this road / Castlehaven Road.

This mural by Void is popular and has survived over two years.

Turn back and go to Camden Road and keep heading south. The next road you will take is Hawley Crescent. Turn immediately right onto Stuckey Place, a side road. You will see another Origami Roots painting of a rose by Airbourne Mark.

Further along, you will see a giant monkey by UK street artist Gnasher.

Then turn left onto Bucks streets and you will find a colourful mural by AeroArts.

There's also a few other pieces along here as you turn onto Buck Street.

Turn right on Buck Street and walk to the other end and you will see a colourful mural by Fabio Lopes.

And on a wall here is a plaque commemorating the singer Prince.

Turn left at the end of Buck Street onto Kentish Road Town, and there is a cluster of street art here in a little courtyard. Dan Kitchener has another mural here.

There's a paste up and a mask by Gregos.

Himbad created some cats here.

I could not get a decent photo because the gate was open, but Mark Airbourne created another mural here with an emoji in his series with folded "paper" style.

Street artist Sr X also painted a mural here (Sr. X (Señor X) "The Rapture" Street Art on the Village Underground).

On the side of this one is Ant Carver (Ant Carver Adds More Paste-ups to Sclater Street), who creates colourful portraits. Both of these are beautiful pieces.

Another beautiful one is by Stinkfish (Stinkfish Paints Hanbury Street Ahead of "Portraits in Transit"), a street artist from Columbia who has painted in London a couple of times before. 

UrbanSolid have also placed one of their audio pieces on the walls here.

And on another wall, I discovered a face by Gregos, which has since been painted over.

Now, that is all there is in this area, and to get to the next street art, you need to walk down Camden Road toward Mornington Crescent. On the right is Miller Street, and it has some art down this little alleyway. The first is from the film "The Goonies" by JXC.

On the opposite wall is a series of guns that spells out "LIFE". The artist of this piece is Urban Solid.

A flock of colourful birds here has been painted by Sarot.

Further down is another piece by Urban Solid.

A larger mural (but one that is also hard to photograph) is unknown, but it features a horse. There's quite a bit on this road and then around the corner.

Airbourne Mark painted an Origami Roots piece featuring "My Neighbour Totoro" film.

This little mouse and house was cute and may be a piece from ChinaGirl Tile.

This concludes the street art tour of Camden. I hope to go back to see what is new in the area sometime later this year.