The Pink Patsy Mural

at the Crocodile Café, Muswell Hill

A bare, mossy brick wall at the Crocodile Café in Muswell Hill has been transformed into a bright Pink Patsy world. Painted by hand by Margaret, the illustrator of the Pink Patsy books, and the Pink Patsy team, the mural is full of colour: Pink Patsy gazing up at a rainbow, Tiger the Cat, smiling daisies, a sunshine face and, of course, a grinning crocodile!

Margaret and a member of the Pink Patsy team in front of the finished Pink Patsy rainbow mural at the Crocodile Café in Muswell Hill — The finished mural

From bare wall to rainbow

The bare, mossy brick wall at the Crocodile Café in Muswell Hill before the Pink Patsy mural was painted — 1. The bare, mossy wall

Margaret, the Pink Patsy illustrator, with paintbrushes in hand in front of the first pencil sketch and blue sky of the Crocodile Café mural — 2. Sketching Pink Patsy and washing in the sky

Margaret and a member of the Pink Patsy team smiling beside the mural as the sky and hills are painted in — 3. Clouds, hills and a big smile from Margaret

Painting the smiling sun above a grinning green crocodile on the Pink Patsy mural at the Crocodile Café — 4. A sunshine face and a grinning crocodile

Margaret holding her palette and painting Pink Patsy’s eye on the Crocodile Café mural — 5. Margaret painting Pink Patsy

Close-up of Pink Patsy the hare gazing up at a rainbow among daisies on the finished Crocodile Café mural — 6. Pink Patsy and the rainbow

Behind the scenes

Palettes of bright paint, brushes, the Pink Patsy and the Rainbow book and a Pink Patsy teddy on the mural painting table

Pots of paint, lots of brushes and a copy of Pink Patsy and the Rainbow on the table to keep everyone inspired. The mural brings the very first Pink Patsy story to life on the wall: Pink Patsy sitting among the daisies, looking up at the rainbow, just like on the cover of the book.

Margaret has painted every Pink Patsy picture by hand, and this is her biggest canvas yet! Meet the illustrator to see her painting the next Pink Patsy book.

Come and see it!

The Crocodile Café, Muswell Hill

Pop in for a drink and say hello to Pink Patsy on the wall. Painting parties in front of the mural are coming soon!

Book a painting party

Meet the illustrator