Massive owl mural adds a pop of colour to Esquimalt
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- 08 Sep 2022
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Paintbrush in hand, a B.C.-based visual artist put his skills to the test by transforming a building in Esquimalt into a nighttime spectacle — and he had a hoot of a time doing it.
Sweden native Lukas Lundberg recently wrapped up work on his massive new mural of an owl found on the outside walls of The Union House on Esquimalt Road.
The over two-week feat was all part of the annual East West Mural Fest, which brought together Lundberg and four other artists to paint displays to add to the five existing ones locals love.
While Lundberg has about 10 years of experience doing commissioned pieces and has been painting since he was a teenager, he’s never quite done a project this big before.
The mural, which wraps around the building, “is really two big murals,” he told CHEK News. “And just one of them is the biggest I’ve ever done. So two of them is massive.”
Picking a pallet of majestic blues, purples and greens to add some contrast to the building’s existing walls, Lundberg envisioned his design “like a night-owl theme in vibrant colours.”
“When I was selected to paint for them, they checked out my previous work, and I do a lot of wildlife and portraits,” he said. “They suggested specific animals from the Island and what’s important to Esquimalt — apparently, there’s an owl park [in the area].”
