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Mr Gray, who grew up in the town and studied art at Swindon College, said the design is his interpretation of a mythical creature called a wyvern.
“A wyvern is basically a two-legged dragon – the original word wyvern comes from worm,” he said.
“But I found a very old carving of a wyvern which had a human head on a church pew. So this inspired me to change the dragon – I gave it bird wings and made it a little more feminine.”
Mr Gray said creating a large mural takes a “lot of measuring” and climbing up and down ladders with pots of paint.
“It’s a physical job,” he said.
“I’ve got a few [murals in Swindon] and it can do a lot, especially if the town is in disrepair. It can kind of brighten it up, rather than just staring at brick walls.”
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