Man From Snowy River Bush Frestival 30th Anniversary Mural

A huge honour to capture the spirit of this legendary event—rugged landscapes, amazing characters, horses and heritage all in one place!

Painted on a custom built Marine Ply Canvas, painted live using aerosol

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FORACO Shakey Artwork

Just wrapped up this one for the legends at Foraco:

They asked me to create a statement piece for their head office, so I pitched a huge landscape canvas that captured one of their most ambitious drilling projects.

It was my first time painting a landscape at this scale, definitely outside my usual lane, but I was all in for the challenge, learnt a lot during the process and was stoked with how it turned out.

I grew up in remote mining towns throughout the goldfields so I've always had a fascination with the mining industry — and I love when companies like Foraco throw their support behind artists and give us the chance to tell these stories in a different way.

The mural tells the story of a 2017 remote drilling project in the Pilbara. The team tackled steep terrain using Reduced Angle RC Drilling at 35°, drilling over 1,000 metres across seven angled holes from a single pad. All done with a remote-controlled rig and full MWD — no incidents, under budget, and spot-on recovery. Serious effort.

Thanks for the opportunity FORACO!

Here’s a 40-second look at how it all came together

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Sir Thomas Wardle

Sir Thomas Wardle at Dirk Hartog Island

Painted on Watertank sheeting with acrylics and aerosol

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Dirk Hartog Island

Painted on Water Tank sheeting and located in the distillery at Dirk Hartog Island

Depiction of some of the builders of the Lighthouse and the cutter “The Dirk Hartog”

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Joe Northover

I first met Beeliargu Wilman Noongar Elder Joe Northover in Collie. Straight away I knew there was something special and magical about him and I knew that one day I would try and capture that in a painting.

Ange Rolling Stills and I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Joe where we shared plenty of laughs and stories as Ange photographed him.

For Joe, his identity is rooted in his connection to boodja (country), moort (family) and kaartdijin (knowledge). This multifaceted concept of identity drew me to Joe and I wanted to paint him in his role as an Elder who is entrusted to pass kaartdijin (knowledge) to the next generation to help imbue a sense of pride in their identity.

Joe carries his traditional digging stick with him as he journeys through life so it was important to include this sacred tool, together with ochre markings on his face, showing his ongoing connection to culture and country. Thank you Joe.

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Enter the Mystic

Acrylics on board

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Farm Kids

Painted on a water tank at the family farm in Quindanning

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Fremantle Tribute

I painted this Fremantle tribute piece for an Airbnb with the intention that it would act as a bit of a guide for tourists.

Characters within the painting represent different aspects of Freo. Towards the East you’ll find buskers and keen shoppers. Central you will find a Sandman that will lead you to the beach as well as Fremantle gems such as my buddy Horatio. Towards the pub you might find someone that looks like Bon as well as a few other keen punters such as my myself, Ange, Sienna our little Joey and our mate Tommy. Who else can you see?

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White Peacock

Acrylics on Canvas

Prints Available

enquire at jacob@shakey.com.au

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Broome

Acrylics on Canvas

Painted for

Linneys King St Launch

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North Cottesloe Beach