The artistry of the walrus is astounding! Great work Owain Nicholls and Lionel 
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Wow that walrus looks amazing! Never thought it could turn out like that expected it more cartoon like, will definitely stand out to the others, big 
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Absolutely agree. Standing ovation for @Lionel.
And credit to the originators of the idea to add the walrus - you know who you are !!
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In case anyone was wondering - this idea was @armadillo’s. What do you think of the final result, Simon?
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Was watching them paint the walrus earlier. Great artistry.
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Here’s a little vid @liz_hall and I captured today:
And some photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/se23/albums/72157667092908108
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From what I can see from the above pictures, its looking better than I could have imagined! Will be popping by for a properly look shortly.
The idea to add a touch of Walrus might have come from me, but major respect to @Lionel for agreeing to go with it and integrating it so superbly into one of his trademark pieces!
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A final thank you to the many people who helped make this happen, including @Lionel, @Pauline, @Michael, Eddie Burton from Network Rail, @Armadillo, @Shannonsgc, @Liz_Hall, @SGC, @clausy, @applespider and the 69 generous people who contributed to our crowdfunder, and a special nod to the following who made donations of £100+
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@anon5422159: £500 (part funded by all the businesses who promoted on this forum)
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@Anotherjohn: £150
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@Armadillo: £100 - and also contributing a very popular Walrus to the design
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@TheButcherySE23: £100
(local butcher: http://thebutcheryltd.com) -
Adrian and Paul: £100
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@Londondrz: £100
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@Place_in_Print: £100
(local design studio and online shop: http://www.placeinprint.com/) -
@BMSE23: £100
(local estate agent: http://www.benjamin-matthews.co.uk/) -
@Bolgerp: £100
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An opportunistic piece of information emerged from Thursday night’s meeting for Sydenham’s Mural.
The ever ubiquitous Ed (for he also acts as the NR link for the Sydenham project) advised Jon, who is leading on that project, that NR has announced details of a funding pool of £10k for additional murals.
The only constraint being that the walls to be selected must belong to NR.
So is there an appetite to maintain the momentum and apply for a portion of this funding and paint the wall opposite ?
Views ?
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That’s brilliant news John 
Definitely scope for more art in SE23 - between the local community we’ll have to decide which direction to take with the next piece
Here’s an interview with artist Owain Nicholls, who focussed on the walrussing of our mural, Owain was also responsible for the beautiful Catford butterflies 
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Should say “One of the constraints being…”
I believe NR want to try to get 4 or 5 murals delivered from the funding.
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Some great artists out there, discovered one recently, and contemplating having a piece done for my kitchen wall, and maybe the lounge too.
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Thanks Chris, Owain has assisted me on 4 of these signs and did the details on the Walrus he’s a very talented young man and I enjoy employing him on my commissions.
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Oh my goodness. It’s beautiful. @Lionel you have created something truly standout that we can all be so proud of. Thank you so much.
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What’s NR?
Network Rail.
The walrus is beautiful!
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Ah yes, of course. Thanks