b'local colourThis carpark-adjacent substation was given an electrifying uplift thanksNight OwlElectric Noirleft: Melinda used Resene Lumbersiderto a new mural created during the Melbournes Urban Canvas Mural Low Sheen tinted to Resene Manhattan,Festival. Titled Night OwlElectric Noir, the design is painted in ReseneMelanie CapleResene Calypso, Resene Seagull, ReseneLumbersider Low Sheen tinted to Resene Bullitt, Resene Black, ReseneWindsor Place Car Park, Windsor, VictoriaRice Paper, Resene Gimblet, ReseneScrumptious, Resene Your Pink, Resene Glamour Puss, Resene ColourSinceMelbournesUrbanCanvasMuralFestivalbegan,the Karma, Resene Pirate Gold, ReseneMe Pink, Resene Sandwisp, Resene Gold metallic, Resene Kudos, Japonica and Resene Pearl Lusta to injectResene Dawn Chorus, Resene Caffeine and Resene White. Mural byVictoriaStateGovernmentandsixlocalcouncilsBayside, colour and life into the carpark of a newlyMelanie Caple, www.melaniecaple.com. Painting assistance by RickKingston,PortPhillip,GlenEira,StonningtonandBoroondara completed Kinga Ora development.Rutjens. Image by Ben Moynihan, www.benmoynihan.com.have been providing funding to steadily transform overlooked Mural and image by Melinda Butt,walls into public works of art. Inspired by the active substation she https://melindabutt.wixsite.com/website. was painting on, festival veteran Melanie Caple created a charged design of a native sooty owl with neon-tinged freesias set among a Resene moody colour palette. Pearl Lusta The darkened back streets of any suburb can be intimidating, ReseneManhattan Resene explains Melanie. While Windsor Place Car Park behind Chapel Resene Seagull Street is busy from the early morning until the last daily commuters Japonica head home, I wanted this mural to be a beacon in the night.Resene Melaniesmuralwrapsaroundthefacetedfaadeofthe Rice Paper building, which she says was her first time creating a design with Resene three vantage points. She used Resene Lumbersider Low Sheen Gimblet Resene tintedtoReseneBullitt,ReseneBlack,ReseneScrumptious, ReseneKarma Calypso Resene Your Pink, Resene Glamour Puss, Resene Colour Me Resene Pink, Resene Sandwisp, Resene Gold metallic, Resene Kudos, Pirate Gold Resene Dawn Chorus, Resene Caffeine and Resene White to bring her design to life. I wanted the mural to appear nestled within its surroundings - complementing the architecture, says Melinda. This designwhile also feeling opulent and electric. I needed the colours to really Kainga Ora Carpark is about the intersection of nature and architecture, throughhum against one another. Resene Kudos against Resene Bullitt and Melinda Butt flowing landscape forms with geometric, hard-edged shapes. Resene Scrumptious pops, and the metallic gold details in Resene Northcote, AucklandMelindaemployedadifferentsortofcolourschemeforGold really elevate the elements. Fading Resene Bullitt down into Instantly recognisable, artist Melinda Butts crisp shapes andthe project thats less vivid than hues shes normally drawn to,Resene Black really grounded the mural, and I loved how the dark bold Resene colour palette influenced by pop art and Art Decobut it allowed her to discover new Resene favourites to add tocolours made the exposed concrete and rusted metal stand out. I formsarefrequentfeaturesofhermurals,whichappearinher arsenal. I went with a blue backdrop in Resene Seagull todidnt want those historical elements to be completely lost.unexpected places throughout Auckland, Whangarei, Hamilton,promote a sense of calm and cool. The off-white is Resene PearlResene Lumbersider was the hero of this wall, Melanie adds. Taup and rural Northland. Her work often brings life to humbleLusta, which is a new colour for me. I really love this tone; itBeing able to use this durable waterborne product is so important structures like roadside toilets, storage sheds and utility boxes,plays with light and shade really well. The dark green and orangeand it will ensure that the colours stay vibrant for years to come.so shes no stranger to enhancing overlooked places with herpop nicely against this overall colour palette. uniqueflavourofjoyandbeauty.OneofhermostrecentThe paint colours used for carparks are often uniform and projects has completely transformed an average carpark intoutilitarian in nature, but Melindas artwork turns this idea on itsResene Resene Resenesomething remarkable. head. Its always meaningful to be able to create a mural andWhite Scrumptious KudosPaintedinanewly-completedKingaOraapartmentbeautify an environment that is made of concrete. Carpark areasResene Resene ResenedevelopmentlocatedinNorthcote,Auckland,thedesignare mostly overlooked when it comes to usability and how peopleYour Pink Colour Me Pink Bullittcaptures the organisations ethos of creating wellbeing throughexperience the space, which is a shame as these zones are usedResene Resene ReseneA look at four artists using paint in sharedplaces and communities. Knowing it was going to be locatedevery day. Its often a space we start and finish our dayso I thinkDawn Chorus Sandwisp Caffeine Resene Resene Reseneurban spaces to revitalise their communities. in a carpark, I wanted to create something joyful while alsoits important to inject an element of colour and life into the area. Glamour Puss Gold Black52 blackwhitemag.com blackwhitemag.com 53'