The man behind all the murals in the lanes running off the main street of Mullumbimby, Daniel Hend, is nearing completion on his latest masterpiece – it’s a massive rainforest mural on the side of Dino’s IGA.
Echo photographer Jeff Dawson says, ‘What I’ve photographed here is just a small section of the total mural he has been working on for the past fortnight.
Breathing life into creatures
‘One passing admirer commented to me: “I love how he seems to have breathed life into the creatures he paints. It’s like you can see their personalities shining through”.
‘Daniel divides his time between Mullum and Tasmania. He says, “I plan to add animals to this scene from time to time. It’s a good excuse to come home”.’
Not the first
This mural is not the first one that Hend has done on this wall, he completed the original work several years ago.
When The Echo asked Daniel what it felt like to paint the mural on top of his origial work, he said it felt great to go over the old one. ‘It’s roughly eight since the last one was completed. I have stepped up a lot since then. I’ll continue to add on and refine this new one over the years as well.’
You can see three more of Daniel’s large works on the four main alleys through Mullumbimby.
See more of Daniel’s work at @danielhendartist.
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