Angus, 13, is a Year 8 student at Deniliquin High School.
He has always liked drawing and painting, but mainly done so at school, not home.
His creative endeavour was completed in less than 30 minutes, making it an even more incredible piece of work.
“I was asked to do something Aboriginal-themed, so I did canoes and people with spears, because that’s the closest I could think of,” Angus said.
With an avid interest in art, Angus’ preferred medium is paint pens and drawing.
“I’d rather do patterns than people or objects,” he said of his favourite style.
“I liked drawing when I was younger; I didn’t draw much, but I enjoyed it.”
This is not the first time Angus has had his artwork on public exhibition.
“I’ve had a few things on show at school with other people’s stuff, but this is the first time I’ve had something by myself,” Angus said.
“I’ve also been working on the school mural, and I’ve done a boomerang that’s going to be displayed beside it.”
Angus’ parents Nathan and Sacha could not be more proud of his work.
They echoed each other’s sentiment, with Nathan saying “We’re very proud of Angus” and Sacha saying “We’re extremely proud. Words really can’t explain how much”.
Angus’ art work is located in the building that once housed a bakery, Lovett’s accounting services and Deni Cobblers/Bek’s Country Clothing. It is located next door to the former Ho’s Chinese Restaurant and Deni Smoke Shop.
Edward River Council’s Energising End Street project is funded through the NSW Government Department of Planning and Environments, Streets as Shared Spaces program.
The main focus of this pilot project is rebuilding and reconnecting our community after the challenges of COVID-19.
The Energising End Street initiative features a series of activations to make public spaces more vibrant and active through temporary and permanent changes and improvements.
The pilot includes a series of works, including the installation of pop-up parklets, a cultural garden and art and lighting activations on vacant shop fronts.
The changes will be tested to build a case for longer-term changes in the End Street precinct.
The pilot will run for six months from September 2022 until February 2023.
Edward River Council is now taking feedback on the concept.
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