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Kingaroy RSL Club’s new mural was unveiled by Ross Olsson, Don Davey, artist Jo O’Brien and South Burnett mayor Brett Otto … the work depicts all branches of the armed forces set against the background of an Australian flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jo O’Brien’s artwork – such as this 1940s view of a corner shop undergoing repairs – has been profiled in national magazines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guests enjoying refreshments at Kingaroy RSL Club after Friday’s Remembrance Day services were greeted by something new this year.<\/p>\n

A large mural featuring silhouettes of army, navy and air force personnel set against an Australian flag now greets everyone who enters the club.<\/p>\n

The mural’s design is painted in oil on canvas, and mounted in a custom-made stretcher frame to cover a blank wall next to the kitchen.<\/p>\n

It was painted by Kingaroy artist Jo O’Brien over four months, and officially unveiled in front of a crowd of RSL members and invited guests recently.<\/p>\n

Kingaroy RSL Club manager Maxine Tessmann said the idea for the mural came soon after the club’s interior had been repainted.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We had an empty wall next to the kitchen that looked a bit drab, and we thought a mural might be a good way to improve it,” she said.<\/p>\n

Club board member Barry O\u2019Brien suggested his daughter Jo might be a good artist to hire for the project, and she was offered the assignment after\u00a0 club officials realised how well-known she was.<\/p>\n

Jo moved to the South Burnett when she was 15 and took up a career in nursing after her children had all started school.<\/p>\n

However, she found mixing work and childcare could be stressful, and thought she might try painting as a way to relax.<\/p>\n

Jo said she had always admired art – particularly pictures that told a story – and when someone told her a local artist was running drawing and painting classes at his gallery, she enrolled.<\/p>\n

She painted her first work – based on an old black and white photo of her father, his brother and an FX Holden – in 2006, and within a few years was winning first prizes at the old Nanart Arts Festival and having her work profiled in national art magazines.<\/p>\n

At the mural’s unveiling, Jo said she had carried out research to ensure the military personnel and equipment on the mural were correctly represented.<\/strong><\/p>\n

She also used one of the RSL’s flagpoles as the model for the mural’s background.<\/p>\n

She completed the work at her home because it allowed her to work without distraction and – in all – it took her more than 165 hours to complete after the club approved the concept design.<\/p>\n

Jo said the mural was the largest project she had undertaken but thought it was a great honour to have her work displayed on the club’s wall.<\/p>\n

It was also something she looked forward to showing to her grandchildren when she brought them to the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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