A “joyous” mural inspired by nature is being painted on the side of a house in Cheapside, Knaresborough.
When complete, the artwork will include swallows, butterflies, bumblebees and flowers.
Lindsay Bradley, whose family has owned the property since the 1960s, hopes the mural will cheer people up as they enter the town.
She said:
“It’s all the things I love in nature.”
After seeing Harrogate artist Sam Porter’s work on Facebook, she commissioned him to paint the mural, which will take over a week to finish.
Sam is using spray paint and says he wants it to have a positive impact:
“It’s such a public spot so I want it to be really joyous.”
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Sam is a full-time artist and has worked in sculpture, fine art and print making. He said murals have become more popular over the past few years and hopes to paint more of them in Harrogate and Knaresborough.
He added:
“Everyone is crying out for something that will jolly up their day.”
Whilst the mural is a paean to the natural world, it almost took a left-field turn after sci-fi fan Lindsay suggested to Sam that he adds the famous movie alien ET to the mural.
But Sam talked her out of it for artistic reasons.
