Laois artist winning attention for fantastic fox mural in Limerick city

A Laois artist now based in Limerick has won lots of praise for a stunning new mural painted in the city.

Freelance artist Lulu Keely from Mountrath, known professionally as Ohhi Ohno, completed the artwork in wintry conditions, painted completely with spray cans on the side of a building at St Mary's Cathedral, Limerick.

It forms the first mural in a series that the artist has been commissioned to do by Draw Out Limerick, called the Wildlife Walls Project. Lulu will be adding more works over the next two years.

"Draw Out Limerick approached me asking if I’d be willing to partake in a residency with them to paint a series of murals for the Wildlife Walls Project," Lulu told the Leinster Express / Laois Live.

A graduate of Mountrath Secondary School, Lulu went on to study at Limerick School of Art and Design.

Now Ohhi Ohno is a multimedia artist with a specific focus on murals and illustration. Her work is heavily influenced by nature, mythology, dreams and folklore. She began experimenting with spraypaint during the pandemic.

"I started painting during covid and haven’t stopped since then pretty much - it became an important purpose in my life.