Cracked Ink artist Simon Ormerod was putting the finishing touches to the London St Whanganui mural on Thursday.
Simon Ormerod was caught red-handed with spray cans outside a Whanganui pre-school centre on Thursday.
He was not there to de-face the place however - he was completing a mural on the fence of the YWCA Early Years Learning Centre in London St.
Mr Ormerod, who works under the name
Cracked Ink, was commissioned to paint the mural to brighten up the fence and lift the centre's profile.
"This local art is the perfect way for us illustrate our links with the Whanganui community," said centre manager Megan Wallace.
"It is contemporary, fun and interesting - which is in line with what our children experience every day they are with us."