AN ARTIST who has previously worked for Coca-Cola and Nike has created his third lockdown mural in Oxfordshire.

Luke Embden, from Chipping Norton, 'doodled' his latest work on the window of his local library.

He previously created a piece from inside the former Beales department store in Chipping Norton, and followed that with one in George Street, Oxford.

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Mr Embden said: “With lockdown easing and spring in the air, and still being holed up in my hometown of Chipping Norton, I thought that it was time to add a splash of colour to another window in the town centre."

The artist, who is usually based in Berlin and London and hoping to go back to Germany as soon as he can, completed the Beales mural in June, following that up with the George Street design in September.

He went on: “I thought before I leave for Germany, there’s time for one more mural.

“The library being an educational hub for many local children and adults, I spotted the window on my many walks around the town, and thought that this is a perfect canvas to add a splash of colour and give the space a new lease of life.

The mural Luke Embden has created at Chipping Norton library as it prepares to reopen. Picture by Ed Nix

The mural Luke Embden has created at Chipping Norton library as it prepares to reopen. Picture by Ed Nix

“I spoke with the library manager and discussed creating a word-based mural, focussing on the different categories that you’d fine inside the library.

“This was then freehand doodled on the glass over the course of an afternoon.”

The library, like all others across the country, is able to reopen on April 12 when lockdown restrictions ease again.

To see more of Mr Embden’s work, please visit: lukeembden.co.uk