Graphic artist Adrian Hayles takes a break from working on the Yonge Love Mural North, a project commissioned by the Yonge Street BIA and decorating the north face of 423 Yonge Street. The mural celebrates the many styles of music that accompany people as they move through the streets of Toronto. I captured this moment in September, 2016 when he’d come down from his cherry picker to take a breather and, presumably, wipe the paint spackles off his glasses. The building that serves as his canvas is 22 stories high so, beyond a certain height, he had to give up the cherry picker and shift to a swing stage platform. If he’s afraid of heights, he hides it well.
