Monday 17 November 2014

Surry Hills, mural

This mural is painted on the side of a terrace house along Nickson Street, in the inner city suburb of Surry Hills. Located beside the Pawley Street Playground, it was originally created by artist Peter Day in 1981 and restored in 2012. There are 39 Australian native birds hidden in this bush backdrop including the Superb Fairy-Wren, Willie Wagtail, Australian Magpie, Rainbow Lorikeet, Crimson Rosella, Laughing Kookaburra, Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Tawny Frogmouth, Black Cockatoo and Pale Rosella.

22 comments:

  1. What an amazingly detailed mural. That must've taken quite some time to complete.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  2. It's so fine to read that someone or lots of someones cared about it enough to restore it. Lovely to see!

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  3. we watch the news of the fire in Sydney, are you affected?

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    1. Ann, it's quite far from where I live. About an hour's drive.

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  4. Beguiling!


    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3 . >< } } (°>

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  5. My first ever to see this kind of mural on the wall of a house this is so pretty!

    Kim,USA

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  6. So unusual! I am happy I stopped by before heading off to dreamland! Enjoy the week! Thanks for sharing.

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  7. What a beautiful mural...he must be a very talented artist. It's so pretty.
    Happy Blue Mon

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  8. Very interesting!
    Have a wonderful week!
    Lea

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  9. A great shot, a wonderful Picture on th wall
    Greetings from Germany

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  10. A most unusual, lovely mural that seems to blend so well into the surroundings.

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  11. What a nice mural, the colours so soft and the image so interesting!

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  12. Hi Jim,

    A true artist did this; it's just beautiful! Thanks for playing today.

    Happy Blue Monday!


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  13. Oh I wish I'd seen this Jim.. And I spent so much time in Surrey Hills :)

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  14. It's wonderful! So good that it was restored.

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  15. A forest in the city! Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  16. What a fantastic mural! Most are a bit intrusive but this one is amazing!

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