This premiership footballer and his wife were after a playful sweet mural for the nursery of their upcoming new arrival. Not knowing whether it will be a boy or a girl called for some planning!

A teddy bear's picnic mural, complete with meadows, train with zoo animals and kite-flying bunnies provided the base picture. 

Once the baby was born, I was to go back for one more day to complete the mural with a suitably coloured kite & bows (blue or pink, of course!).

If baby was a boy, then a plane in the sky pulling a banner with the baby's name was to be added. For a girl, a pretty hot air balloon with bows and girly fun - with a banner spelling out her name...... and several weeks later..... their lovely daughter was born and I returned to add the balloon and detailing.

The mural was completed on an existing mounted board in acrylics and emulsion, giving the new baby a room with a view!

4 days to complete