Tuesday 25 September 2018

Flame trees and shed murals


Every now and again when we are driving if I see something interesting I ask the other half to pull over so I can take photos then research it when we get home.


This one was very bright and colourful. According to the sign that was on the fence a small group of local owners consulted other people in the community and asked artist Chris Wilkie to paint a mural on the outside.


This is his version of the history and landscapes of the Purerua Peninsula through the achievement of the winning Ngati Rehia Waka Ama team in the 2013 national regatta.

Linking up with Our World Tuesday.

8 comments:

William Kendall said...

Beautifully done!

Bill said...

The mural really looks fabulous on the old buidling. Nice scene in the first photo too.

mick said...

Interesting history and great mural.

Photo Cache said...

Two things I love are featured in this post.

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Lady Fi said...

Very cool murals.

Andy said...

This mural is so attractive. Also located in a unexpected locale.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

The artist did a super job Amy, eye-catching for sure ✨
P.s. I do the same thing with my hubby, he's quite used to me shouting 'stop' 😀

Sharon said...

It certainly is a beautiful mural! And, that flame tree is kind of special too.

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