b'Resene ReseneAlabaster FrolyResene Resene ReseneMarzipan Contessa Copper RustResene ReseneSpray Blackleft: Melanie recently completed this mural, titled Locals, for the township of Seaford. The design celebrates botanicals and birds found in the nearby wetlands like the spotted pardalote, European goldfinch and great egret. Among the many colours, it features Resene Contessa, Resene Marzipan, Resene Copper Rust, Resene Froly, Resene Spray, Resene Alabaster and Resene Black. Mural image by Melanie Caple Nicole Reed, www.nicolereed.photography. Portrait by Karli Duckett, www.karlimichellephotography.com.au.www.artseleven.com.auWhich are your current favourite Resene colours and what dobotanical species that are found in the area where Im painting, soIf you could have a superpower, what would it be and why? you like about them?I do end up on a lot of online bird forums to learn about sightingsTo bring back and protect all of the species that have been made Resene Copper Rust is such a gorgeous, deep terracotta pink hue.in different areas. I also love using colour inspiration for the designextinct due to human impact. The thylacine and the big-eared I use Resene Glamour Puss every time I need a glamorous pink (itselements in my work, so immersing myself in different landscapeshopping mouse would be great to paint as local species in areas again!my go-to). Resene Havoc is so vibrant and such a great colour. Iis particularly inspiring.use it to make things pop and it always complements my otherWhich colours do you predict will be key trends over the coming tones so beautifully. I could dive straight into a tin of Resene SpaceIf you could go back in time and give a younger version of yourselfmonths and will they affect the colours you use in your work? Cadet. As an artist, the strength and potency of this blue is soone piece of advice, what would it be? I think that soft, dusky colours are really going to come into the appreciated. And Resene FX Metallic Gold is such a silky, light goldDont worry about things so much. foreasaresponsetotheincreasinglyharsherenvironmental that always adds a touch of class and luxury to my walls. impacts outside the home, including colours like Resene Cannon If you were to splurge on any one home renovation project orPink,ReseneFoxtrot,ReseneCrail,ReseneWhiskeySour, Whats been your favourite painting, wallpapering or staining projectdcor item right now, what would it be and why? Resene Unite, Resene Wayfarer, Resene Rivergum and Resene that you have completed to date and what did you like about it?We do need to embark on a kitchen renovation but splurging on a bigTussock. Thats already a dream combination to me. Ill be using I was commissioned to create a mural for the Abbotsford ReseneLaura Jones painting or Troy Emery sculpture would be very nice too! these to infuse my next mural with warmth and elegance when ColorShop in Melbourne and I loved having free rein over whatjuxtaposed with my painterly elements for certain!colours I could use. It was a real challenge to paint as it scaledIf you could have dinner with any artist, designer or historical a stairwell and needed specific scaffolding, but I loved bringingfigure from the past or present, who would it be and what might together a magpie, a t, deep red gladioli stems and a lot of pinkyou talk about? Resene ReseneResene Riverguminto the space. Id choose Proust, Lucien Freud, Redcar from Christine and theSpace Cadet Foxtrot ReseneQueens, the artist Nell and David Bowie. Can you imagine thatGlamour PussAre you a DIY perfectionist or do you leave it to the professionals? combo? A great mix of minds musing about different creative DIY perfectionist. Ill try my hand at anything!mediums. It would be a dream. ReseneWayfarer Resene ReseneWhats your favourite place to find inspiration for your murals?If you could magically invent something that does not exist, whatCrail TussockI draw a lot of inspiration from the environment around me,would it be and why?Resene Resenewhether admiring different colour combinations found in naturalA magic Resene paintbrush, where whatever colour you thoughtResene Resene Cannon Pink Goldareas or within urban settings and documenting different speciesof would magically come out of the brush. If it could clean itself inWhiskey Sour Havoc Reseneof plant life. My murals are usually designed to feature bird andbetween colours too, thatd be handy! Unite74 blackwhitemag.com'