So I drew up some sketches and got the okay for this one:
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/RxYgiSoJDyI/AAAAAAAAAwI/JEW6tC3ykks/s200/maiamural2.gif)
And calmly began painting in the background.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/RxYgEyoJDxI/AAAAAAAAAwA/fYk92gW6_fc/s200/mural4.gif)
Then the snags began. My oh-so-smart idea of projecting the image onto the wall failed miserably. The room was too shallow for the image to project accurately and I spent the day wrestling with it.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/RxYf1yoJDuI/AAAAAAAAAvo/KxhECJcJTsI/s200/mural3.gif)
Finally, I just gave up and drew everything freehand. Which was quite time-consuming.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/RxYf7CoJDvI/AAAAAAAAAvw/po03jFfSjOg/s200/mural2.gif)
And of course my pencil marks were so messy, I had to outline in paint just to see what I had drawn.
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/Rx9pYSoJD5I/AAAAAAAAAxA/X01lDcBKKGs/s200/mural7.gif)
It was quite a relief to actually start painting color. But to get to this stage took about twice the amount of time anticipated.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/Rx9pVCoJD4I/AAAAAAAAAw4/op2TGj1pQDA/s200/mural7,5.gif)
And at this point, I just hope I get the mural done before the baby gets here!
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ivRDSeXHgUg/Rx5hYSoJD2I/AAAAAAAAAwo/CJyWN1SQl0I/s200/mural6.gif)
to be continued...