Quite recently I painted a mural, in a private house near Oxford. This is the first for a few years and I really enjoyed it. The brief was to create an image of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance with open plains, waterholes and as many animals and birds as feasibly possible. All the images were based on photographs taken by the clients.

The wall is twelve feet long by eight feet high.

I used 'Liquitex ' acrylic paint throughout, over three coats of 'Golden' gesso primer. The mural was sealed with 'Golden' polymer matt varnish.

The only natural light, at this end of the long room, comes from a roof-light on the right. This was not a problem until I came to photograph the mural; in normal viewing, the uneven illumination is hardly noticeable.