I was commissioned by Original Shrewsbury to create a mural in Shrewsbury town centre (birthplace of Charles Darwin) with a take on Darwin's 'The Ascent Of Man', so I created an underwater scene featuring The Ascent Of Mer-Man!
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This was my rough plan and starting point for the mural.
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