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Derby City historical mural

November 20, 2012

Here’s a mural I painted on board for Derby city centre. It was painted with a very tight deadline so I deliberately kept the style quite loose. I designed it with a very basic chronology from left to right,  looking at famous characters, landmarks and innovations from Derby’s history.

Derby City Mural

First half of the mural, painted on board in my studio

 

Derby City Mural

Working on the second half of the mural

 

The installed mural

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