It's a jungle out there

And so the jungle mural at Grafton Junior School is complete. I've had such a great time at the school. The kids have been brilliant, and the staff so welcoming.

It's been a challenge coping with weather extremes (we've had pretty much every type of weather except snow), but I've loved every second of the experience and I think it's the best mural I've painted to date. I only wish I could bring it home with me.

Here's some pics, the first few show the mural panning from left to right.

As the foliage is growing down onto the wall, I decided to carry on painting the leaves onto the wall post.

I added a little gekko to one of the trees.

Each of the trees has the year of the children whose handprints created the "leaves."