Angel Goodfellow brings Mary Street art mural to life

A wall erected at a construction site in the main street of Gympie has been transformed into an eye-catching, colourful piece of art by a local artist in collaboration with helpful and generous community members.

Angel Goodfellow oversaw a project to paint a long wall obstructing a construction site on Mary Street.

Large construction walls obstructing an empty shop front in the heart of the flood ravaged Gympie CBD has been transformed for the better after a creative art company decided it was time for a glow-up.

Angel Goodfellow from Heart and Soul Sisters Creative Art Experiences posted on Facebook on Saturday the completion of the Press Play and Move Forward artwork.

Ms Goodfellow designed, painted and oversaw the mural.

The “positive piece of art” is intended to complement nearby shopfronts and make the area more pleasant for shoppers and visitors, she said.

Ms Goodfellow asked construction workers if she could paint the walls as they began to look “ugly” as time went on.

“Thank you to all the community members who took the time to compliment us, support us and put their handprints on the wall,” she said.

She thanked Brad from Inspiration Paints for his paint donation, Stuart Homes and Renovations for permission to paint the wall and Tony Goodman for his “undying organisation and support”.

A work in progress: the mural in Mary Street, Gympie.

Mayor Glen Hartwig and councillor Bruce Devereaux were thanked for their support, and Makenah, Di Stoddart, Justin from Art is Everywhere and Mandy Irvine who “fed and encouraged” Ms Goodfellow until the very end.

“Without every single one of you, this long wall would never had been finished,” she said.

Angel Goodfellow said Mayor Glen Hartwig gave his support in painting the wall.

The mural is covered in handprints belonging to many community members, including Mr Devereaux and Mal Dodt who runs the Gympie - The Real Treasure is the Town page.

“It looks great bringing a bit of colour into the street,” Mr Dodt posted on the page.

Bruce Devereaux picked up a paintbrush to help paint a large piece of artwork on a wall in Mary Street.

Mr Devereaux posted on his page the before and after shots were “quite astonishing.”

He wrote Inspiration Paints Gympie donated what must have been “a thousand dollars” in paints and thanked everyone who was involved and picked up a brush to give Ms Goodfellow a hand.

Mr Devereaux said the project helped “our Mary Street heal a little faster.”