Grounds painter loves his work

Most visual artists work with small paint brushes but Auva’a Mosoe uses large rollers.

He is the man responsible for many of the country’s largest art works – those seen painted onto the grass at sports playing fields.

Although most are corporate logos, he also gets a chance to be creative with flags and slogans.

He is proud of his career as a designer who has been painting logos on fields for over twenty years.

“I’ve been painting for so long.

Working in the field of designing especially within your own community is really comforting.” His latest works were for last week’s Marist Sevens tournament.

“Marist was one of those partners of mine, I really enjoy it.”

“There are five of us and what I learned from my past experience is that the more I give my time in painting and designing the more I enjoy it.”

Mr. Masoe said that he is always thinking of ways to improve himself and his employees in the field of designing.

And the challenges change with each fresh new field. “Because the grounds on which many fields are located vary from place to place, there are a set of minimum and maximum size requirements rather than exact specifications.

“The level of play also plays a role, as youth players won’t play on the same sized field as adult players.” “They're not really challenges but if we have one –it's only the common issues like the timeframe.”

Mr Masoe said that the Marist Samoa only gave him two days last week to paint the field before the tournament. However he remained confident.

As it turned out, “The timing was perfect and there was no problems with it.”