Picture postcard

FILLING IN THE BLANKS: Maurice Allan in front of the mural painted by Campion College art student Angela Gibson Sam on a wall of his house in Lytton West. She copied the image from a postcard one of Mr Allan's neighbours gave him. Picture by Rebecca Grunwell

Campion College student Angela Gibson Sam spent a whole year painting a wall of Maurice Allan's house in Lytton West.

It wasn't just any old paint job though — she copied an image from a postcard on to the blank wall.

She started the mural as an art project last year, before the Covid-19 lockdown.

“Maurice wanted the picture copied on the wall, I just added some of my own ideas. It was my first-ever mural painting,” she said.

Mr Allan and his neighbours were keen to have the wall made more interesting and he went to the principal of Campion College for some ideas.

“Neighbours looked at the blank wall, and we wanted something on it. One of them had a postcard exactly like the mural so I took that back to the school and asked them to do it,” Mr Allan said.

Campion College art teacher Matt King said he was pleased with Angela's work and how she had helped the community.

“It was the longest mural we have ever done and first major one outside school,” he said.

Angela said she did most of the art work at weekends and on Friday afternoons.

She is in year 13 and hoping to follow her passion for art further.