Native flora and fauna-inspired mural gives splash of colour to Gnarojin Park

The water tank at Gnarojin Park has received a splash of colour after local artist Georgina Patterson finished a native flora and fauna-inspired mural last month.

Patterson, from Williams, was one of three artists commissioned by the Shire of Narrogin to paint murals at the Railway Station, Memorial Park, the Western Power brick structure and Gnarojin Park.

Her flora and fauna mural was inspired by walks through Foxes Lair bushland reserve.

“I had been for a couple of walks in Foxes Lair and I also looked through lots of online resources and photos that were put together by local people,” she said.

“The mural was inspired by things that I’ve seen, especially all of the plants in bloom.”

Patterson scored a week of perfect weather to paint her mural.

She started by sketching out the design in chalk before painting her design over the course of a week.

“I painted the tank that dark grey colour and got some chalk and outlined the design where I thought it would work,” she said.

“I spent the day mapping it out in chalk, then I outlined it in paint and went from there.

“I was lucky that the weather was perfect, so that was good for painting.”

Local Indigenous artist Ross Storey has started the creative process for his mural on the Narrogin Railway Station’s storeroom wall, planning a design inspired by the location’s connection to Indigenous history.

Perth artist Olivia Robinson has completed her Anzac-inspired mural on the Memorial Park irrigation tank.

Patterson said she was grateful for the support of the community.

“Lots of people came along while I was painting, which was really nice and everyone was really positive and gave good feedback,” she said.

“A couple of times someone brought me a coffee or something to eat.

“The community overall was really supportive.”