Mr G back in town

Tauranga’s talented mural artist Mr G working on one of three recent paintings on Matakana Island. Supplied Photos.

Tauranga's own world-class mural artist is back home and he's already starting on a new project.

Graham ‘Mr G' Hoete is looking to paint 100 New Zealand portraits for a new book, and he's put the call out right across the country.

Mr G says it's about engaging with real New Zealand people and stories.

'Basically I'm wanting to do a book project about real remote, authentically Kiwi, picturesque locations throughout New Zealand. I'm really after old homesteads, barns, cowsheds, that sort of thing. Painting on these buildings helps tell a story, connecting the people with the land.”

He put up a post on Facebook seeking beautiful locations and great stories, and says the reponse has been amazing.

'I've got people from Manawatu and even down south getting in touch about it. Even in the South Island you've got farmers who have 150 years of family history there, and a connection with the land,” he says.

The portraits are free of charge. 'It's just something I've always wanted to do.”

Mr G's been based in Sydney for the last five years, although he did visit Minnesota earlier in the year to do a Prince mural in the musician's hometown of Chanhassen.

He says it's great to be back home and telling the stories of his local people again.

'One of my recent paintings was of a respected elder on Matakana Island. I painted her on a water tank on the highest peak of the island. It's an amazing location, which prior to me painting on them had been forgotten about.”

If you think you've got a story to tell, or know someone who deserves a portrait, get in touch with Mr G via his Facebook page.

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1 comment

Mauao reservoir?

Posted on 25-10-2016 13:08 | By Murray.Guy

Talk to the Mauao / TCC management folk with a view to a mural telling a story on the water Mauao reservoir.


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