St James Silos
The St James Silos depict a mural of Sir George Coles, founder of Coles Supermarkets, who was a local to the St James township. The silo bunkers were built in 1943 with bushels of wheat originally delivered to the site via horse and cart, and this theme is depicted on the silos. They were painted by Tim Bowden, who is local to the region. Tim started off in Graphic Design and started in painting in 2005. He has painted murals before for, however, the St James silos are the first silos he has painted. The paintings on these massive silos are beautifully executed and are sensitive to the subject matter and also manage to blend into the small town without overwhelming it. Since the St James project was completed Tim has commenced painting the Colbinabbin silos in March (2020) on a totally different theme and in a totally different style.
St James Silos
Depicting the four silos and the extent of the art work beautifully crafted sympathetic to the small town without overwhelming it.
St James Silos
View of silos from the end silo.
St James Silos
Featuring the draught horses, who carried the bags of wheat to the silos.
St James Silos
Image of Farmer with bag of wheat.
St James Silos
Silos feature a mural of Sir George Coles, founder of the Coles empire and a local to St James.
St James Silos
Depicting the horses and the JI & RL Martin delivery truck.
St James Silos
Difficult to photograph from front as it is hard to stand far enough away due to the road and building (pub).
St James
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