Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
Day 4 – St Arnaud > Sea Lake After breakfast, we hit the open road. As we had previously already done the remaining Silo Art in the area we decided to head over to Boort, to see the Spanner Man. Sadly it was closed and is now only open by appointment, so maybe one day…
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Day 3 Bendigo > St Arnaud We allowed ourselves a small sleep in and then went back to the Shamrock Hotel for a nice hot cooked breakfast. Which was such a shame, as it was really awful, cold and they stuffed our orders up and we waited over an hour for them! Now a little…
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This is where our REAL outback adventure started. We saw the first of the new Silo Art (we saw many more since then), and warm weather, blue skies and sunshine and that famous outback red dirt and dust! St Arnaud – Mildura – 385 kms – via Rupanyup, Sheep Hills, Brim, Warracknabeal, Patchewollock, Red Cliffs.…
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I believe I have saved my favourite for last. Completed in 2018 by artist Smug (from Scotland). Depicting the Aussie kelpie, a farmer’s best friend. The farmer is only partially represented in the image, with the attention placed solely on the dog, named Jimmy. The detail in the fur and Jimmy’s eyes are simply wonderful.…
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Completed in late 2017, Kaff-eine’s artwork depicts themes that she says embody the region’s past, present and future. Kaff-eine also helped Rone on his Lascelles project. The silo on the left depicts women in the country. Farmers facing hardships of drought and fire with a tenacity that is born of the Mallee area. The silo…
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Sea Lake is the newest of the Wimmera-Mallee (Victorian) Silo Art trail, which forms part of the Australian Silo Art Trail. There is also a water tank trail, but that is an entirely different story and I really have nothing to share with these as yet. This amazing installation was completed a few weeks before…
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The silo art in Lascelles was completed by well-renowned artist Rone, who has completed several large scale installation, especially in Melbourne, latest being at Burnham Beeches with his Empire. He has also completed some in Geelong, which we have yet to see. Rone spent several weeks getting to know the locals and then two weeks…
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I reckon these silos have to be among the cutest, featuring a squirrel glider and an azure kingfisher, both local and native to the region. Painted by (Jimmy)Dvate. The town of Rochester is super proud of these silos, and why wouldn’t they be. If you would like to read more about Dvate or the cute…
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Western Australian street artist Sobrane Simcock was commissioned to paint the privately-owned Tungamah Silos in 2018. This was the first silo to be painted in north-east Victoria, the beginning of the NE Silo Art Trail. Sobrane was the first Australian female silo artist. ~ Julz
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St James has a population of fewer than 100 residents and is small even by Australian small-town standards. The Artwork here depicts a mural of Sir George Coles, the founder of Coles supermarkets (Now one of the largest in Australia) who was a local to the St James township. The silo bunkers at St James were built in…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 