Local artist Owen Cavanagh has been busy of late and is proud of his new wave mural, which is located on the Sunshine Motorway, just over the bridge facing southeast and visible to those travelling north. Owen was the artist behind the other wave mural, which was painted on the back of a shed near the airport, however, that piece was graffitied many times and was on private land. In conjunction with Sunshine Coast Council, who saw the merit in the work, a new site was found and funding for the work approved. “I’m pinching myself that this has happened,” Owen said. “The response from the public has been great, and this mural is on a billboard that is three metres off the ground- it has lighting, and it has a future which shouldn’t have any problems.” The mural is also exactly the same wave as the previous art piece. “The mural is called ‘Yaroomba’ and the photo that I took is of a wave that I saw when I lived at Yaroomba.” Photographer Alex Polizzi happened to be driving past and saw Owen painting and snapped the artist at work. “I remember the original mural, and it’s so great that Council is putting this back up – it’s so important to have creative work and art visible.” You can check out more of Alex’s work at www./polizzistudio.com and more of Owen’s work can be seen at his studio at 53 Quanda Rd, Coolum.
