This is the large mural I painted for Liverpool's Knowsley Safari Park's 'Wild at Art' centre, which is a children's art room. The space is huge, and is home to this rather lovely life-sized rhino. The mural is a backdrop for the rhino so that people can have their photo's taken next to it.
The scene is an African savannah, with Mount Kilimanjaro as the backdrop. I researched the different kinds of savannah found around the mountain, and also the wildlife and other animals that would be found living in the savannah with the rhino. I wanted it to be an accurate depiction of the rhino's natural habitat, as the Safari Park is also an educational experience.
The mural measures around 2 metres tall by 8 metres wide. It was painted onto hardboard with acrylic paints, then finished with a matt varnish.
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