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Striking artwork transforms former marine buoys

Holly PhillipsEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
News imageNathan Murdoch A buoy on grass at a nature reserve. It is painted and features images of birds near a stream. The painting aligns with the horizon. The sky is blue with large grey clouds. Nathan Murdoch
The artwork can be found at RSPB Frampton Marsh nature reserve in Boston

Two buoys have had their custom decoration revived as part of an art installation at a Lincolnshire nature reserve.

Street artists Nathan "Nyces" Murdoch and Adam O'Brien have created wildlife-inspired optical illusions at RSPB Frampton Marsh near Boston.

Transported, the local arts programme behind the art trail, said Murdoch originally painted the buoys five years ago, but they had become worn over time and needed reviving.

Murdoch said: "The feedback was amazing. Everybody really enjoyed the artwork."

News imageNathan Murdoch A close up of a buoy in a nature reserve featuring paintings of two birds near a stream. Nathan Murdoch
All of the bird species in the illustrations can be found the in local area

The artworks reflect the landscape and nature surrounding the bouys and align with the horizon.

Murdoch said: "If you take your photo in the right location, it's almost camouflaged into the space. So it makes like a really interesting photo."

The bird species in the illustrations can be found in the surrounding areas, he added.

News imageNathan Murdoch A buoy on grass at a nature reserve. It is painted and features images of a stream. The painting aligns with the horizon. The sky is blue with clouds. A man, wearing a black sweater and a grey bodywarmer is pointing to the sculpture. A pink and yellow van is parked on the grass close to the sculpture. Nathan Murdoch
Nathan Murdoch (pictured) and Adam O'Brien have been commissioned to paint the buoys

The sculptures were mainly painted with spray paint, but O'Brien also used materials from the landscape to add texture to the surface of the artwork.

Murdoch said: "The last day we were there, working on that one, it was really busy. The weather was nice and we had a number of visitors.

"It was really nice to see people engaging with it and people were just fascinated."

The remaining buoys will be repainted in the coming weeks.

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