Mount Maunganui artist Owen Dippie is at again, creating a new piece that will cover six storeys of Harrington House.

It could be his last commission piece in Tauranga before the talented artist and his partner Erin Dippie embark on an overseas jaunt where he'll paint his way across America.

Mount Maunganui artist Owen Dippie working on his latest piece on Harrington House. The piece is a recreation of Bottecelli's ‘The Birth of Venus' and spans 27 metres. Photo: David Tauranga.

Over the next two weeks locals will see Owen up on high in a cherry picker as he paints the ‘Goddess of Love' as seen in Sandro Botticelli's 1486 painting The Birth of Venus.

It's the fifth, and certainly the largest at 27 metres, in a series of ‘Larger than Life' public art works that have been commissioned by economic development agency Priority One.

Partner and manager Erin says after getting all the ducks in a row and settling on an image that best suited the space, Owen was pleased to be getting on with the task at hand.

'Owen's definitely excited about this piece,” she says. 'It took a while to come together, especially with earlier bad weather that we had, but he's definitely excited to be into it now.

'We've said two weeks, so it shouldn't be any longer than that, but it's also weather permitting as well but hopefully within that time it should be finished.”

This isn't the first work of this magnitude for Owen and last year he painted a mural of a ballerina which was 'a few metres bigger and definitely a lot wider” on Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal.

A series of murals created by Owen Dippie at Tauranga Boys College which feature a number of Kiwi Heroes. Photo: Owen Dippie/Facebook.

Owen was also recently commissioned by Tauranga Boys College to paint a series of murals featuring a range of Kiwi heroes.

His depictions included Sir Apirana Ngata, Sir Edmund Hillary, Bernard Freyberg and Moana Nui a Kiwa Ngarimu.

'Owen really loved doing that job,” adds Erin. 'He loves to paint Kiwi heroes so it was a really good fit for both him and the college.”

Erin says by the end of May the pair would be venturing off to America for a big painting trip that will last for close to three months.

Before then they'll be tying up a few loose ends, closing up their Ashworth Lane gallery and will once again head to Christchurch for the RISE Street Art Festival.

Upon their return from overseas it is likely the couple would then look to relocate to Auckland.

'Our families are still down here so we'll keep coming down,” says Erin. 'But if anyone comes up with more jobs I'm sure Owen would love to keep painting down here.”

Tauranga's loss is definitely Auckland's gain.

The artist Owen Dippie up on high. Photo: David Tauranga.