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Louan Walker
@pencilheadart.bsky.social
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Australian artist.
Real-life Photoshopper.
Portraits and murals.
Contact for commissions 🫶
www.pencilhead.com.au
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Latest mural painted at Numurkah Pre-school, Victoria. Heading back there in a few weeks for the official “unveiling” event! 🤗
#australianartist #australianpainter #mural #muralpainting #muralartist #streetart #australia #cockatoo #turtle #parrot #artist #realism
June 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Before and after! My biggest canvas commission yet. For Ray White Qld. Still 14 portraits to add, but it’s off at a fancy lunch today!

#brisbane #australia #artist #painting #portraitartist #portrait #australianartist #portraitpainting #australianpainter
May 16, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Packing day… a whole bunch of commissions finished and ready to go home 🥰

#australianartist #brisbaneartist #australianpainter #portrait #portraitpainting #oilpainting #portraits #portraitartist #brisbane #australia #artist #commissionsopen
May 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Not enough characters for the story behind this mashup! “The thinking man” on his farm (this family are beautiful, hilarious & loving). Commissioned by his son, for his Mum 🫶

#brisbaneartist #brisbane #australianartist #australianpainter #portraitpainter #portraitartist #portrait #painting
May 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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About to paint my BIGGEST commission ever! Plus a few others that are sizable. Can’t wait!

#brisbaneartist #brisbane #australia #australianartist #silly #funny #australian #portraitartist #portraitpainting #portraits #customart #commissionsopen
May 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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These siblings are very rarely together at the same time, so I painted this to capture the moment! The sun is so bright on their skin 🤩 reference photo included!

#portraitpainting #portraitartist #australianartist #australianpainter #portrait #artist #painting #australian #brisbane #realism
May 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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Mural complete! Strathmerton Primary School, Vic. They only have about 60 students! Koalas are always hanging out in their trees. Isn’t that lovely? 🐨

#australianartist #koala #australia #australianwildlife #artist #mural #muralist #muralartist #painting #realism #brisbaneartist #brisbane
April 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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The boy in the chair couldn’t be in the original photo, so the family never had a complete portrait to commemorate the day. I’m a real life Photoshopper, so I pulled this together using references provided by the client and an AI cane chair! More on this later

#portraitartist #portrait #oilpainting
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Here’s the close-up of my last post! Scroll back… I’m becoming an expert at tiny portraits (I didn’t see that coming!!)

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April 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Latest live wedding portrait!!!

Started at the wedding and finished at home. Quite a big one! Beautiful venue on a lavender farm and winery ❤️

#brisbaneartist #brisbane #australianartist #australian #weddingpainting #livepainting #australianpainter #portraitpainting #portraitpainting #wedding
April 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Follow up from my last post! I handed this the receiver in person 🫶🫶🫶 which is rare!

Best “job” in the world. Not taking any of this for granted!

#australianartist #australianart #brisbaneartist #brisbaneart #portraitpainter #portraitartist #australia #brisbane #realismart #painting
April 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Latest mash-up! Portrait created from separate references. That’s grandma in the back, but she passed decades before her granddaughter was born 💕 Always a dream to paint these for people!!

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April 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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THE JOURNEY! I’ve been an artist as long as I can remember… but the change over time is significant! Wonder what I’ll be doing in ten years?! 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s nice to look back…

#australianartist #portraitartist #portraitpainter #portraitpainter #australian #portrait #brisbane #artist
April 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Flexing my mural muscle in Strathmerton, Victoria! 🎨

#australianartist #muralpainter #muralist #muralartist #muralpainting #mural #muralart
April 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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I stopped painting and drawing dogs quite some time ago. In December I had a few requests and decided to do a few. Whaddya know, how fun!

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March 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Quirky portrait of these sisters!

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March 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Mural painted at Barooga Sporties (my second home on the Murray River!)
The brief? Modern 80s ⚡️

#brisbaneartist #brisbaneart #australianartist #australianart #australia #muralpainting #muralartist #muralist #streetart #streetartaustralia #australianstreetart #80s
February 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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I was raised by this show 😅 I love Katey Sagal! I’m keen to paint more late-night-fun-portraits. Smoking women (with an actual, old school burning ciggy) would be fun. Any ideas? 🙏

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February 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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PSA: This account will be 80% art, 20% birds. If you’re a bird nerd who likes art, let’s be friends.

Cheers to my friend Harry! 🦜

#greencheekconure #conure #petbird #gcc #birdfan #ilovebirds #iloveconures #blueskybirds #brisban #australia #artist
February 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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I live painted at the wedding of Mitch & Taylah last year, then finished it at home the following month. I’d love to get a few more in the calendar this year!

#liveweddingpainting #portrait #weddingpainting #wedding #brideandgroom #brisbaneartist #australianartist #portraitartist #portraitpainting
February 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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This is a great example of what I can do with your sweet reference photos… just the normal ones - at home in pyjamas ❤️ I’m a real life Photoshopper 🙌

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February 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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This was a 60th birthday gift for the surfer. Painted from an old photo! Less detail than my usual style, but I really enjoyed this!
30cm square, acrylic + oil

#brisbaneartist #australianartist #australianlainter #brisbane #australia #surfing #oceanart #portraitpainter #portraitartist #queensland
January 31, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Hey beautiful! 😍

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January 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Close ups coming! This one was intense 😅

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January 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Painted a life size, huge vault mural for MAW Money in Brisbane. Absolutely love a challenge like this! 🤗 super technical. I get lost painting details!

#brisbaneartist #brisbane #australianartist #mural #muralart #australianmural #muralpainting #australianpainter #realism #realismart
January 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM