Ecologically significant flora and fauna are combining with contemporary design and engaging colours as the mural of Brisbane artist Ash Taylor takes shape in the Leongatha Railway Precinct.
Her design won out following an expression of interest, shortlisting and public voting process.
Artists were required to base their concepts on the theme of ‘Leongatha and its Landscape’, with the South Gippsland Arts Advisory Committee, Arts Eleven and council’s Art Development Officer narrowing the list of interested artists to three before the vote.
Despite some challenges with South Gippsland’s fickle weather, Ash is making rapid progress.
She outlined the process used to guide what she paints where, saying it is much speedier than having to measure out and draw up a traditional grid.
“I put up a heap of random marks, and then I take a photo of the entire wall, and with that photo I then overlay the design I’ve already done, drop the opacity down so I can see the marks through it, and it acts like a mapping system.”
That mapping system then guides her through images on her phone.
Ash also swings out on her mobile work platform to check her progress, saying that often leads to adjustments to what she has done.
