Bleak House Library Outdoor Mural

I think initial apology to friends and family for vanishing for the last few weeks is needed. 

This is part of what I have been up to... indoor and outdoor muraling at 

Bleak House Library just outside Brum. 

The competition poster is in a previous blog post. Many people put in wonderful designs, several were chosen to be put together and this is the final design that came out the other side. 

There is a poem to go around the green man and some varnishing still to be done. I don't know what the weather is up to where you are, but here the sky currently is trying to wash us all away... Most definitely not outdoor muraling weather! 

I managed to install all 18 metres of this running in and out of rain, sleet and hail! It has indeed been an interesting couple of weather weeks. Come on sunshine, just one day and I can get the varnish on!

Also, the wee doggy in the mural is based on the amazing Master Baxter, 

a small scotty with a huge personality!

Righto, off to get my day started! Will post the indoor mural as soon as I find the photos :)

Think sunny thoughts,

Nats x 

Bleak House Mural initial sketches

Hello hello, this is my shiny new blog with my shiny new name after marrying my shiny new husband. All very exciting! Working previously under the name Natalie Gore I kept a blog...nataliegoreillustrator.blogspot.com 

Now, THIS blog, will be more efficient, up to date, hard hitting, grittier and generally a bit more erm...grrrr! then the previous. 

Righto, well, what are all these dodgy sketches  have posted? Questionable first blog, I know but...its that start of something big! Bleak House Library, Oldbury have asked me to paint up interior and exterior murals. For the interior the wanted 5 designs to put forward for people to vote. These are the initial sketches to be voted on. Which I will then redraw onto the wall and paint! Whoop whoop!

Exterior wall will be painting up designs won from the competition poster below which I drew up a while ago... nearly the deadline....oooooh, can't wait to see what the entries look like! 

Well, work isn't going to do itself...they haven't invented the illustrator-ma-bot just yet, thankfully. 

Cheery bye x