Gherkin

Painting of the Gherkin and surrounding buildings on the London skylineWhispering Glass-©2018-Cathy Read-Watercolour and Acrylic ink-50x40cm

Whispering Glass – Meditating on a Moody Gherkin Painting.

Gherkin painting – meditating on Whispering Glass. The first thing you’ll notice in this is a swathe of blue green swirling from the top of the Gherkin painting, which d disappears, after a few wave. Slipping  down by the dark building at the bottom right. Then, what looks like smoke rising from behind the office […]

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Lean on Me - ©2016 - Cathy Read - Watercolour and Acrylic - 50 x 40 cm

From Ear worm to Inspiring Architecture Painting

Ever get an earworm? I’m convinced most come from some subconscious association. Like this week’s painting, when I was looking at  2 of my favourite London buildings. I often play with angles when I’m taking my reference photographs, and, in this one, the buildings seem to lean on each other. When I noticed the Cheesegrater

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