Poppies for the people

The location of this mural, adjacent to the Darwin RSL club (since destroyed in a fire), provided significant inspiration for Mike, aiming to link and contrast the foreign French battlefields of WW1 and its iconic red poppies, to the familiar green tropical vegetation of the Top End. The tropical scenery can also be likened to more recent conflicts, such as the Vietnam War where tropical vegetation, depending on your context, can be seen as lush and inviting or oppressive and overwhelming. Mike enjoys representing the magic of Australian landscape, flora and fauna, usually twisting it into a creative interpretation. He hopes that people who see this piece will derive enjoyment from it and that it will inspire people to add colour to more walls.