Peak Crossing

It was great to return to the traditional lands of the Mununjali, Wangerriburra and Ugarapul Peoples. For this project design options were developed and the school students picked the winner to be applied on a large wall at Peak Crossing State School. The winning concept entails of the iconic Peak Crossing landscape including Flinders Peak, Ivorys Rock and some local animals. I always enjoy the painting process, hearing the kookaburras laughing while I was painting their images was a joy. A big thanks to the P&C team for making this project come to fruition.

Guluguba

I enjoyed my time at Guluguba State School where I painted local flora, fauna and historical elements. The place name is an indigenous word from the Iman people meaning squatters pigeon, a threatened species.

The rough texture of the surface made it challenging however I’m really satisfied with the detail packed in to this one.

Toowong

It was great to connect with St Ignatius Toowong and complete a mural in conjunction with the schools 120 year celebrations. The design incorporates the old and the new with the school steeped in history and now nestled amongst the modern cityscape.

Coalstoun Lakes

It was a pleasure to return to Coalstoun Lakes State School. I completed a number of murals at the school in 2014 with a previous principal. Thanks to school staff and students for making me again feel welcome, I thoroughly enjoyed the project and it’s great to see a school develop a set of values unique to the local community.

Bundamba

After completing the Library mural at Bundamba State School last year it was great to return. This time I applied murals at the basketball court and brightened up the tuckshop which was in dire need of a fresh coat of paint.

Daisy Hill

It was great to contribute to the upcoming 150 year celebrations at Daisy Hill State School. Formally known as Slacks Creek State School, the design reflects the schools mascot “Daisy” the koala and some of the uniforms over the schools history. The design also references the eucalypt tree planting program which is unique to Daisy Hill State School a story which can also be used as a learning tool. Keep an eye out for the celebrations later this month.

Regents Park

After completing a staircase, uniform shop & tuckshop in recent years I returned to Regents Park State School. This time I painted a couple of undercover play area walls. The design features Wajin who is the schools Platypus mascot and the STAR values.

Update 8th July 2023 MPA Mural featuring disco themed Wajin and STAR values

Bundamba

The Bundamba State School Library suffered some storm damage and as I understand had been closed for some time. It has since been repaired and remodelled with all new carpet, furnishings, air con etc. My expertise was called upon to create a mural on the main feature wall. The principal had been following my work for many years and was thrilled to finally have the opportunity to engage my services. I am honoured to be a part of the libraries transformation and contribute to comfortable learning space for the students.

I wasn’t keen on relying heavily on other peoples artwork for reference but found it to be an impossible challenge to reflect popular children books without having too much likeness to the originals. I hope I have done the various illustrators, artists and authors of these classic stories justice. Credits go out to Marc McBride, Mary GrandPre, Quinten Blake, Eric Carle, Dav Pilke, Martin Handford, P.D.Eastman and Marcus Pfister.

Oxenford

It was great to complete another mural at Oxenford State School. The top oval mural took on a few incarnations throughout the design process. We explored several concepts that combined the text based elements of the 3 sports house and pictorial content. The finished artwork compliments the established eucalypts, flora and fauna around the school grounds and should make for great backdrop for sports day photos. The mural was made possible by Oxenford State School P&C Association.

Waterford West

It was great to kick off the new year with a mural at Waterford West State School. I was contacted by the schools P&C committee to work some magic with the Tuckshop and Uniform Shop which were well overdue for a coat of paint. I worked to a fairly specific brief which gave me a good guide for the concept and design of the artwork which includes some of the tuck shops signature dishes.