Georgia • 16 • Dublin

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An acrylic mural on a poured concrete wall at Stratford National School bringing to life the legend of The Stratford Fox. Inspired by a desire to give back to my national school and reinvigorate both the legend of The Stratford Fox for current pupils and its association with the school. I spent many of my lunches at the school searching with my friends for signs of the fox. Completed over a thankfully dry week in mid-April 2023. I initially sketched the outline in chalk and then primed the wall within the outline with Zinseer Bullseye 123. Using a brush, I applied a base coat of burnt sienna acrylic paint to the majority of the mural. I then used a selection of Posca pens to layer colours to paint the detail of the mural. I then masked the mural and sprayed it with a Montana matte acrylic varnish to protect it.