Being in the right place at the right time is a big part of photographing street/graffiti art. Mostly you get to see a finished piece as a fait accompli, admire/critique it, photograph it and then be on your merry way. Sometimes though you get lucky and catch the artist(s) at work and I did just that as Ryder and T-Rex were just finishing off this curved wall piece at Dean Lane.
Both were in great form and thrilled to be able to paint together while their little one was having a sleep. Opportunities to paint together have been few and far between in recent months, so this was a treat. Ryder has painted a wibbly green piece with reference to James Bond, with the words ‘007 shaken not stirred’.
I spent quite a while chatting (socially-distanced of course) with T-Rex, which was fun, as I have only spoken briefly with her before. Here she painted an outstanding example of her trademark dinosaur in pink – she must be able to do these in her sleep. She let me into a little secret, that she struggles to write the letter ‘J’ and that Ryder helped her with the ‘J’ in Jack – we had been talking about the J in Scooj, which prompted the confession. Best of all I got to see the little one when she woke up. A happy family outing.
Nice timing indeed
They are always so friendly and little Chaka is a very real blessing
Pleased you got to see them all
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I didn’t know that he was in fact a she! I’d always assumed that T-Rex was a bloke!
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I did too for a while. All rather embarrassing. She is used to it.
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I love that curved wall. There’s been some good stuff done there over the years. I wonder how many layers there actually are!
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So many. About a year ago a thick sheet of paint peeled off half the wall, about 1cm thick!
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