Made You Smile (12 Photos)

September 15, 2026

By Vidar

A small surprise can change the whole walk.

A lost-dog-style poster offers a good day instead of a phone number. A fried egg hangs from a clothesline in London, while a child holds a slingshot loaded with a red heart in Belo Horizonte. These twelve works bring small surprises to walls, windows and pavements.

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🍳 “Free Range Eggxaggeration” — By WOSKerski in Shoreditch, London 🇬🇧

WOSKerski painted Free Range Eggxaggeration in London in April 2021, with Global Street Art documenting the wall in Shoreditch. The egg white droops like fabric from a washing line, while highlights give the yolk a glossy finish. An everyday breakfast becomes an unlikely piece of laundry.

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🦜 Kissing the Magic Bird — By Huggo Rocha in Arapongas, Brazil 🇧🇷

A smiling girl leans toward the small bird perched on her hand and blows it a kiss. Strong pinks, purples and reds make the encounter easy to spot from across the street.

💡 Nerd Fact: Birds also appear in Arapongas’ street names. Article 359 of the municipal code requires the city’s public streets and avenues to be named after birds whose names are easy to pronounce.

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🎸 “Freddie! Early Summer Vibe” — By Herr Nilsson in Stockholm, Sweden 🇸🇪

Herr Nilsson gives Freddie Mercury yellow flowers and a watering can, with real plants below completing the garden scene. The artist introduced the work as “Freddie! Early summer vibe in Stockholm” in his original post.

💡 Nerd Fact: Before becoming Queen’s frontman, Mercury studied for a diploma in Graphic Art and Design at Ealing College. English Heritage records that he was introduced there to Smile, whose members included Brian May and Roger Taylor. The three later formed Queen in 1970.

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🌹 “The Power of the Gesture” — By Víctor García Repo & Nerea Bernal in San Lorenzo de la Parrilla, Spain 🇪🇸

A smiling child appears to lean through a painted frame, offering a red rose toward the pavement. The artists describe The Power of the Gesture as an experiment with perspective that encourages viewers to interact with the painting. Local reporting places the mural at Calle Calvario 23.

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🚚 “Light” — By Nikita Golubev / ProBoyNick in Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺

Golubev’s Light turns the side of a dirty van into an underwater scene. Ripples, fish and a swimmer appear in the marks across the surface. As The Moscow Times documented, he creates these temporary images by removing grime from trucks and vans rather than adding paint.

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🦋 “Mr. Manly” — By Naomi Haverland in South Salt Lake, Utah, USA 🇺🇸

South Salt Lake Arts lists Naomi Haverland’s Mr. Manly as a 2026 mural at 2890 S Main Street. A bearded man rests among orange flowers, watching a butterfly beside his mustache. The contrast between the title and the gentle scene gives the mural its quiet humor.

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🐶 Have You Seen This Dog? — Anonymous Poster, Location Unknown 🌍

The headline looks like an appeal for a missing pet, but the last line changes the message: “Now you have. Have a GOOD day.” Instead of phone numbers, the tear-off tabs offer a simple wish for everyone passing the window.

🎨 Sluggo Hasn’t Decided What to Draw Yet — By David Zinn, Location Not Confirmed 🌍

Sluggo sits beside a real open chest of colored chalk, holding a pad and pencil as he considers what to draw. Zinn shared the scene in a post ahead of Berkley Street Art Fest. The box gives the chalk character his own art supplies, though the post does not confirm that the drawing itself was made in Berkley.

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❤️ “Vamos Compartilhar Amor!” — By Korea Graffiti for UAI Graffiti in Belo Horizonte, Brazil 🇧🇷

Painted for UAI Graffiti at Escola Estadual Governador Milton Campos, this mural shows a smiling child holding a slingshot loaded with a red heart. Above, “Vamos compartilhar amor” means “Let’s share love.” On his official page, Korea Graffiti describes the image as an invitation to spread positivity, respect, faith and care for one another.

💡 Nerd Fact: The school itself is an example of Brazilian modernist architecture. Minas Gerais’ heritage institute lists Colégio Estadual Central—now Escola Estadual Governador Milton Campos—as an Oscar Niemeyer project dating from 1954–1957.

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🚀 “Rocket Cat” — By ABYS & VALER at Lycée Henri Loritz in Nancy, France 🇫🇷

A wide-eyed cat rides a grinning rocket through an orange sky, surrounded by pink lettering and comic explosions. Rocket Cat is painted in the shared garden at Lycée Henri Loritz. The school’s deputy head documented ABYS and VALER’s collaboration on the workshop wall.

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🍌 Smurfette’s Banana Snack — By Bill Knospi in Werneuchen, Germany 🇩🇪

Smurfette pauses with a peeled banana against a cracked wall. Her blue skin and the yellow fruit stand out against the rough surface, keeping the scene simple and easy to spot.

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🐉 “Double Dribble” — By Damon Belanger in Redwood City, California, USA 🇺🇸

Two lampposts cast the painted shadows of fire-breathing dragons outside Dragon Theatre at 2120 Broadway Street. Local reporting identifies the work as Double Dribble, part of Redwood City’s Sidewalk & Shadow Art Project. Belanger turns the theater’s name into a joke on the pavement.

💡 Nerd Fact: The dragons belong to a series of 20 shadow artworks. Redwood City states that a nonprofit improvement district donated $30,000 for downtown public-art installations at the end of 2015, with Belanger’s stenciled shadows forming the first part of the project.

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