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The Story Behind This Mural
Aviator Samuel William Hecker was a foundation member and president of the Maryborough Aero Club. His historic 1928 Gipsy Moth was the first aircraft to fly under the Sydney Harbour Bridge and was flown to Maryborough in 1931. Sam was an associate of Charles Kingsford Smith who gave public joy flights in his famous Southern Cross from the Hecker property in New South Wales. Sam was a flying officer and aeronautics instructor in the RAAF. A lifelong interest was the maintenance of various privately owned aircraft and the restoration of veteran cars. He excelled in competitive events of motor cycles, motor vehicles and aeroplanes and was awarded numerous significant trophies. Sam was the Queensland winner of the ‘Round Australia Redex Final’ in 1953 and a provisional winner in 1955. A dedicated businessman, he managed a family owned General Motors Holden Dealership for fifty years, and held official positions in may local organisations with active community involvement.
Watch a time-lapse video of the Painting of The Aviator
The artist, Akos Juhasz, documents his artwork production using time lapse photography. This allows the entire process of mural production to be viewed in just over 6 minutes. Watch this stunning time lapse video of Akos painting the Aviator Mural and note the incredible talent required to produce such a large and magnificent mural such as this while painting with a brush on a 3m pole. Incredible!
About the Artist
Akos Juhasz is a professional artist specialised in painting, sculpting, illustration and ceramic design. He has more than 20 years experience in painting and is expert at portraits and mural painting. Akos also tutors in life drawing, artistic anatomy, sculpting courses and more. He also hosts creative art workshops for children of any age.
https://www.akosartist.com and https://www.facebook.com/akosattilajuhasz/
Contributors to this Mural
The Maryborough Mural Project relies entirely on the generosity of volunteers and sponsors from our local community. Brian Tisdall designed this mural and has painted all his life and worked as a commercial artist in the 1970s. He has worked with airbrush, murals, illustrations and fine art and has owned his own business “Brianart” for over 30 years. The artist Akos Juhasz painted the mural from Brian’s design and the commission was generously sponsored by Diane Hecker and the Hecker family.. The Committee would like to thank Mr Ashley Bower, Mrs Jan Carlson, Mrs Tracey Christofell, Mr Mal Finlayson, Ms Tracey Gray, Ms Bronwyn Mendoza, Mrs Dawn Vanderwolf, Ms Belinda Venebles, Mr Rai Whitten and Mr Mark Williams for their time and expertise in coordinating this mural. We would also like to thank Earles Paints for the generously providing the paint for the mural and the following businesses for their kind and generous sponsorship of this mural:
Our featured sponsor is Earles Paint Place, Maryborough who have generously supported the Maryborough Mural Project since it’s inception and who have provided most of the paint and paint supplies needed to complete our murals. Without their generous and passionate support of the Project we would not have been able to achieve what we have to date. Earles continue to support and sponsor the project as a major contributor in helping to revitalise Maryborough through Art.