Three of five new art projects being delivered by Murray River Council have now been completed.
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Mathoura was the first of the River Art Country Projects completed in December last year.
The Moama and Barham murals have been completed recently, with Moulamein and Tooleybuc’s art pieces still pending.
The River Country Art Trail celebrates creativity and storytelling throughout the Murray River region.
This project is proudly funded by the NSW Government through the Regional Tourism Activation Fund.
The Moama artwork was done by internationally acclaimed artist Hiroyasu Tsuri, also known as Twoone.
The mural is hard to miss as it sits on a small hill along Cobb Hwy, welcoming visitors into Moama.
The artwork emphasises the beauty of nature, depicting the elegance of local birdlife with Australian flora sprinkled throughout.
Visitors can see the painting up close by walking the scenic 250m trail from the roadside park on the Cobb Hwy.
There are also public benches at the site, so visitors can sit and admire the work or use the mural as the perfect backdrop to take photos.
Although Mr Tsuri completed the project in a month, he said painting the water tower presented unique challenges.
“The circularity of the surface, plus all the nuts and bolts on each panel — that was a real pain,” he said.
“When I make huge murals, I tend to use an extension pole with rollers... it gives me perspective.
“With brushes or spray paint, you're limited by the reach of your arm, but with a 3m, 4m, or even a 6m pole, you can create from a distance, which makes the composition better.”
The creator of Barham’s artwork - which features local identity George Rathbone in one of the images - expressed similar challenges.
Gus Eagleton said it is the first water tower he has ever painted, despite 10 years of experience creating murals all over the world.
“Everything kind of warps with that surface. Especially when you're painting people and elements need to be recognised, you need to account for that curve,” he said.
“I try to get everything to look natural, as well as having to link the artwork around, so it works from every aspect.”
The Barham mural is broken up into three silhouettes, with detailed and colourful artwork contained in each.
Facing the Moulamein Rd roundabout is a silhouette of an ANZAC soldier with the annual Anzac Day march depicted within, along with local produce.
Facing the Thule St to the Gonn St bend is a silhouette of an indigenous man, and the area's natural beauty and abundance are depicted.
The final silhouette of a timber cutter faces the footy ground, with artwork capturing the river, beautiful gum trees and a paddleboat.
Mr Eagleton uses paints imported from New Zealand as they have high-grade artistic pigment.
The team then use a combination of pre-ordered and some mixed on-site to give the tower its amazing array of colours.
The Moulamein water tower is under way, following surface preparations taking place last month.
Designed and being created by Heesco, it will showcase the natural wonders in the region, and two sections which depict photographs of Moulamein life as it is today and how it used to be.
Tooleybuc’s new artwork will be slightly different to the other towns.
Sculptor Stuart Green has been commissioned to deliver his 11m-tall ‘Gathering the Bounty’ artwork at Mensforth Park.
“The artwork features a giant human figure, representing the Murray River, harvesting the fruits of the region's natural gifts and human industry. At such a scale it rhymes with the tops of the parkland trees and those lining the river’s edge,” the artist described.
The Tooleybuc project is expected to start soon.