An Adelaide family contacted me to install 3 murals in their home that is being completed renovated. This family loves colour and was a dream to work with.
Let me take you on a street art tour of Prospect and the Adelaide CBD. Discover what defines street art, how the art form has changed and evolved, the difference between graffiti and work in a gallery and how large-scale murals can delight and surprise the audience.
Bright and colourful mural for Tyndale Christian School in Adelaide. Here are some questions from the students about the process of installing this mural for their courtyard.
I’ve just completed a mural for the Nutrition Department at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. I focused on pastel colours and organic shapes. Many of their patience would find strong, bright colours a sensory overload and it was important to create a welcoming space while patience wait for their appointments.
During my artist-in-residence at Cardijn College, the students covered their courtyard in colour. This project has been unique because, not only did I have time to brainstorm with students, run aerosol workshops, and install the mural with them, but the students also took the lead in requesting funding and permission from the school leadership.
I have just finished painting a mural at Sunrise Christian School in Marion. The surface was a challenge because some sections were brick, some corrugated iron and some were smooth rendered walls. Let me show you the process for painting this mural and tips for installing a mural at your school.
Here in South Australia many of our streets have Stobie Poles, instead of the usual power poles. We can thank James Cyril Stobie for his invention of a termite-resistant alternative giving the community the perfect canvas. Why not transform these concrete surfaces into something bright and colourful?
Alana Naylor is based in Cairns, has travelled the world and this year she won the Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition with her artwork ‘Fleurs de Fringe’. This amazing recognition has catapulted her from experimenting with her drawings through her Project Play instagram account to collaborating with a team of creatives to pull off a genre-defying visual art experience.
Are you about to start painting a mural on corrugated iron? If you're nervous about the surface, these 5 tips to help you get started! Leah shares how to prepare the corrugated wall, fence or shed. She explains what materials to use, what aerosol painting technique to use and tips for your concept design.
Lou Chamberlin has included my ‘Happiness Is’ mural in her latest book ‘Urban Scrawl’! I’m so over-the-moon that she would include my work. This copy arrived in the mail today and it was as though the book hit me over the head to tell me, I’m not only an artist but I actually am a street artist too!
